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Dayton and Miami Valley Oral History Project

2003

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Katherine Backherms-Thornton Interview For Miami University Of Ohio Oral History Course 685 And The Miami Valley Cultural Heritage Project, Jodie Walker, Katherine Backherms-Thornton Mar 2003

Katherine Backherms-Thornton Interview For Miami University Of Ohio Oral History Course 685 And The Miami Valley Cultural Heritage Project, Jodie Walker, Katherine Backherms-Thornton

Dayton and Miami Valley Oral History Project

On March 1, 2003 Jodie Walker interviewed Katherine Backherms-Thornton, a housewife and mother of six children, as part of the requirement for the Miami University Oral History 685 Course and the Miami Valley Cultural Heritage Project. During the interview Kay Backherms-Thornton discusses her two brothers joining the army and the navy World War II, her marriage, and more.


James Fuller Interview For Wright State University Oral History Course 685, Brett Stolle, James Fuller Feb 2003

James Fuller Interview For Wright State University Oral History Course 685, Brett Stolle, James Fuller

Dayton and Miami Valley Oral History Project

On February 11, 2003 Brett Stolle interviewed James Fuller, a former mechanic and police detective, for a class project dealing with oral histories and capturing the history of the Miami Valley. During the interview James discusses his childhood in Kentucky, enlisting in the army during World War II, and the variety of jobs he held in Dayton after returning from the War.