- Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Ed and Janet Barker, 2013 February 13, part one
- Creator:
- Barker, C. Edward (Clarence Edward), 1935-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Barker, Janet B. (Janet Belflower), 1937-
Chalout, Mike - Publisher:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Date of Original:
- 2013-02-13
- Subject:
- Furniture industry and trade--Georgia--Warner Robins
Houston County (Ga.)--History
Education--Georgia--Houston County
Drag Racing--Georgia--Warner Robins
Religion--Georgia--Warner Robins
Railroads--Georgia--Warner Robins
Railroad stations--Georgia--Warner Robins
Roads--Georgia--Houston County
Banks and banking--Georgia--Warner Robins
Warner Robins (Ga.)--Politics and government
Georgia--Politics and government
Politicians--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Houston County, Warner Robins, 32.61574, -83.62664
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Oral history interview with Ed and Janet Barker conducted by Chalout on February 13, 2013 as part of the Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project.
Grants from Warner Robins Rotary Club and Flint Energies funded the project.
Ed and Janet Barker are introduced -- Ed discusses his childhood in Warner Robins, Georgia -- Ed Barker discusses his father's furniture business and growing up in Warner Robins. Janet talks about her family and childhood in Warner Robins -- She explains what children did for fun in the town, including drag racing. Ed and Janet talk about the importance of churches and railroads in Warner Robins -- Ed and Janet discuss changing the town's name from Wellston to Warner Robins -- Ed and Janet discuss the expansion of Watson Boulevard -- Ed talks about working with merchants and businesses in Warner Robins -- Ed talks about some of the people he worked with in politics -- Ed discusses how he got started in politics -- Barker began his political career by getting involved in Jimmy Carter's gubernatorial campaign. Barker was later elected to the Georgia State Senate. Ed and Janet discuss the competition between the northern and southern sections of Houston County -- Ed talks about his greatest contributions to the community - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/hlp_wroh_barker001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/wroh/id:barker001
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview ; circa 36:44 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Holding Institution:
- Houston County Public Library System
- Rights:
-
