Rio Grande Valley Oral Histories
Please note that many oral history interviews may be difficult to hear due to the recording environment and technology available at the time of their original recording.
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Interview with Edna Doris Parks Dubois - Part 02
Edna Doris Dubois Parks and Robert Everett Norton
Edna Doris Parks Dubois tells of her childhood in Colorado, her move to the Valley, stories of early Valley life and the telephone system. She was born 1 December 1897, in Longmount, Colorado.
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Interview with Pauline Valentine Dunham
Pauline Valentine Dunham and Larry William Clubb
Pauline Valentine Dunham talks about east Texas, tenant farming, farm life, racial integration, and school during the 1920's and 1930's. She also talks about South Texas, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
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Interview with Willie Echevarria
Willie Echevarria and Paula Saenz
Willie Echevarria relates his life history. He mentions the opportunities for Mexicans and the jobs that were available. He was born October 16, 1901, in Victoria, Texas.
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Interview with Bonnie Bell Edwards
Bonnie Bell Edwards and Crystal Marie Cantu
Bonnie Bell Edwards relates her life story. She mentions discrimination towards her in her work experience. She was born September 28, 1921, in Paris, Texas.
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Interview with Clotilde Elizondo
Clotilde Elizondo and Francisca Rodriguez
Clotilde Elizondo immigrated to the United States when she was 15 years old. She talks about ranch life and her childhood. She was born January 1, 1916 in San Jose, Tamaulipas.
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Interview with Robert T. Elmore
Robert T. Elmore and Robert Everett Norton
Robert T. Elmore gives an overview of the produce/agriculture industry in the Lower Rio Grande Valley from a shippers viewpoint. He was born May 26, 1920.
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Interview with Dominga T. Esparza
Dominga T. Esparza and Diana Barrientes
Dominga T. Esparza talks about her experiences at school and her life style. She talks about her views on teenagers now as compared to then.
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Interview with Floyd Clay Everhard
Floyd Clay Everhard and Robert Everett Norton
Floyd Clay Everhard tells about his parents, early life in Missouri, his move to the Valley, the character of the Valley in the 1920's, the city of Pharr, personalities of the period, hurricanes, citrus industry and schools. He was born 2 April 1909 in Wentworth, Missouri.
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Interview with Maria Falcon
Maria Falcon and Arculana Garcia
Maria Falcon talks about San Benito school and Raymondville. She was born June 21, 1920, in San Benito, Texas.
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Interview with Vidal Falcon - Part 01
Vidal Falcon and Leonarda Falcon Cardenas
Vidal Falcon was born in Rancho Puertecitas, Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico on April 28, 1887. They discuss old Spanish customs on asking a girl's parents for their daughter's hand in marriage. The intended groom was to sit in a committee of two or three men.
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Interview with Vidal Falcon - Part 02
Vidal Falcon and Leonarda Falcon Cardenas
Vidal Falcon was born in Rancho Puertecitas, Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico on April 28, 1887. Part 02 of the interview is a recording of Vidal Falcon reenacting his "Pedimento de Matrimonio [pedida de mano]."
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Interview with Frank Faulkner
Frank Faulkner and Silvia Ann Olivarez
Frank Faulkner talks about his childhood, work and travels. He was born March 13, 1923, in Zion, Illinois.
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Interview with Alice Fawcett
Alice Fawcett and Douglass E. Erickson
Alice Fawcett relates her life story, including migration from Ohio to Edinburg, Texas. The interview discusses Fawcett's career in education, including discrimination against students of Mexican descent. The interview also covers WWII and her husband's and son's military service.
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Interview with Harvey Jack Ferguson - Part 01
Harvey Jack Ferguson and Robert Everett Norton
Harvey Jack Ferguson talks about his experiences in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and his career with Upper Valley Aviation in McAllen, including the avionic advancement, instrumentation, design and manufacture. He was born April 9, 1919. Mr. Ferguson also describes his early life, parents
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Interview with Harvey Jack Ferguson - Part 02
Harvey Jack Ferguson and Robert Everett Norton
Harvey Jack Ferguson talks about his experiences in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and his career with Upper Valley Aviation in McAllen. He was born April 9, 1919.
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Interview with Margaret Fern
Margaret Fern and Rafael Rodriguez
Margaret Fern talks about the depression and the job she had at the Ford Motor Company during World War II.
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Interview with Maudie Henson Finney
Maudie Henson Finney and Carole B. Turner
Maudie Henson Finney was born on April 16, 1913, in Senath, Missouri. Henson talks extensively about her long career in the medical field as a school nurse, a hospital nurse, a hospital administrator and a public health nurse. She also discusses her hobby of swimming and her volunteer work with various community and professional organizations. Near the end of the interview, Henson briefly discusses her grown children.
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Interview with Nell Rose Fitch
Nell Rose Fitch and Robert Everett Norton
Nell Rose Fitch relates her life story. She talks about her early years in Valley Mills, Texas her schooling and career as a nurse. She was born September 30, 1921.
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Interview with Clarita Flores
Clarita Flores and Francisco Flores
Clarita Flores tells her life story. She was born in Nuevo Leon, Mexico in 1905.
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Interview with Consuelo Flores
Consuelo Flores and Josefina Flores
Consuelo Flores relates her life story. She was born in Roma, Texas in 1901.
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Interview with Edilberto Flores
Edilberto Flores and Manuel Rodriguez
Edilberto Flores talks about when he was a football coach, his work as an administrator, as well as what he learned from sports, and the sports community in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Interview with Gilberto Flores
Gilberto Flores and Efrain Bernal
Gilberto Flores tells about his school and college years and about employment with the La Joya Independent School District, [LJISD]. He was born in 1914 in Los Ebanos, Texas.
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Interview with Gumaro Flores
Gumaro Flores and Efrain Bernal
Mr. Flores, born ca1915, talks about living in Los Ebanos, Texas, his family and their mannerisms, going to school in La Joya/Tabasco, Texas, how the school was moved, hobbies, work, a murder, and Ojo de Agua/Palmview, and El Chalan ferry/Los Ebanos ferry. Several segments are undiscernible.
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Interview with Sila Lopez
Sila Flores Lopez and Josefina Flores
Sila Flores Lopez born 11 August 1917 in Mission, Texas. She taught at Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Joya ISD, McAllen ISD, and Mission CISD. She speaks that she didn't encounter racism/discrimination while at school. She graduated from Pan American University. She passed away on 13 March 2006.
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Interview with Rosa Flores
Rosa Flores and Juan Martin Guerra
Rosa Flores was born in 1907 in Mission, Texas. She tells about her life, entertainment, prices, and transportation.
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Interview with L.L. Ford - Part 01
L. L. Ford and Larry William Clubb
L.L. Ford talks about his boyhood in New Mexico and north Texas during the 1920's. He mentions his experiences in Big Bend gold mine. He was born in 1912 at Chief Lowell Lenzy (Native American Reservation) New Mexico.
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Interview with L.L. Ford - Part 02
L. L. Ford and Larry William Clubb
L.L. Ford talks about his boyhood in New Mexico and north Texas during the 1920's. He mentions his experiences in Big Bend gold mine. He was born in 1912 at Chief Lowell Lenzy (Native American Reservation) New Mexico.
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Interview with Nancy Fox - Part 01
Nancy Fox and Carole B. Turner
Nancy Fox tells about family life in the late 1930's and about the first hospital in McAllen.
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Interview with Nancy Fox - Part 02
Nancy Fox and Carole B. Turner
Nancy Fox tells about family life in the late 1930's and about the first hospital in McAllen.
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Interview with Larry William Fritz
Larry William Fritz and Robert Everett Norton
Larry William Fritz talks about his parents, moving to the Valley in 1934, and the operation of the St. Clair Canning plant.
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Interview with Agustin "Gus" Garcia
Agustin Garcia, Charles J. Ellard, and Jaime Cardoz
Agustin Garcia (b. 1942) was interviewed by Charles J. Ellard for the "Veterans History Project 2009" on October 9, 2009 at the Dustin M. Sekula Memorial Library. The interview was video recorded by Jaime Cardoza. This interview has been archived at the Library of Congress.
Mr. Cantu speaks about his military service in the U.S. Marine Corps in the 1960s.
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Interview with Benito Garcia
Benito Garcia and Douglass E. Erickson
Benito Garcia talks about his family roots. He was born in 1928 in La Paloma, Texas.
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Interview with Carolina Garcia
Carolina Garcia and Lucila Mendez
Carolina Garcia was born in 1923 in Rio Grande City, Texas.
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Interview with Esteban Garcia - Part 01
Esteban Garcia and Hubert J. Miller
Esteban Garcia was born in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, in 1896. The Garcia family is an old time ranching family whose holdings date back to the founding of Camargo in the middle of the 1700's.
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Interview with Esteban Garcia - Part 02
Esteban Garcia and Hubert J. Miller
Esteban Garcia was born in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, in 1896. The Garcia family is an old time ranching family whose holdings date back to the founding of Camargo in the middle of the 1700's.
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Interview with Esteban Garcia - Part 03
Esteban Garcia and Hubert J. Miller
Esteban Garcia was born in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, in 1896. The Garcia family is an old time ranching family whose holdings date back to the founding of Camargo in the middle of the 1700's.
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Interview with Esteban Garcia - Part 04
Esteban Garcia and Hubert J. Miller
Esteban Garcia was born in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, in 1896. The Garcia family is an old time ranching family whose holdings date back to the founding of Camargo in the middle of the 1700's.
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Interview with Esteban Garcia - Part 05
Esteban Garcia and Hubert J. Miller
Esteban Garcia was born in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, in 1896. The Garcia family is an old time ranching family whose holdings date back to the founding of Camargo in the middle of the 1700's.
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Interview with Esteban Garcia - Part 06
Esteban Garcia and Hubert J. Miller
Esteban Garcia was born in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, in 1896. The Garcia family is an old time ranching family whose holdings date back to the founding of Camargo in the middle of the 1700's.
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Interview with Esteban Garcia - Part 07
Esteban Garcia and Hubert J. Miller
Esteban Garcia was born in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, in 1896. The Garcia family is an old time ranching family whose holdings date back to the founding of Camargo in the middle of the 1700's.
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Interview with Esteban Garcia - Part 08
Esteban Garcia and Hubert J. Miller
Esteban Garcia was born in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, in 1896. The Garcia family is an old time ranching family whose holdings date back to the founding of Camargo in the middle of the 1700's.
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Interview with Guadalupe Garcia
Guadalupe Garcia and Carl David Kotzur
Guadalupe Garcia tells about her parents coming to the Valley, her life here and the changes she encountered in the Valley. She was born in Harlingen, Texas in 1930.
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Interview with Josefina Garcia
Josefina Garcia and Efrain Bernal
Josefina Garcia describes her life and jobs in Mexico and her involvement in the United Farm Workers (Unión de Campesinos). She was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico in 1913.
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Interview with Luisa Garcia
Luisa Garcia and Nora Lisa Tellez
Luisa Garcia was born in 1927 in Los Angeles, California.
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Interview with Marcos Garcia
Marcos Garcia and Carl David Kotzur
Marcos Garcia was born in 1922 in La Particion Ranch, Jim Hogg County, Texas.
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Interview with Otilia Garcia
Otilia Garcia and Ruben Alaniz
Otilia Garcia was born in 1898 in San Javier, Texas.
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Interview with Jesusa Garza
Jesusa Garza and Diana Yvette Garza
Jesusa Garza was born in 1907 in Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon.
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Interview with Juan Gabriel Garza
Juan Gabriel Garza, Rushilkumar Desai, and Michael Ochoa
Mr. Garza discusses his time on tour in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He discusses how he got into the military, and his upbringing in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Interview with Petra Garza
Petra Garza and Betty Lou Garza
Petra Garza was born in 1911 in La Joya, Texas.
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Interview with Rosalva Garza
Rosalva Garza and Sandra Maria Garza
Rosalva Garza was born in 1926 in Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
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Interview with Elmer Charles Gates
Elmer Charles Gates and Robert Everett Norton
Elmer Charles Gates (1900 - 1994) was born 20 April 1900 in Clarks, Nebraska. Mr. Gates served with the U.S. Army's 91st Division as a sergeant in charge of World War I infirmary. Subjects include family and farm life in Nebraska, war, the depression and working as a U.S. mail carrier.
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Interview with Guadalupe Liscano de Gil
Guadalupe Gil Liscano and Rolando Gil
Guadalupe Liscano de Gil was born in 1916 in Montemorelos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She talks about: Mexican Revolution, the Carranzistas, famine of 1916, working in the fields, witchcraft, la Llorona, folklore, railroads, freeze of 1925, early life, brickmaking, Griffin and Brand fire, and marriage.
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Interview with Maria Gloria
Maria Gloria and Merardo Macal
Maria Gloria was born in 1901 in Santa Cruz, Texas. She talks about her childhood, family and school. Digital transfer completed on 18 November 2013 from the original analog cassette tape.
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Interview with Lloyd Howard Glover
Howard Lloyd Glover and Robert Everett Norton
Lloyd Howard Glover was born in 1913. He talks about moving to the Valley in 1915 and his school years in Raymondville and Texas Tech.
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Interview with Ruth Glover
Ruth Glover Glover and Robert Everett Norton
Lloyd Howard Glover was born in 1913. He talks about moving to the Valley in 1915 and his school years in Raymondville and Texas Tech.
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Interview with Alexandro Gomez
Alexandro Gomez and Linda Pena
Alexandro Gomez was born in 22 April 1909 in Cuidad Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He tells of: flooding in northeastern Mexico, growing up on a ranch in Mexico, education, about his family, Carranzistas, and how they lived through the Mexican Revolution.
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Interview with Francisco Gomez
Francisco Gomez and Velma Iris Rodriguez
Francisco Gomez was born in 1913 in Burgos, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
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Interview with Juan Gomez
Juan Gomez and Norma Leticia Rodriguez Gomez
Juan Gomez was born in 1900 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He talks about the Mexican Revolution and living in Texas.
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Interview with Luis Gomez
Luis Gomez and Linda Pena
Luis Gomez was born in 1904 in Cuidad Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
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Interview with Maria Gomez
Maria Gomez and Rene Tadeo Jimenez
Maria Gomez was born in 1923 in Rio Grande Zacatecas, Mexico. She talks about her childhood years and her adult life in the Valley.
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Interview with Vivian Eliza Gomez
Vivian Eliza Gomez and Linda Pena
Vivian Eliza Gomez was born in 1923 in Cuidad Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She relates her life story.
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Interview with Frances Gonzalez
Frances Gonzalez and Sandra Irene Alvear
Frances Gonzalez was born in 1920 in Marion, Texas. She talks about working at a cotton gin with her father.
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Interview with Jesus Gonzalez
Jesus Gonzalez and Rene Tadeo Jimenez
Jesus Gonzalez was born in 1919 in Mission, Texas. He talks about his childhood and teen years.
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Interview with Margarita Gonzalez
Margarita Gonzalez and Paula Saenz
Margarita Gonzalez was born in 1908 in Rio Grande City, Texas. She relates her life story and comments on Amigos del Valle, job opportunities, and education.
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Interview with Robert Gonzalez
Robert Gonzalez, Aldo Cavazos, and Jorge Gonzalez
Robert Gonzalez talks about growing up in Weslaco in the 1950s and his time in Vietnam as a soldier. He discusses his integration back into American society and his experience with Veterans Affairs (the VA).
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Interview with Teodolo H. Gonzalez
Teodoro H. Gonzalez and Arculana Garcia
Teodolo H. Gonzalez was born in 1921 in Alamo, Texas. He relates his life story, mentioning his school, jobs, being drafted and going North.
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Interview with Howard Gordon
Howard Gordon and Edna D. Salinas
Howard Gordon was born in 1921 in Arkansas. He talks about discrimination, segregation and being in the Navy.
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Interview with Gertrude Cannon Gorman - Part 01
Gertrude Cannon Gorman and Denice Leslie Kemp
Gertrude Cannon Gorman was born in October 10, 1900 in Choate, Texas. She relates the history of the William Mose Cannon family from Kennedy County, Texas, the Noah Lee Cannon family of McAllen, Texas, and her family in Hidalgo County, Texas. The interview starts off with pictures being shown, they discuss a woman they knew who had cancer and had passed away. Gertrude, who was also sick mentions her heart attack and now having a pacemaker. Gertrude talks about why she was named Gertrude, and her family. Her father was born and raised in Mississippi then moved to Nixon, Texas. Gertrude mentions her grandparents. Interviewer and Gertrude discuss people they know that have passed away. They discuss pictures they’re sharing. Gertrude talks about her father helping build depots in McAllen and the horses he rode; he would also find men who slept in the sheds and would send them back north on freight trains. They discuss Noe who shot a man. Gertrude also discusses a man who rode a bull from Brownsville to New York. The interviewer and Gertrude go through more pictures and talk about each one. They mention how the last name Cannon is common in other parts of the US compared to where they are in the Valley. Gertrude talks about her parents, her father who died of a heart attack and her mother who was also sick, and why they came down to the Rio Grande Valley.
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Interview with Gertrude Cannon Gorman - Part 01
Gertrude Cannon Gorman and Denice Leslie Kemp
Gertrude Cannon Gorman was born in October 10, 1900 in Choate, Texas. She relates the history of the William Mose Cannon family from Kennedy County, Texas, the Noah Lee Cannon family of McAllen, Texas, and her family in Hidalgo County, Texas. The interview starts off with pictures being shown, they discuss a woman they knew who had cancer and had passed away. Gertrude, who was also sick mentions her heart attack and now having a pacemaker. Gertrude talks about why she was named Gertrude, and her family. Her father was born and raised in Mississippi then moved to Nixon, Texas. Gertrude mentions her grandparents. Interviewer and Gertrude discuss people they know that have passed away. They discuss pictures they’re sharing. Gertrude talks about her father helping build depots in McAllen and the horses he rode; he would also find men who slept in the sheds and would send them back north on freight trains. They discuss Noe who shot a man. Gertrude also discusses a man who rode a bull from Brownsville to New York. The interviewer and Gertrude go through more pictures and talk about each one. They mention how the last name Cannon is common in other parts of the US compared to where they are in the Valley. Gertrude talks about her parents, her father who died of a heart attack and her mother who was also sick, and why they came down to the Rio Grande Valley.
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Interview with Gertrude Cannon Gorman - Part 02
Gertrude Cannon Gorman and Denice Leslie Kemp
Gertrude Cannon Gorman was born in October 10, 1900 in Choate, Texas. She relates the history of the William Mose Cannon family from Kennedy County, Texas, the Noah Lee Cannon family of McAllen, Texas, and her family in Hidalgo County, Texas. Gertrude discusses a church photo including a Brother Bill. Gertrude discusses mementos of her father that were lost, and identifies several figures in other family photos. Gertrude recalls an early story related to her by Mr. Pullin [sp?] of a horse thief who was brought into town and hanged, as well as another story about a man discovered dead from knife wounds and buried before a coffin could be made. Gertrude describes photos of soldiers from New York coming to McAllen in 1916 to defend the city from bandits, and photos of the early McAllen police force and mayor, including the design of their uniforms by Noah Cannon. Gertrude’s father was married in Choate, many of her extended family are buried in the cemetery there. Gertrude recalls how her father came down to the area working on the railroad, and her mother was living in Beeville.
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Interview with Max H. Greenwood and Evelyn Hill Dillon - Part 01
Max H. Greenwood and Robert Everett Norton
Part 1 of 2.
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Interview with Max H. Greenwood and Evelyn Hill Dillon - Part 02
Max H. Greenwood and Robert Everett Norton
Part 2 of 2.
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Interview with Carl Frederick Griffin
Carl Frederick Griffin and Robert Everett Norton
Carl Frederick Griffin was born in 1913. He tells about his family, personal life and the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge.
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Interview with Charles W. Griffith - Part 01
Charles W. Griffith and Robert Everett Norton
Charles W. Griffith records his observations about living in San Juan, Texas, since 1915. Part 1 of 2.
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Interview with Charles W. Griffith - Part 02
Charles W. Griffith and Robert Everett Norton
Charles W. Griffith records his observations about living in San Juan, Texas, since 1915. Part 2 of 2.
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Interview with Albino Guerra
Albino Guerra and Jose Trinidad Molina
Albino Guerra was born in 1918 in McAllen, Texas.
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Interview with Augusto Guerra
Augusto Guerra and Robert Everett Norton
Augusto Guerra was born in 1932 in McAllen, Texas. He talks about his family background, the Escandon era, business on Guerra St. in McAllen, demographics, discrimination, vocational training, athletics, and the economics of the school district.
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Interview with Eduardo Guerra
Eduardo Guerra and Velma Iris Rodriguez
Interview conducted in 1987 by Velma Iris Rodriguez.
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Interview with Felicita Guerra
Felicita Guerra and Ana Maria Herrera
Felicita Guerra was born in 1906 in Madero, Texas.
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Interview with Jose Eduardo "Eddie" Guerra
Jose Guerra, Edgar Salazar, and Daniel Villarreal
Sheriff Guerra discusses his childhood and how he got involved with law enforcement. He also describes his education and desire to attend Baylor University.
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Interview with Ramon Guerra - Part 01
Ramon Guerra and Hubert J. Miller
Ramon Guerra was born in 1897. He spent most of his life in the Valley. He was a rancher and the owner of a McAllen grocery store. Part 1 of 5. (Early life through 1920's)
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Interview with Ramon Guerra - Part 02
Ramon Guerra and Hubert J. Miller
Ramon Guerra was born in 1897. He spent most of his life in the Valley. He was a rancher and the owner of a McAllen grocery store. Part 2 of 5.
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Interview with Ramon Guerra - Part 03
Ramon Guerra and Hubert J. Miller
Ramon Guerra was born in 1897. He spent most of his life in the Valley. He was a rancher and the owner of a McAllen grocery store. Part 3 of 5. (1920's - 1930's)
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Interview with Ramon Guerra - Part 04
Ramon Guerra and Hubert J. Miller
Ramon Guerra was born in 1897. He spent most of his life in the Valley. He was a rancher and the owner of a McAllen grocery store. Part 4 of 5. (1920's - 1930's)
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Interview with Ramon Guerra - Part 05
Ramon Guerra and Hubert J. Miller
Ramon Guerra was born in 1897. He spent most of his life in the Valley. He was a rancher and the owner of a McAllen grocery store. Part 5 of 5. (1940's through 1960's)
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Interview with Estella Guerrero
Estella Guerrero and Sandra Alvear
Estella Guerrero was born in 1912 in Garciasville, Starr County, Texas. She talks about living in Mission and her personal life.
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Interview with Norberta Guerrero
Norberta Guerrero and Cleotilde Guerrero
Norberta Guerrero was born in 1908 in Mexico. She talks about leaving Mexico and living in Pharr, Texas.
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Interview with Rogelio Guerrero
Rogelio Guerrero and Velma Iris Rodriguez
Rogelio Guerrero was born in 1908 in Ciudad Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
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Interview with Nicolasa Gutierrez
Nicolasa Gutierrez and Nora Lisa Tellez
Nicolasa Gutierrez was born in 1931 in Oklaunion, Texas.
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Interview with Ethel Mae Guy
Ethel Mae Guy and Patricia Laura Pena
Ethel Mae Guy was born in 1903 in Indiana.
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Interview with Maria Guzman and Juan Jesus Lopez
Maria Guzman, Juan Jesus Lopez, and Terrie Dominguez
Maria Guzman was born in 1917 in La Laja, Mexico. Juan Jesus Lopez was born in 1921 in El Salado Ranch, Brownsville, Texas.
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Interview with Hoyt Erskine Hager Jr.
Hoyt Erskine Hagar Jr. and Aubrey D. Gates
Hoyt Hager Jr. talks about life in Mercedes, Texas in the early 20th century. He mentions of businesses, post office, newspapers, education, outlaws, infrastructure, roads, transportation, agriculture, bandits, and hotels.
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Interview with Harold Norman Hansen
Harold Norman Hansen and Robert Everett Norton
Harold Norman Hansen was born in 1917. He talks about his parents in Norway, his childhood and service in the U.S. Army Air Corps.
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Quinta Mazatlan Historical Marker Ceremony - Part 01
Robert Hathaway
Quinta Mazatlan Historical Marker, home of Jason Matthews then later Frank S. The ceremony starts with a funny story, then a prayer dedicated to the history of their city McAllen. Dr. Norton goes on to talk about Jason Matthews, who then calls Judge Thomas to speak about Jason Matthews. He discusses the creation of the Juarez Club and the creation of Miller airport, and finishes his speech by remembering the great times he and Jason had together. Fran Isabelle introduces the Hidalgo County Historical Commission Members. Dr. Norton then continues with the research of Quinta Mazatlan by Anne McGee, and how they had to speak with many to be able to have enough information for the land marker. Lucille recalls her memories with Jason Mathews and his home, also mentioning his wife.
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Quinta Mazatlan Historical Marker Ceremony - Part 02
Robert Hathaway
A continuation of the ceremony, Dr. Norton brings in Jim Shawn (sp?) to discuss the building of the house and the airport. Jim talks about Jason Matthews and the construction of his house. Jim discusses sod built houses (soddies/soddy) and compares them to adobe houses.
