Union County Oral Histories
Narrator:
Royes, George
Record ID:
2007.1.22
Interviewer:
Lawson, Brenda
Interview Place:
Summerville, OR
Transcriptionist:
Pilling, Heather
Abstract:
This interview contains memories related to a wide range of subjects, some of which include: The Great Depression, farming, irrigation, livestock, the U.S. Army, the Korean War, and education at various colleges and universities.

The first interview was conducted on January 20, 2005.
Audio:
People:
Brooks, Sam
Eisiminger, Doyle
Eisiminger, Valarie
Heron, Hugh
Royes, George, Jr.
Royes, George, Sr.
Royes, Mike
Royes, Val
Subjects:
Animals
Barns
Bars
Canning & preserving
Clubs
Competitions
Cooking
Cooperatives
Doctors
Droughts
Families
Farming
Farms
Fishing
Geology
Grasses
Great Depression
Hunting
Irrigation
Irrigation canals & flumes
Livestock
Military police
Mountains
Organizations
Saloons
Sheep
Stagecoaches
Tractors
Universities & colleges
Search Terms:
Adams Avenue
Alaska
Allergies
Allergy
Amos and Andy
Army
Brooklyn
Caterpillar
Charlie McCarthy
Chewing fescue
Chickens
Christmas Day
Co—ops
Commercialization
Cows
Crater Lake
Creeping red fescue
Diversification
Eastern
Eastern Oregon University
Edgar Bergen
Elgin
Elgin Stampede
Environmental issues
FBLA
Fertilizer
Fertillizer plant
Fescue
FFA
Field burning
Fine Fescue Commission
Fort Gordon
Fort Ord
Future Business Leaders of America
Future Farmers of America
Gonzaga
Grande Ronde Valley
Grass seed
Hill Military School
Hired hands
Horses
Imbler
Indiana
Jack Benny
Klamath Falls
Korea
Korean Conflict
Korean War
La Grande
Liberal Arts
Marion bluegrass
Medford Pumpkin Ridge
MPs
Mt. Angel
Mt. Harris
Old Farmers' Almanac
Oregon Red Cross
Oregon State University
Pumpkin Ridge
ROTC
Seattle
Sheep run
Spring tooth
Stampede
Summer crew
Summerville
Turkey
U.S. Army
UFO
Uncle Sam
Unidentified Flying Object
Union County
Wade
Wallowa county
Willamette Valley
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George Royes, Jr., 2005George Royes, Jr., 2005
George Royes, Jr., 2005 - 2George Royes, Jr., 2005 - 2
George Royes, Sr., 1980sGeorge Royes, Sr., 1980s
Stage CoachStage Coach
Sheep RunSheep Run
Brooks House - 1Brooks House - 1
Brooks House - 2Brooks House - 2
Mt. HarrisMt. Harris
Pumpkin RidgePumpkin Ridge