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Oral History Interview with Barbara Kiefer Schellhase and Walter Schellhase, October 3, 2013

Description: Interview with Barbara Kiefer Schellhase and Walter Schellhase, a couple who retired in Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their individual family histories, their childhoods in Kerrville, their move away from the area, the lumberyard company they owned together in Louisiana, and their work on restoring the A. C. Schreiner family home during their retirement.
Date: October 3, 2013
Duration: 1 hour 56 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Schellhase, Barbara Kiefer & Schellhase, Walter Ray
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
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Irene Fisher Womack and Bill Womack, June 16, 2011

Description: Interview with Irene and Bill Womack, a couple from two well-known Kerr County families, from Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their ancestors, the Reals and the Womacks. They also talk about the local people and places they remember growing up in Kerrville.
Date: June 16, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Womack, Irene Fisher & Womack, Bill
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Durwood Allen Merritt, February 7, 2010

Description: Interview with Durwood Allen "Boss" Merritt, a descendant of the Merritt and Foster families, from Hunt, Texas. Merritt speaks of his life in the rural area of Hunt, his family history, his time serving in the army during World War II, and founding the Hunt Methodist Church.
Date: February 7, 2010
Duration: 28 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Sutton, Jeanne Schumacher & Merritt, Durwood Allen
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Bobby D. Blackburn, December 21, 2016

Description: Interview with Bobby D. Blackburn, a retired FBI agent and firearms identification specialist, from Kerrville, Texas. He speaks about his memories of growing up in Kerrville and his time working with the FBI.
Date: December 21, 2016
Duration: 53 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Blackburn, Bobby D.
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Maxine Page Powell, February 12, 2015

Description: Interview with Maxine Page Powell, a retired switchboard operator for the Kerrville Telephone Company, from Ingram, Texas. Powell speaks about her time as a switchboard operator and as a secretary for the Principal's office at Tivy Elementary, and as a member of a women's bowling league.
Date: February 12, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Stewart, Mary Lee Jobes & Powell, Maxine Page
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Prentice Gerald Witt, November 24, 2015

Description: Interview with Prentice Gerald Witt, an Air Force Veteran and retired Delta Airlines pilot, from Center Point, Texas. Witt recalls his time as a member of the Air Force and his time as a pilot.
Date: November 24, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 42 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Witt, Prentice Gerald
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Elaine Carol Haufler Scogin, May 3, 2011

Description: Interview with Elaine Carol Haufler Scogin, the descendant of German immigrants, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Scogin talks about her family's German heritage, her husband's service in World War II, local places and people, and her work as a secretary/bookkeeper/office manager for well known Kerrville businesses.
Date: May 3, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis & Scogin, Elaine Carol Haufler
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
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Rocky Hernandez Jr., November 14, 2017

Description: Interview with Raul Rafael "Rocky" Hernandez, Jr., a United States Army veteran and Austin restaurant owner from Kerrville. Rocky describes his memories growing up in Kerrville, work at the Huber Bakery, playing football at Tivy High School, being a Ranger in the United States Army, his accident, and starting restaurant with his wife.
Date: November 14, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 23 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Hernandez, Raul, Jr.
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Waynne Rogers, October 18, 2017

Description: Interview with Waynne Rogers, a rancher from Harper, TX near Kerrville. Rogers talks about family, his work ranching and shearing sheep and goats, his past education at Tivy High School and undergraduate metallurgical engineering degree, and different positions he held as an engineer.
Date: October 18, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Rogers, Waynne
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with the Schumacher Sisters, November 8, 2016

Description: Interview with Frances Schumacher Andrews, Billie Schumacher Zuber, and Jeanne Schumacher Sutton, three sisters who grew up in Kerrville. They discuss their family history, the Schumacher family business and land, and individual experiences working at the Kerrville Courthouse, becoming an accountant, and joining the military.
Date: November 8, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Andrew, Mary Frances Schumacher; Zuber, Billie Gayle Schumacher & Sutton, Jeanne Clare Schumacher
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Wilma Teague, December 19, 2017

Description: Interview with Wilma Dell Council Teague, a teacher from Kerrville, Texas. Teague discusses her family and her father's furniture store and lumberyard in Kerrville, her experience in the Tivy High School band, her teaching career, and her volunteer work.
Date: December 19, 2017
Duration: 44 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Teague, Wilma
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Robert L. Zumwalt, December 12, 2017

Description: Interview with Robert L. Zumwalt, former police officer, U.S. Customs worker, and bailiff from Kerrville. Zumwalt discusses his family, experience hunting and participating in archery tournaments, and career in law enforcement.
Date: December 12, 2017
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Collins, Francelle Robison & Zumwalt, Robert L.
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Charles Bowman Domingues, April 18, 2013

Description: Interview with Charles Bowman Domingues, a Tivy High School alumnus, from Kerrville, Texas. Domingues recalls his time attending Tivy High School and St. Mary's University, his time living in Dallas, his work with his father as a surveyor, and his work on the Domingues Ranch.
Date: April 18, 2013
Duration: 16 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stewart, Mary Lee Jobes; Stephens, Louis & Domingues, Charles Bowman
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
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with John Milford Mosty, January 6, 2016

Description: Interview with John Milford Mosty, one of Kerrville's past mayors, from Kerrville, Texas. Mosty speaks about his time in the Navy, as well as the building, plumbing, and electrical codes he established while he served as Kerrville's Mayor.
Date: January 6, 2016
Duration: 54 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Mosty, John Milford
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Clifton Fifer Jr., December 13, 2016

Description: Interview with Clifton Fifer, Jr., a member of the Buffalo Soldiers who attended both segregated and integrated schools in Kerrville, from Kerrville, Texas. Fifer speaks about his time attending segregated schools, attending integrated schools, and growing up in Kerrville's black community.
Date: December 13, 2016
Duration: 43 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Fifer, Clifton, Jr.
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
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
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Sam McDowell Junkin, February 9, 2016

Description: Interview with Sam McDowell Junkin, a past president of Schreiner College and Presbyterian minister, from Kerrville, Texas. Junkin gives a brief history of his life, including growing up in Kerrville, his time at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary School, serving as a Presbyterian minister, and serving as the president of Schreiner College.
Date: February 9, 2016
Duration: 57 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Junkin, Sam McDowell
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Joel Jonce Craig, January 7, 2015

Description: Interview with Joel Jonce Craig, an alumnus of Tivy High School, from Ingram, Texas. Craig recalls his time playing in a western band at local dances during his teenage years, as well as his time in a pop band called the Bluenotes that he played with after serving time in the United States Army.
Date: January 7, 2015
Duration: 52 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Holder, Bonnie Pipes Flory & Craig, Joel Jonce
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Bertha Elizabeth Real Priour, October 6, 2016

Description: Interview with Bertha Elizabeth Real Priour, a descendant of the Kerr County Real pioneer family, from Kerrville, Texas. Priour speaks of her memories growing up on a ranch on Turtle Creek, as well as her family history.
Date: October 6, 2016
Duration: 56 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Collins, Dennis & Priour, Bertha Elizabeth Real
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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Oral History Interview with Jean Mathis Lidiak, August 15, 2011

Description: Interview with Jean Mathis Lidiak, a former middle school secretary from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Lidiak talks about growing up in Kerrville, her family, and her work at various businesses and the Veterans Administration hospital. She also discusses her husband's education, his service in World War II, and the auto companies he worked at.
Date: August 15, 2011
Duration: 1 hour 26 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Stephens, Louis; Sutton, Jeanne Schumacher & Lidiak, Jean Mathis
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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