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Hal and Charlie: The Texas Peterson Brothers Who Risked a Fortune for a Hill Country Foundation

Description: Biographical book about brothers Hal and Charlie Peterson discussing their lives and families, as well as their business dealings which led to the establishment of the Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital in Kerrville and the Hal and Charlie Peterson Foundation. Index starts on page 175.
Date: 2000
Creator: Audette, Vicki J. & Graham, J. Tom, 1942-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

The History of Eastern Kerr County, Texas

Description: Book describing the history of communities in eastern Kerr County, Texas: "The book is a combination of a brief Texas history, a section from the Kerr County records, and a compilation of family histories and short stories that trace this portion of the county's ancestry" (back cover). Topics include a history of churches, schools and clubs of the area. The index starts on page 234.
Date: 1986
Creator: Witt, Prentice Gerald
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Ronald Girard, October 31, 2017

Description: Interview with Ronald Girard, a veteran of the United States Air Force and post office worker. Girard describes his experiences as a navigator in the U.S. Air Force, participating in experimental tests run by the CIA at Area 51 as a part of the 1129th Special Activity Squad, experience in the Vietnam War, and working as a mail carrier in Kerrville.
Date: October 31, 2017
Duration: 58 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Girard, Ronald Lee
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, August 3, 2000

Description: Interview with Robert Edward Sieker, an Air Corps pilot during World War II and resident of Kerrville for 70 years. The interview includes his life as a pilot as well as the owner of ranches in both South Dakota and Texas.
Date: August 3, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Sieker, Robert Edward; Snodgrass, Clarabell & Bethel, Ann
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with W. B. Brown, III and S. W. Brown, October 11, 2016

Description: Interview with Werdna Burton Brown, III ("Pinky"), and Spencer Whitewood Brown, both alumni of Tivy High School, from Kerrville, Texas. Pinky and Spencer share their memories of growing up in Kerrville in the 1940's and 50's.
Date: October 11, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 24 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Brown, Werdna Burton, III & Brown, Spencer Whitewood
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with W. B. Brown, III and S. W. Brown, October 11, 2016

Description: Interview with Werdna Burton Brown, III ("Pinky"), and Spencer Whitewood Brown, both alumni of Tivy High School, from Kerrville, Texas. Pinky and Spencer share their memories of growing up in Kerrville in the 1940's and 50's.
Date: October 11, 2016
Duration: 59 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Brown, Spencer Whitewood & Brown, Werdna Burton, III
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Ronald Girard, October 31, 2017

Description: Interview with Ronald Girard, a veteran of the United States Air Force and post office worker. Girard describes his experiences as a navigator in the U.S. Air Force, participating in experimental tests run by the CIA at Area 51 as a part of the 1129th Special Activity Squad, experience in the Vietnam War, and working as a mail carrier in Kerrville.
Date: October 31, 2017
Duration: 58 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Girard, Ronald Lee
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Marium Frances Hood Schmerbeck, March 15, 2011

Description: Interview with Marium Frances Hood Schmerbeck, a 94 year old former teacher from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Schmerbeck discusses being brought up by her grandparents in Dallas, her education, her teaching career, and meeting her husband, Garrett Schmerbeck.
Date: March 15, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer & Schmerbeck, Marium Frances Hood
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Juke Joints in Kerrville, Texas

Description: Recording of a presentation by teacher, historian, and Kerrville, Texas citizen Clifton Fifer describing seven juke joints in the African American community of Kerrville throughout the 20th century.
Date: unknown
Duration: 23 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Fifer, Clifton, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Ethel Baker Starkey, March 28, 2013

Description: Interview with Ethel Baker Starkey, whose husband's ancestors were Texas Hill Country settlers, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Starkey discusses her husband's family history. She also talks about coming to Kerrville for a job with her family.
Date: March 28, 2013
Duration: 58 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & Starkey, Ethel Baker
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Levi and Evelyn Taylor, Spetember 19, 1998

Description: Interview with Levi and Evelyn Taylor, former owners of Kerrville's well-loved restaurant, "The Grove," from Ingram, Texas. The couple talks about the history of their restaurant, the day-to-day operation of the establishment, local people and places, and moving back to the area after a short stint in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Date: February 1, 1998
Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Rector, William; Grayson, Dorothy & Taylor, Levi
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Robert and Dalene Comparette Reagan, August 28, 2001

Description: Interview with Robert and Dalene Comparette Reagan from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes their stories of growing up in Kerrville, and Dalene's grandfather who started the Kerrville Telephone Company.
Date: August 28, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 28 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Reagan, Robert & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Thomas Waddell Pollard, November 17, 2015

Description: Interview with Thomas Waddell Pollard, a County Judge in Kerr County, from Kerrville, Texas. Pollard recounts his time going to school at Tivy Elementary, Tivy Junior High, and Tivy High School, his education at the University of Texas and South Texas College of Law, and his law practice.
Date: November 17, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 24 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Pollard, Thomas Waddell
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, January 19, 2016

Description: Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, the daughter of the owners of Camp Rio Vista, from Houston, Texas. Stacy gives a brief history of her life, including her time living in Houston before moving to Kerrville as a freshman in high school, setting up a cooking school at Camp Waldemar, and running a catering business.
Date: January 19, 2016
Duration: 44 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Stacy, Gretchen Broun
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, January 19, 2016

Description: Interview with Gretchen Broun Stacy, the daughter of the owners of Camp Rio Vista, from Houston, Texas. Stacy gives a brief history of her life, including her time living in Houston before moving to Kerrville as a freshman in high school, setting up a cooking school at Camp Waldemar, and running a catering business.
Date: January 19, 2016
Duration: 44 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Stacy, Gretchen Broun
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, August 14, 2008

Description: Interview with Homer James "Jim" Avery, founder of James Avery Craftsman from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Avery discusses his childhood, education, service in World War II, and starting and developing his jewelry business.
Date: August 14, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Webb, Jeanie Archer; Leonard, Julie Mosty & Avery, Homer James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with J. H. Lewis and S. A. P. Lewis, January 26, 2015

Description: Interview with Sylvia Ann Payne Lewis and Joe Herman Lewis, alumni of Doyle High School, from Kerrville, Texas. They speak about growing up in the black community of Kerrville during segregation.
Date: January 26, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Lewis, Sylvia Ann Payne & Lewis, Joe Herman
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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