Oral History Project

[Above: Samuel J. Bretz farm, Samuel Buehrer on tractor, and George F. Curdes Family]

    The Henry County Historical Society has amassed over 60 oral histories of citizens of the county. In the coming months, all of these accounts will be added to our site. We apologize that we cannot get all these interviews onto our site right away, but we'll do the best we can.

    We are desparately in need of interviewers and transcribers to help us with this project. If you feel that you have some time to contribute to the Society, please contact Charlotte Wangrin at: Charlotte will be happy to provide you with the needed equipment and give you instructions on its use.

Oral Histories Completed

1. Armbruster, Byron
• Byron Armbruster WW II Papers (Center for Archival Collections)
2. Backhaus, Charles
3. Bebler, Ruben and Joyce
4. Betts, Clarence
5. Brinkman, Bob
6. Bruns, Herold and Frieda
7. Dehnbostel, Ernie
8. DeTray, Norman
9. Edminston, Eva
10. Eggers, Henry
11. Eicher, Genevieve
12. Elliott, Robert and Downey, Robert
13. Flora, Romeo, M.D. and Julia
14. Grau, Lavon
15. Heitman, Julia
16. Henry, John & Leona
17. Howe, Grace
18. Huff, Jim
19. Honeck, August "Bud"
20. Howe, Grace
21. Huddle, Dwight
22. Huddle, Herb and Betty
23. Imbrock, Norman and Bernice
24. Johnson, Catherine
25. Johnson, Ralph
26. Karabin, Martin
    • My Thoughts on WWII, by Martin Karabin
27. Kruse, Olga
28. Kryder, George and Steve
29. Lange, Lenhart
    • Alcoa Pioneer Memories
    • SS Alcoa Pioneer (PDF)
    • Alcoa Pioneer - 1961 (PDF)
    • WWII Press Release (PDF)
30. Lanzer, Harold and Marilyn
31. Lanzer, Mel
    • Mel Lanzer Draft Orders (PDF)
32. Lause, Ken and Laura
33. Leader, Truus
34. Leaders, Lawrence
35. Meekison, David
36. Mengerink, Gertrude
37. Meyer, Robert E.
38. Neiling, Rita Helen
39. Obenour, Carl
40. Orthwein, Myra Catherine Geist and Isabel Geist Aderman
41. Patterson, Russell
42. Peper, Edmund
43. Petersen, Ellen Marie, and Edna Seeman
44. Phillips, Charles Raymond
45. Pohlman, Henry F. "Fritz"
46. Quate, Lee
47. Reese, Ben and Graceann
48. Rentz, Louella
49. Rowland, Robert and Sarah
50. Sauer, Florian
51. Schuette, Paul and Elvera
52. Schweinhagen, Evelyn
53. Sherbourne, Marjorie
54. Sherman, Lucille
55. Simmons, Julie
56. Spangler, Mary
57. Strock, Louisa
58. Stuart, Dorothea
59. Swartzbaugh, Mary
60. Trietch, Ray
61. Vocke, Dorothy
62. Voigt, Louis
63. Voigt, Reevea
64. Von Deylen, Bill
65. Wangrin, Charlotte
66. Weddelman, Ida
67. Yahney, Wilma
68. Yocom, Bessie B.
69. Young, Martha C.
70. Zehnder, Mel