- Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Neil Hollomon, 2014 October 7
- Creator:
- Holloman, Neil
- Contributor to Resource:
- Chalout, Mike
- Publisher:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Date of Original:
- 2014-10-07
- Subject:
- Warner Robins (Ga.)--History
Insurance--Georgia--Warner Robins
Hotels--Georgia--Warner Robins
University of Georgia--Mascots
Bulldog--Georgia--Warner Robins
Postal service--Georgia--Warner Robins
Postmasters--Georgia--Warner Robins
Cemeteries--Georgia--Warner Robins
Korean War, 1950-1953--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 Neil Hollomon conducted by Mike Chalout on October 7, 2014 as part of the Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project.
Grants from Warner Robins Rotary Club and Flint Energies funded the project.
Neil Hollomon is introduced -- Hollomon discusses his origins and early life -- Hollomon describes how his family came to the Warner Robins area -- Hollomon talks about attending Georgia Military College -- Hollomon describes the end of his military career -- Holliman describes getting a job in the insurance business -- Hollomon talks about a local entrepreneur who made his fortune in Warner Robins -- Hollomon describes the old property layout along Watson Boulevard in Warner Robins -- Hollomon describes the old Britt hotel -- Hollomon tells how the deputy sheriff killed the first UGA bulldog mascot -- Hollomon tells a story about his uncle Pitt Garrison -- Hollomon talks about his friend Jake Parker -- Hollomon talks about local postmaster James Stubbs -- Hollomon talks about Will Young -- Hollomon talks about his father's home -- Hollomon talks about John Miller -- Hollomon describes the families and properties that existed where Robins Air Force Base currently sits -- Hollomon discusses the reaction to the town's name change from Wellston to Warner Robins -- Hollomon describes an unknown cemetery featuring his relatives. Note: Record has been amended (March 28, 2023) to correct the spelling of the interviewee's first and last names, which were initially spelled incorrectly. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:hlp_wroh_hollomon
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:hlp_wroh_hollomon
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/hlp_wroh_hollomon/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview ; circa 53:25 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Holding Institution:
- Houston County Public Library System
- Rights:
-
