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Description: Book of anecdotes by Bob Ramsey, a hunter, rancher, and wildlife specialist about growing up and living in Texas Hill Country.
Date: 2002
Creator: Ramsey, Bob
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Geraldine "Jerrie" Meeker, October 5, 2000, Supplement

Description: Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with Geraldine "Jerrie" Meeker, a Kerr County Clerk employee for 31 years, including photographs of family, Kerr County centennial celebrations, anniversary photos, the Goss family tree, and the Kerry County Courthouse.
Date: October 5, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Meeker, Geraldine
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Warren Klein, March 18, 1999, Supplement

Description: Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with rancher Warren Klein, including photos of the Divide on the Warren Klein Ranch, cattle he raised, the Divide School building established on the Klein family's land, family photos, newspaper clippings, and article excerpts.
Date: March 18, 1999
Creator: Craig, Brenda; Nicholson, Marj & Klein, Warren
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Jack L. Groff, October 12, 2000

Description: Interview with Jack L. Groff, a rancher from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes discussion of his past activities in the sheep and goat raising industry and his current duties as president of the Mohair Council of America and as a consultant and wool and mohair specialist.
Date: October 12, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Groff, Jack L.
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
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Rena Stone Sherman, September 15, 2000

Description: Interview with Rena Stone Sherman, former president of the Kerr County Historical Commission.The interview includes her stories of growing up in Kerr County, Texas, and the early projects of the Historical Commission.
Date: September 15, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Bethel, Ann & Sherman, Rena Stone
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Geraldine Meeker, October 5, 2000

Description: Interview with Geraldine Goss "Jerrie" Meeker from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes her stories of working for the County Clerk's office for over 30 years, as well as stories of her ancestors who were Kerr County pioneers.
Date: October 5, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Meeker, Geraldine Goss
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Don Eugene Lock, September 14, 2000

Description: Interview with Don Eugene Lock, a rancher and pressman from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes his stories of growing up on ranches, working for the Mountain Sun newspaper for 35 years, and eventually owning his own ranch.
Date: September 14, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Lock, Don Eugene; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Bethel, Ann
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2000

Description: Interview with Elaine Crider Hunt from Kerr County, Texas. The interview includes her stories of the origins of Crider's Rodeo and Dancehall in Hunt, Texas, and an annual summertime rodeo and dance that continues weekly.
Date: November 1, 2000
Duration: 47 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Hurt, Elaine Crider & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, September 27, 2000

Description: Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, a couple from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes their stories of both the Holekamp and Stevens families, as well as the couple's ranching and community activities.
Date: September 27, 2000
Duration: 41 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Holekamp, George Allen; Holekamp, Mary Virginia Stevens & Snodgrass, Clarabelle
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

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-
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Aime Frank Real, August 16, 2000

Description: Interview with Aime Frank Real, a rancher and the great-grandson of one of the original Kerr County settlers, from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Real discusses his family history, his family's ranching work, his personal experience with sheep ranching, organized hunting in Kerr County, and local ranchers' attempts to remedy problems with screwworms and eagles. He briefly mentions Kerrville's German Club.
Date: August 16, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Real, Aime Frank
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, February 27, 2000

Description: Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, former pilot from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Dickerson describes her early interest in airplanes and tells stories from her days with the WWII Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), flying different types of aircraft to bases all over the United States. She includes the history of WASP, its formation, and dissolution. Her flying stories detail plane crashes and near-death experiences, including the sabotage of planes at the airport in Enid, OK by a Ge… more
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Dickerson, Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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