Union County Oral Histories
Narrator:
Courtright, Verna
Record ID:
2007.1.57
Interviewer:
Correll, Vickie & Smith, Eugene
Interview Place:
La Grande, OR
Transcriptionist:
Pilling, Heather
Abstract:
This interview contains memories related to a number of various subjects, some of which include: Family, the Modern Laundry, the 1915 Oregon Exam for eighth graders on numerous topics, the Oregon Heritage Tree Program, and the dedication of a Baker family Black Locust tree.

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People:
Baker, Bethel
Baker, Willena
Baker, Wilma
Bethel, Ethel
Bohnenkamp, Jim
Carter, Harvey
Courtright, Allen
Courtright, Christine
Courtright, Dennis
Courtright, Gail
Courtright, Gilbert
Courtright, Grace
Courtright, Jay
Courtright, Larry
Courtright, Phyllis
Courtright, Verna
Freeze, Inez
Gray, Mabel
Jarvis, Margie
Lanman, Arla
Lanman, Billy
Mr. Purdy
Otten, Fred
Patton, Charles
Tyler, Royal Frank
Subjects:
Agriculture
Arithmetic
Automobiles
Banks
Camps
Cattle
Cemeteries
Child raising
Childbirth
Churches
Clothing & dress
Clubs
Cooking
Couples
Creamery
Dedications
Dental hygiene
Electricity
Fairs
Family
Farming
Flood control
Geography
Grammar
Health care
History
Homes
Hospitals
Houses
Recreation
Religion
Schools
Sewing
Swimming pools
Trees
Twins
Women's rights
Women's suffrage
Work
Search Terms:
4—H
8th grade
Ackerman School
Baker Black Locust
Blue Mountain Creamery
Catherine Creek
Catholic church
Catholic school
Civil government
Civilian Conservation Corps
Corvallis
Cove
Crystal Plunge
Dry Creek School
Dutch Mill
Eastern Oregon Livestock Show
Eastern Oregon University
Elgin
Family tree
First National Bank
Glass Hill
Granada Theatre
Grande Ronde Hospital
Hot Lake
Huntington
Inlow Hall
La Grande
La Grande Cemetery
La Grande Hotel
Ladd Creek
Landgon Lake
Modern Laundry
Mt. Emily
North Powder
Oregon Exam, 1915
Oregon Heritage Tree Program
Oregon State University
Payless
Physiology
Pine Cone Auto Camp
Pleasant Grove School
St. Joseph Hospital
Starkey
Summerville
Union
Union County
Union County Fair
Wallowa
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Verna Courtright, 2001Verna Courtright, 2001
Verna & Allen Courtright, 1940sVerna & Allen Courtright, 1940s
1915 Oregon Exam - Agriculture1915 Oregon Exam - Agriculture
1915 Oregon Exam - Arithmetic1915 Oregon Exam - Arithmetic
1915 Oregon Exam - Civil government1915 Oregon Exam - Civil government
1915 Oregon Exam - Geography1915 Oregon Exam - Geography
1915 Oregon Exam - Grammar1915 Oregon Exam - Grammar
1915 Oregon Exam - History1915 Oregon Exam - History
1915 Oregon Exam - Physiology1915 Oregon Exam - Physiology