- Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Jane Speer and Natalie Matthews, 2013 October 22
- Creator:
- Speer, Jane
- Contributor to Resource:
- Matthews, Natalie
Chalout, Mike - Publisher:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Date of Original:
- 2013-10-22
- Subject:
- Railroads--Georgia
Schools--Georgia--Houston County
Drag racing--Georgia--Houston County
Robins Air Force Base (Ga.)
Warner Robins (Ga.)--History
V-J Day, 1945--Georgia--Warner Robins
World War, 1939-1945--Georgia--Warner Robins
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Basketball--Georgia--Houston County
Football--Georgia--Houston County
School sports--Georgia--Houston County
Tornadoes--Georgia--Warner Robins
Commerce--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 Jane Speer and Natalie Matthews conducted by Mike Chalout on October 22, 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.
Jane Speer and Natalie Mathews are introduced -- Matthews describes her origins -- Speer talks about her origins -- Speer and Mathews talk about traveling on the train -- Mathews discusses her schooling -- Speer discusses her schooling and early career -- Mathews talks about meeting her husband Eddie Mathews -- Mathews and Speer talk about what they did for entertainment -- Speer talks about the changing times -- Speer and Mathews talk about commercial growth in Warner Robins -- Mathews tells whether she has any regrets about living most of her life in Warner Robins -- Speer and Mathews discusses Warner Robins during and after World War II -- Mathews and Speer lament how Warner Robins may be changing too much -- Mathews and Speer mention some local leaders they knew from school -- Mathews and Speer describe how simple it was to start a business in the past -- Mathews and Speer mention some more memorable locals -- Speers remembers going to local basketball and football games -- Mathews remembers the tornado of '53 -- Mathews gives advice for the next generations -- Mathews and Speer talk about their families - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/hlp_wroh_speer001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/wroh/id:speer001
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview : 41:54 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Holding Institution:
- Houston County Public Library System
- Rights:
-
