- Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Terry and Barbara Horton, 2015 April 21
- Creator:
- Horton, Terry
- Contributor to Resource:
- Horton, Barbara
Chalout, Mike - Publisher:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Date of Original:
- 2015-04-21
- Subject:
- Warner Robins (Ga.)--History
Education--Georgia--Warner Robins
Schools--Georgia--Warner Robins
Military towns--Georgia--Warner Robins
Business enterprises--Georgia--Warner Robins
Houston County (Ga.)--Politics and government - 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 Terry and Barbara Horton conducted by Mike Chalout on April 21, 2015 as part of the Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project.
Grants from Warner Robins Rotary Club and Flint Energies funded the project.
Terry and Barbara Horton are introduced -- Barbara describes her and her family's origins -- Terry describes his origins -- Terry tells how he came to Warner Robins -- Terry talks about starting his business in Warner Robins -- Barbara describes what Warner Robins was like growing up -- Barbara lists the schools she attended -- Barbara describes going to the movies every Saturday -- Barbara discusses growing up in a military town -- Barbara tells how her father started his business in Warner Robins -- Barbara describes growing up the daughter of a small business owner -- Terry lists the businesses he has been involved with in Warner Robins -- Barbara tells stories about the quirks of Terry's business ventures -- Terry and Barbara discuss selling irregular products for a profit -- Barbara talks about raising a family and saving money while owning a business -- Terry talks about running his Penny Pinchers business -- Terry discusses how the relationship between the city and county has changed over the years -- Terry talks about the changes he saw in Warner Robins during his time on the city council -- Terry and Barbara discuss some of the local characters they knew -- Terry mentions some of the prominent local figures with whom he did business -- Terry tells a story about the kindness of others -- Barbara discusses the tensions between the north and south halves of the county -- Barbara describes her family -- Terry discusses a plan to unify the city and county governments - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:hlp_wroh_horton001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:hlp_wroh_horton001
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/hlp_wroh_horton001/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview ; circa 50:30 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Holding Institution:
- Houston County Public Library System
- Rights:
-
