- Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Phyllis Quirk, 2013 March 19, part one
- Creator:
- Quirk, Phyllis Watson, 1937-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Chalout, Mike
- Publisher:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Date of Original:
- 2013-03-19
- Subject:
- Warner Robins (Ga.)--History
Schools--Georgia--Warner Robins
Drugstores--Georgia--Warner Robins
Tornadoes--Georgia--Warner Robins
Railroads--Georgia
Railroad stations--Georgia--Warner Robins
Prisoners of war--Georgia
Museums--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 Phyllis Quirk conducted by Mike Chalout on March 19, 2013 as part of the Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project. The project was sponsored by the Warner Robins Rotary Club and Flint Energies.
Phyllis Quirk is introduced -- Quirk tells how her family came to the Warner Robins area -- Quirk describes where she grew up and her early schooling -- Quirck describes the changes as Warner Robins grew -- Quirk describes the reaction to the town's name change from Wellston to Warner Robins -- Quirk tells the story of having her first hamburger -- Quirk describes local entertainment while growing up -- Quirk describes walking through the town -- Quirk describes how the old drug store used to function -- Quirk talks about local luminaries that she grew up with -- Quirk describes the tornado of '53 and the town's reaction to it -- Quirk talks about her memories of the train system in Warner Robins -- Quirk talks about starting her career after returning to Warner Robins - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/hlp_wroh_quirk001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/wroh/id:quirk001
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview : 32:29 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Holding Institution:
- Houston County Public Library System
- Rights:
-
