Union County Oral Histories
Narrator:
Johnson, Al
Record ID:
2007.1.98
Interviewer:
Lawson, Brenda
Interview Place:
La Grande, OR
Abstract:
This interview contains memories related to a number of various subjects, some of which include: The Great Depression, World War II, the Boy Scouts of America, numerous churches, railroads, shoe making, and watch making.

The first interview took place on September 21, 2004.
Audio:
People:
Anderson, Virginia
Baum, Dave
Cooper, Doug
Hibbert, Ivan
Johnson, Alred Edwin
Johnson, Johnny
Kneetchum, Morris
Laurence, Harry
Perry, Elmer
Robinson, Jack
Rock, Wendell
Victoria, Ida
Subjects:
Boots
Cattle
Churches
Creeks
Dance halls
Dances
Floods
Great Depression
Machinery
Millwork
Mormon churches
Railroad employees
Railroads
Religion
Sawmills
Shoe making
U.S. Army
Watch making
World War II
Youth organizations
Search Terms:
Albany
American School of Watchmaking
Anderson Shoe Shop
Anderson's Watch Repair
Anthony Lake
Baker
Boise
Boy Scouts of America
Brigham Young University
Bull Creek
Burns
Burnt River Canyon
Caldwell
Catholic Church
Cove
Donley's Jewelry Store
Eagle Scouts
Eastern Oregon
Elgin
Emmett
Episcopal Church
Explorer Advisor
Firs National Bank
French's Jewelry
Germany
GI Bill
Glendale, California
Glenn's Ferry
Gold and Green Ball
Grande Ronde River
Halfway
Heber City
Hess Mill
Idaho
JC Penny
Jitterbug
Joseph
Laurence's Jewelry
Los Angeles
Meridian
Methodist Church
Mill Creek
Mormon Church
Mormon Sugar Beet Factory
Mormons
Mt. Emily
Nampa
Nibley
North Carolina
Ogden
Ontario
Pendleton
Portland
Presbyterian Church
Provo
Redmond
Sacagawea Hotel
Salt Lake
Seattle
Shank's Cafe
Shoe repair
Shoe repair machinery
Stardust
Telocaset
The Covered Wagon
The Observer
Union
Union County
Utah
Wake Island
Walla Walla
Willamette Valley
Willow Creek
Woodruff's Ranch
Zuber Hall
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