Union County Oral Histories
Narrator:
Fleshman, Dorothy
Record ID:
2007.1.78
Interviewer:
Lawson, Brenda & Smith, Eugene
Interview Place:
La Grande, OR
Abstract:
This interview contains memories related to a wide range of subjects, some of which include: Dorothy's Scandinavian heritage, an intense interest in local history, membership in several history societies and projects, music, and various aspects of a lifetime of involvement with the newspaper industry.

The first two interviews took place on October 6, and November 4, 2004.
Audio:
People:
Arent, Mr.
Blain, Clara
Blain, Ed
Blain, Emma
Blain, Fred
Blain, John
Blain, Mildred
Blain, Rosa
Carlson, Norman
Cook, Mr.
Cooper, Ron
Deal, Ruth Ann
Deal, Susanna
Eisler, Gary
Fleshman, Dorothy Jean Swart
Fleshman, George
Fleshman, Randy
Harvey, Myrna Jean
Hildebrandt, Chris
Hofmann, Earl
Hofmann, Fritz
Hofmann, LeRoy
Hofmann, Mary
Hofmann, Walter Earl
Hormann, Margaret Blain
Ingle, Stella
Jewell, Jack
Kessler, Kenneth
Kessler, Lorraine
Kessler, Ray
Lilly, Ruth
Lilly, Kenneth
Lilly, Zachary
Lovan, Edith
Lovan, Oren
Lovan, Rosa
Lynman, Dick
Mahaffny, Mrs.
Mason, Joanne
Moore, C.S.
Muilenburg, Anna
Palmer, Otis
Rose, Steve
Russell, Imogene
Singleton, Harriet
Smith, Eugene
Swart, Betty
Swart, D.W.
Swart, Walter
Wagner, Lucy
Subjects:
Actresses
Animals
Arches
Automobiles
Bakeries
Baking
Bands
Banjos
Baseball
Bathing
Cattle
Chickens
Choirs (Music)
Christmas cards
Churches
Clubs
Costumes
Couples
Courthouses
Cows
Crafts (Handicraft)
Crocheting
Dairy farming
Dance bands
Dance halls
Dances
Dollhouses
Dolls
Editing
Embroidery
Family
Farms
Fire
Fishing
Gardening
Grandfathers
Grandmothers
Great Depression
Grocery stores
Harvesting
Historians
Hogs
Homes
Hospitals
Houses
Instruments, Musical
Journalism
Journalists
Laundry
Libraries
Locomotives
Milk
Mormon churches
Movies
Music
Native Americans
Needlework
Newspaper editors
Newspaper reporters
Newspapers
Orchestra
Organizations
Painting
Photography
Pianos
Playhouses, Children
Plays
Railroad employees
Railroads
Reporters
Roads
Schools
Secretaries
Sewing
Singing
Skating
Skiing
Skiing
Snow
Stores & shops
Teams
Telegraph
Theater
Trains
Uniforms
Universities & colleges
Weddings
World War II
Writers
Writing
Search Terms:
Amtrak
B and N Grocery
Baker City
Beacon staff
Beardon Place
Blue Mt. University
Bluing
Boy Scouts
Brogues
Calligraphers
Camera Club
Catholic Church
Catholic school
Cattle drive
Central School
Charge account
China Mary's
Clarinet
Crayola crayons
Curry Bldg.
Curry Press
Depot Street
DoNut Hut
Dutch Bakery
Dweisel Printing Co.
East Oregonian
Eastern Oregon College
Eastern Oregon Review
Edelweiss Acres
Edelweiss Day
Elgin Reporter
Elvis Presley
EOC
Eugene
Fainting couch
FOE baseball team
French Foreign Legion
Galley proofs
Genealogy
Girl's League
Gold Rush
Gone With the Wind
Granada Theatre
Hofmann Chalet
Hofmann Family
Hofmann Grocery
Holmes Grocery
Homer harmonica
Horses
Hot Lake
Indian Guide
Island City
JC Penney's
Joseph
Joseph Herald
Key Harvest
La Grande
La Grande Arch
La Grande High School
La Grande High School Girl's League
La Grande Tribune
Lane cedar chest
Lard pail
Liberty Theatre
Line—O—Type
Malaria
May Tag washing machine
Measles
Mill Canyon
Mill Canyon Road
Montgomery Ward
Morgan Lake Road
Mormons
Movie locations
Mt. Glenn
Northern College
Nurse's Aid
Old Town
Oregon Newspaper Publisher's Association
Oregon Trail
Palmer printing method
Palmer's Printing Shop
Particular Printers
Payless
Power plant fire
Premier Press
Proofreading
PTA
Rabbit hutches
Rationing
Red Cross
Red Skelton
Review Advertiser
Round dance hall
Sacred Heart
Salem
Scarletina
Sheepherder bread
Shirley Temple
Social Security Administration
Sports Club
St. Joseph Hospital
State Theatre
Stilts
Swart Family
Swiss costumes
Switzerland
Table Mt.
The Beacon
The Observer
The Vets
Tiger Highlight
Union County
Union County Historical Society
Union County Museum Society
Union County Oregon History Project
Union County Shopper
University of Oregon
Victory Corps
War bonds
War stamps
Welcome
Willow School
Windmills
Woolworth
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Dorothy and Clarinet, 2004Dorothy and Clarinet, 2004
Dorothy's adult playhouseDorothy's adult playhouse
Dorothy and AmtrackDorothy and Amtrack
Dorothy hanging clothesDorothy hanging clothes
Dorothy & Sheepherder BreadDorothy & Sheepherder Bread
Dorothy's HandiworkDorothy's Handiwork
Dorothy Fleshman, 1926Dorothy Fleshman, 1926
Dorothy Fleshman, 1929Dorothy Fleshman, 1929
Dorothy Fleshman, 1937Dorothy Fleshman, 1937