- Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Homer Taylor, 2015 March 31
- Creator:
- Taylor, Homer, 1920-
- Contributor to Resource:
- Chalout, Mike
- Publisher:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Date of Original:
- 2015-03-31
- Subject:
- Warner Robins (Ga.)--History
World War, 1939-1945--Georgia--Warner Robins
Military towns--Georgia
Tornadoes--Georgia--Warner Robins
Railroads--Georgia--Warner Robins
Transportation--Georgia--Warner Robins
Robins Air Force Base (Ga.)
Football--Georgia--Warner Robins
Mayors--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 Homer Taylor conducted by Mike Chalout on March 31, 2015 as part of the Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project.
Homer Taylor is introduced -- Taylor describes his origins and how he came to Warner Robins -- Taylor describes marrying his wife -- Taylor describes living in Warner Robins during World War II -- Taylor describes the tornado of 1953 -- Taylor describes shopping and entertainment in early Warner Robins -- Taylor describes the railroad system in early Warner Robins -- Taylor describes his sporting life -- Taylor describes his family -- Taylor describes transportation in Warner Robins -- Taylor describes his career at Robins Air Force Base -- Taylor describes the relationship between the military and civilian communities in Warner Robins -- Taylor describes buying his first house -- Taylor talks about Mayor Kemp Harrison -- Bobby Taylor describes his football team -- Taylor remembers the biggest change to Warner Robins during his time - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/hlp_wroh_taylor001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/wroh/id:taylor001
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview ; circa 31:41 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Holding Institution:
- Houston County Public Library System
- Rights:
-
