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Dewey H. Hesse Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to the Great Depression, World War I and World War II, Prohibition, and the economy.

Tags: Depressions -- 1929 -- United States, Prohibition -- United States, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History, World War 1914 - 1918, World War 1939-1945

Chester Hey Oral History Interview

Chester Hey was a historian from Bad Axe, Michigan. The interview focuses on the German communal colony, Ora Labora, founded near Bay Port, Michigan by Emil Baur in the mid-nineteenth century.

Tags: Bay Port (Mich.) -- History, Collective settlements -- Michigan -- Bay Port, Cooperative societies, German Americans -- Michigan, German Christian Agricultural and Benevolent Society of Ora Labora

Arnold B. Hickey Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to the Great Lakes Express Company. Topics discussed include the company background, labor union transition, and important historic people and events of Great Lakes Express.

Tags: Business enterprises, Business enterprises -- Michigan -- Saginaw, Express service, Great Lakes Express, Labor unions

J.A. Ippel Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to Saginaw Business, the development of West-Side Saginaw, and the J.W. Ippel Co.

Tags: Dry-goods -- Michigan -- Saginaw -- History, Merchants, Merchants -- Michigan -- Saginaw -- History, Retail trade, Retail trade -- Michigan -- Saginaw -- History, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History

Peter Jackson Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to American Indian life, politics, economics and religion.

Tags: Burt (Mich.), Burt (Mich.) -- History, Indians of North America, Indians of North America -- Michigan, Ojibwa Indians, Religion, Saginaw County (Mich.), Saginaw County (Mich.) -- History

Harry Jarkey Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to Mr. Jarkey's time as a nightclub entertainer at Wenonah Beach Park in Bay City, Michigan.

Tags: Bay City (Mich.) -- History, Comedians, Wenona Beach (Mich.)

Fred W. Jaus Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to farming machinery and the history of Cass City.

Tags: Cass City (Mich.), Cass City (Mich.) -- History, Farm life, Farm life -- Michigan -- Cass City, Farmers, Farmers -- Michigan -- Cass City, Farms, Farms -- Michigan -- Cass City

Floyd Jessmore Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to his experience in the Grey Iron Foundry before and after the AFL Union came in. His role in the union is also discussed.

Tags: American Federation of Labor, Automobile industry workers -- Labor unions, Foundries, Labor unions, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History, Work environment

Bernard & Nellie Jochen Oral History

Social Life (Biography) of Mr. & Mrs. Jochen and history of Saginaw.

Tags: Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History, Saginaw (Mich.) -- Social life and customs, Women

Bruce Johnson Oral History Interview

An interview discussing the topic of shipping on the Great Lakes, focused mainly on the Bay City and Saginaw areas.

Tags: Shipping, Shipping--Great Lakes (North America)

Carl F. Kettelhohn Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to early Saginaw jobs, from lumber yards to the Post Office.

Tags: Lumbering, Occupations, Postal service, Postal service -- Employees, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History

Max Key Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to the Dow Chemical Company, Midland.

Tags: Dow Chemical Company, Midland (Mich.), Midland (Mich.) -- History

Henrietta Krohn Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to Saginaw's downtown area in the early 20th century. Bancroft Hotel and other large hotels in Saginaw, Saginaw's auditorium, the Castle post office and other department and general stores in downtown Saginaw during that time.

Tags: Business enterprises, Business enterprises -- Michigan -- Saginaw, Central business districts, Central business districts -- Michigan -- Saginaw, Commerce, Department stores, Hotels, Hotels -- Michigan -- Saginaw, Postal service, Postal service -- Michigan -- Saginaw, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History

Harry Layman Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to early schools in Birch Run.

Tags: Birch Run (Mich.), Birch Run (Mich.) -- History, Depressions -- 1929 -- United States, Education, Education -- Michigan -- Birch Run, Public schools, Public schools -- Michigan -- Birch Run

Kathryn Lewis Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to the early school system and development of Freeland, origin to present.

Tags: Education, Education -- Michigan -- Freeland, Freeland (Mich.), Freeland (Mich.) -- History, Public schools -- Michigan -- Freeland

Burke W. Lodewyk Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to twentieth century Bay City, Michigan, its early years to the present as seen by Mr. Lodewyk. Mr. Lodewyk was a past president of the Bay City public school board.

Tags: Bay City (Mich.), Bay City (Mich.) -- History, Public schools, Public schools -- Michigan -- Bay City

George Loeffler Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to commercial fishing and what caused this enterprise to no longer be a thriving business on the Saginaw Bay. (Sebawaing)

Tags: Fisheries, Fishing, Lake Huron -- Saginaw Bay, Sebawaing (Mich.), Sebawaing (Mich.) -- History, Walleye fishing

Adelaide Macaulay Oral History Interview

Discussion of important figures in Bay City history, Norman Macaulay's work, the history of Bay City and the Women's Suffrage Movement.

Tags: Bay City (Mich.), Bay City (Mich.) -- History, Women -- Suffrage, Women's rights

Fred McAllister Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to the following topics: how a day went as an ordinary coal miner; a mule's life in the mine; some comparison of Bay City mines to Illinois mines; wages and jobs down inside the mines; safety conditions of the mines and mine injury;…

Tags: Bay County (Mich.), Bay County (Mich.) -- History, Coal, Coal miners, Coal mines and mining, Occupations

Harry McCartney Oral History Interview

Interview dedicated to following topics: early gas stations; early housework; progress; the Great depression

Tags: Depressions -- 1929 -- United States, Housekeeping, Housewives, Millington Township (Mich.), Millington Township (Mich.) -- History

Ellis Merkley Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to the history of the Temple Theater in Saginaw, and to the Saginaw theaters of the 1940's. Ellis Merkley was the manager of the Temple Theater.

Tags: Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History, Temple Theatre (Saginaw, Mich.), Theater -- Michigan -- Saginaw

Pastor Howard Mettee Oral History Interview

Interview devoted to the following topics: the purpose of establishing settlements in Michigan; comparing religious bonds among Lutherans of yesterday and today; the difference between synods and the turmoil in the Missouri synod; the founding of St.…

Tags: Lutheran Church, Lutheran Church -- Michigan -- Saginaw -- History, Lutherans, Saginaw (Mich.), Saginaw (Mich.) -- History

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