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Oral History Collection
The Recordings Collection consists of audio tape recordings (cassette and reel-to-reel) of oral histories and interviews as well as recordings of public events. Many Bosque County natives have recorded oral histories of their life while growing up in Bosque County. The following list is alphabetized by the Speaker. You may seach for specific names/words on this page by using the Find function in your browser (Ctrl-F).
We are gradually digitizing these recordings. Many of these recordings are now available in the Oral Histories of our Online Resources.
| Speaker | mm:ss |
Subject(s) | Time Period | OH# |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lomax Gathering 11 | 1994 Feb 26 | 86 | ||
| 46:53 | Lomax Gathering 1995 Part III | 1995 | 0113a | |
| Spring Creek Cemetery | 56 | |||
| Smith Bend Community | 57 | |||
| Ole Pierson Homestead Dedication | 42 | |||
| Smith Bend History | 64 | |||
| Smith Bend Community | 53 | |||
| Lomax Family | 83 | |||
| Walnut Springs, Texas History | 47 | |||
| Lomax Gathering | 1993 | 82 | ||
| Aars Hulen | Walls Manufacturing Co, | 45 | ||
| Aars, Hulen | Clifton, Texas | 45 | ||
| Anderson, George | Bushe Trial | 28 | ||
| Appleby | Family History | 48 | ||
| Appleby, Geraldine & Graham | 76 | |||
| Avirett, Bob | 27 | |||
| Avirett, Bob | 60 | |||
| Avirett, Bob | Carruth Family History | 27 | ||
| Bakke, Geraldine & Mary Lou Ford | ||||
| Barnes, Sam | Vivian Barnes Taylor | 33 | ||
| Barnhill, Taluadge | 77 | |||
| Barry, James Buckner | Alyse Shelton Sanders | 22 | ||
| Bearden, Joe | 74 | |||
| Bearden, Joe | Lanes Chapel Cemetery | 74 | ||
| Bell, Cleve & Maude | 6 | |||
| Bettis, Lottie | Early Teaching in Bosque County | 3 | ||
| Bonds, Marguerite | 39 | |||
| Brewer, Mrs. Lola Bradstreet | 16:07 | Family, Life & Times | 0024b | |
| Burrus, Florrie | 37 | |||
| Burrus, Florrie | 32 | |||
| Chambers , Elela | National Railroad Strike | 47 | ||
| Chase, Ruth Smith | 41 | |||
| Cleveland, William M. | Juanita Rogers White | 71 | ||
| Cole, Mrs. W. H. | 10 | |||
| Collier, Jo | 50 | |||
| Colwick, Clarence | 21 | |||
| Conley, Elizabeth & Charles | 4 | |||
| Conrad, Josie Rhodes | Chase Community | 17 | ||
| Cureton, Jack | Courthouse, Boshe Murder | 1920-1939 | 1 | |
| Dugan Shirley Lomax | 85 | |||
| Duggen, Shirley Lomax | Lomax, John | 85 | ||
| Fallis, Jap | Black cowboy Wild Horse Charlie Hughes | 23 | ||
| Ficklin, Mrs. Frank | 20 | |||
| Ford, Mary Lou | 44 | |||
| Gary, Isaac | J. H. Jordan | 25 | ||
| Golden, Clarence | 87 | |||
| Golden, Clarence | 87 | |||
| Goldman, James | 30 | |||
| Goodall, Van Doran | Goodall-Witcher Hospital | 29 | ||
| Harman, Mrs. Alma | 18 | |||
| Helm, Lena | 15:16 | Life & Times, Clifton Fire of 1905 | 0024a2 | |
| Hill, Lois | 37 | |||
| Hill, Lois & Hansel | 36 | |||
| Hill, Sybil | 37 | |||
| Hopkins, Etoile | 35 | |||
| Hopkins, Etoile | 35 | |||
| Horley, Lee & Thelma | 46 | |||
| Jenson, Nell | Christmas Music | 59 | ||
| Kennedy, Hazel | 83 | |||
| Levinston, Catherine | 79 | |||
| Lomax , J. T. | 40 | |||
| Lomax , J. T. | 1980 | 65 | ||
| Lomax, J. T. | 1991 | 78 | ||
| Lomax, J. T. | 1992 | 80 | ||
| Lomax, J. T. | Courthouse water trough | 40 | ||
| Marman, Alma | Boxy School (Center Hill School) | 18 | ||
| McCoy, Jim | Bootlegging in Somerville County | 67 | ||
| McCoy, Jim | Iredell | 67 | ||
| McKinney, Earl | Lone Oak | 52 | ||
| Mims, Nancy | 43 | |||
| Mize, Lester & Willie Mae | 72 | |||
| Moore, Charksic | 43 | |||
| Moore, Charles | 41 | |||
| Morley, Lee & Thelma | 46 | |||
| Morrison, Earl | 70 | |||
| Nowlin, Gordon | 14 | |||
| Nowlin, Gordon | 7 | |||
| Olsen, Joseph | Marker Dedication Nov. 30, 1986 | 49 | ||
| Olsen, Palmer | 05:28 | Fishing Experience, Clifton 1905 | 0024a1 | |
| Olsen, Palmer | 07:08 | Cotton Picking 1904 | 0105b | |
| Olsen, Palmer | 12:51 | Corner Drug Store, Brook Building, downtown Clifton | 0061a | |
| Olsen, Palmer | 08:44 | Spanish-American War Days in Clifton 1899 | 0038a | |
| Olsen, Palmer | 21 | |||
| Parsons, A. C. | 63 | |||
| Paulson, Mrs. | 11 | |||
| Pierson, Ole | Pierson Homestead Dedication | 42 | ||
| Pool, William C. | Bosque County History | 16 | ||
| Pool, William C. | 16 | |||
| Ramsey, Mary Butler | 31 | |||
| Ramsey, Mary Butler | Bryant, William Jennings | 55 | ||
| Ramsey, Mary Butler | 31 | |||
| Ramsey, Mary Butler | Aunt Beck | 55 | ||
| Redder, Al | 32 | |||
| Redder, Al | Smith Bend Community | 32 | ||
| Redder, Al | 30 | |||
| Reinnardt, Virginia | 34 | |||
| Retired Teacher Talks | Teaching experiences | 1890 | 2 | |
| Roberson, Bob Pool | 19 | |||
| Roberson, Bob & Holly, Opal | Center Point School | 19 | ||
| Robinson, Ella | 15 | |||
| Robinson, Mrs. Omar | 04:37 | Family, Life & Times | 0009a | |
| Rowe, Thelma Ruth | 39 | |||
| Rymer, Floyd & Myrtle | 84 | |||
| Rymer, Floyd & Myrtle | Flat Top Ranch | 84 | ||
| Ryner, Floyd & Myrtle | 79 | |||
| Shipman, Mrs Roy | 26 | |||
| Smith, Chesley | 36 | |||
| Smith, Fred | 53 | |||
| Speers, Birdie | Griffith Family History | 13 | ||
| Torrence, Elizabeth | 73 | |||
| Torrence, Iva Pool | Pool Cemetery | 12 | ||
| Veteto, Joe | 8 | |||
| Veteto, Lottie Whitenberg | Neils Creek Community | 69 | ||
| Vickrey , Stella | 24:32 | Family, Life & Times | 0024a3 | |
| Vickrey, Stella | Lanes Chapel | 5 | ||
| Vinson, Willie Bell | Lakeside Village | 68 | ||
| Vinson, Willie Bell | 68 | |||
| Walk, Elma | 81 | |||
| White, Juanita Rogers | Kimble | 71 | ||
| Wiederaenders, Erwin | 58 | |||
| Wiede, Elnora | Bismarck Cemetery | 54 | ||
| Wiede, Elnora | 54 | |||
| Wilson, Jay | 25:02 | World War II Experiences | 0096b | |
| Womack, Harry | Corner Drug Store | 62 |
Although it is not an oral history in the Bosque County Collection, you may enjoy listening to what is considered by many as one of the best songs ever written about life in rural Texas. Texas Trilogy, written in 1967 by singer/songwriter Steven Fromholz, describes life in the town of Kopperl and Bosque County in the 1950's. Listen to Texas Trilogy.
