- Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Ken and Beverly Mercer, 2013 October 29
- Creator:
- Mercer, Ken
- Contributor to Resource:
- Mercer, Beverly M.
Chalout, Mike - Publisher:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Date of Original:
- 2013-10-29
- Subject:
- Warner Robins (Ga.)--History
Schools--Georgia--Warner Robins
Education--Georgia--Warner Robins
Sports--Georgia--Warner Robins
Basketball--Georgia--Warner Robins
Nunn, Sam
Automobile industry and trade--Georgia--Warner Robins
Mercer University
Tornadoes--Georgia--Warner Robins
Robins Air Force Base (Ga.)
Railroads--Georgia--Warner Robins
Military towns--Georgia
Religion--Georgia--Warner Robins
Business enterprises--Georgia--Warner Robins - 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 Ken and Beverly Mercer conducted by Mike Chalout on October 29, 2013 as part of the Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project.
Grants from Warner Robins Rotary Club and Flint Energies funded the project.
Ken and Beverly Mercer are introduced -- Ken describes his origins and how he came to live in Warner Robins -- Beverly describes her origins and how she came to live in Warner Robins -- Beverly gives her impression of Warner Robins when she first arrived -- Ken describes his life during high school -- Ken and Beverly describe the relationship between the military and civilian kids -- Ken describes the influence of the church on his life -- Beverly describes how she and Ken met -- Ken and Beverly describe local business in early Warner Robins -- Ken describes playing high school basketball -- Ken talks about working with Senator Sam Nunn -- Ken and Beverly describe their old gym the "Demon's Den" -- Ken discusses getting into the automobile industry -- Ken describes attending Mercer University and joining the military -- Ken describes the growing automobile industry in Warner Robins -- Beverly describes life after her marriage to Ken -- Ken and Beverly talk about the tornado of 1953 -- Ken and Beverly describe the aftermath of the tornado -- Ken talks about ending his car dealership and going to work on Robins Air Force Base -- Ken and Beverly describe their family -- Beverly and Ken discuss the railroad system and public transportation in Warner Robins - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:hlp_wroh_mercer001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:hlp_wroh_mercer001
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/hlp_wroh_mercer001/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview ; circa 43:39 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Holding Institution:
- Houston County Public Library System
- Rights:
-
