Oral Histories 1857 items

Wide-ranging oral histories from Grand Valley, Capital Area District Library, and Michigan State that capture the perspective of citizens and veterans across the state.

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11. Phyllis Fitzpatrick Oral History

Description:: An oral history from Phyllis Fitzpatrick, career GM Oldsmobile employee. The interview consists of two parts, recorded on August 24, 1990, as part of the "Voices of Lansing" oral history project. Phyllis Fitzpatrick was interviewed by Geneva Kebler Wiskemann at the Fitzpatrick home at Paradise Bay, Beaver Island (Mich.). A transcript for this recording is included with the audio links below.
Data Provider:: Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
Collection:: Voices of Lansing Oral Histories

12. Meet Your City Video Series

Description:: "Meet Your City" is a series of videotaped lectures and presentations on local history or nostalgic topics that were made primarily at the Turner-Dodge House and Heritage Center in Lansing between 1998 and 2004. The Turner-Dodge House and Heritage Center is part of the City of Lansing Parks and Recreation department. Sometimes videos credit the City of Lansing as a producer, or CITY-TV, the city's cable access channel. Many of the videos have no opening or end credits, and are simply casual videotaped recordings of presentations, while others have been more formally produced. In several cases, curator Elizabeth Homer or others introduce the speakers, but often there is no introduction. Some of the presentations include a question and answer segment at the end. The VHS and VHS-C recordings were digitally converted by the Forest Parke Library & Archives at CADL beginning in November 2016. MYC (Meet Your City) ID numbers assigned during the original project point to at least 57 videos having been created, although the numbering of the programs does not correspond with chronological order. The library holds MYC1-MYC17, MYC20-MYC21, MYC24-MYC28, and MYC30-MYC57. No administrative material is on file with these recordings. Please contact FPLA/CADL at localhistory@cadl.org or (517) 367-6313 for more information.
Date Created:: [1998 TO 2004]
Data Provider:: Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
Collection:: Meet Your City Video Series

13. Henry A. "Hank" Reniger Jr. Oral History

Description:: An oral history from Hank Reniger, the owner of Reniger Construction Company, which was responsible for significant commercial construction projects in the greater Lansing area. Mr. Reniger was interviewed by Geneva Kebler Wiskemann at a building that was then in use as his private museum collection, 317 E. Grand River (Franklin) Ave. A transcript for this recording is linked with the audio files below.
Data Provider:: Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
Collection:: Voices of Lansing Oral Histories

14. Meet Your City: German History in Lansing

Description:: April 2004: Lansing Liederkranz members Boots Teddy and Henry Lambrecht share personal stories of their German heritage and history of the German community in Lansing, at the Turner-Dodge House and Heritage Center.
Date Created:: 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
Collection:: Meet Your City Video Series

15. Janet Goodell Haley Oral History

Description:: An interview with Janet "Jamie" Goodell Haley. She shares memories about Lansing Rotary and the Michigan Automobile Dealers Association, for which her husband was the executive secretary. She was interviewed by Marilyn Culpepper in the Local History Room of the Capital Area District Libraries in November 2008. No transcript has been produced. A summary appears on page 17 of the <a href="http://www.cadl.org/lhonline/Lansing 150 OH Booklet.pdf">Lansing 150 Sesquicentennial Oral Histories Booklet</a> booklet.
Data Provider:: Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
Collection:: Lansing 150 Oral Histories

16. Dorene White Oral History

Description:: An oral history from Stockbridge resident Dorene White, interviewed by Rose Marshall of the CADL Stockbridge library branch. Ms. White is a long-time resident and has conducted several historical tours of the town for schoolchildren and others. She also discusses her personal background. The interview took place at the library on July 14, 2015, with technical assistance and photography by Laura Walsh, then- CADL staff and a member of the Stockbridge Area Genealogical and Historical Society. Audio editing was done by CADL librarian Sean Lyons.
Data Provider:: Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
Collection:: Stockbridge Oral Histories

17. Maxwell E. Murninghan Oral History

Description:: An oral history from Maxwell E. Murninghan, a former City Council member and Mayor of Lansing who had involvements with the printing industry and real estate. Mr. Murninghan was interviewed by Joanne Jager at the Lansing Public Library on November 5, 1990. A transcript for this recording has not been completed.
Data Provider:: Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
Collection:: Voices of Lansing Oral Histories

18. Donna Werback Oral History, Part Two

Description:: The second of two oral history interviews with Donna Werback, which focuses on her career in Michigan state government, the U.S. Military, work in the private sector, and her thoughts about Lansing. She was interviewed by Geneva Kebler Wiskemann at her sister's home in East Lansing on August 14, 1990. A transcript for this recording is linked with the audio file below.
Data Provider:: Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
Collection:: Voices of Lansing Oral Histories

19. Richard "Dick" Letts Oral History

Description:: An oral history in four parts from Richard "Dick" Letts, a championship athlete in football, tennis, and boxing, a leader at the Lincoln elementary after-school program, and the human relations director for the City of Lansing for 27 years. Dick Letts was interviewed on four consecutive occasions in July, 1990, by Evelyn Spears. A transcript for this recording has not been completed.
Data Provider:: Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
Collection:: Voices of Lansing Oral Histories

20. John Irvin "Irv" Nichols Jr. Oral History

Description:: An oral history interview of John Irvin "Irv" Nichols Jr. The interview with Mr. Nichols was conducted by Marilyn Culpepper in the Forest Parke Library and Archives, Capital Area District Libraries, Lansing, Mich. He and his family lived in Lansing for many years, and he completed 50 years of membership in Rotary in addition to serving as director of the Red Cross, the Impression 5 museum, and other organizations. For this interview, no rights release form is on file and no transcript has been produced. To access the audio recording, please contact the library. A summary of the interview appears on pages 25-26 of the <a href="http://www.cadl.org/lhonline/Lansing 150 OH Booklet.pdf">Lansing 150 Sesquicentennial Oral Histories Booklet</a> booklet.
Date Created:: 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
Collection:: Lansing 150 Oral Histories

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