- Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Jay and Mary Walker, 2013 July 17
- Creator:
- Walker, Jay
- Contributor to Resource:
- Walker, Mary
Chalout, Mike - Publisher:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Date of Original:
- 2013-07-17
- Subject:
- Railroads--Georgia--Houston County
Houston County (Ga.)--Politics and government
Education--Georgia--Houston County
Robins Air Force Base (Ga.)
Religion--Georgia--Houston County
Schools--Georgia--Houston County
Lawyers--Georgia--Houston County
Libraries--Georgia--Warner Robins
Educators--Georgia--Houston County
Segregation--Georgia--Warner Robins
African Americans--Georgia--Warner Robins
Warner Robins (Ga.)--History
Tornadoes--Warner Robins
Perdue, Sonny, 1946-
United States. Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 - 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 Warner Robins, Georgia attorney, state legislator, and county commissioner Jay Walker and his wife, a retired counseler for the Houston County school system Mary Williams Walker, conducted by Mike Chalout on July 17, 2013 as part of the Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project.
Grants from Warner Robins Rotary Club and Flint Energies funded the project.
Jay and Mary Walker are introduced -- Jay discusses where he was born and raised -- Mary discusses her family's beginnings in Warner Robins -- Jay talks about his grandfather's role in the railroad -- Jay and Mary discuss what life was like coming from political families -- Jay discusses supporting Robins Air Force Base -- Mary and Jay discuss the local shopping scene -- Jay discusses his schooling -- Mary discuss her schooling -- Jay and Mary discuss what they did for entertainment growing up -- Jay discusses traveling as a youth -- Jay discusses the church's influence on his life -- Mary discusses meeting her husband -- Jay talks about his teaching experience -- Jay talks about his law career -- Jay talks about his role in politics -- Jay talks about starting up the local library system in Warner Robins -- Mary talks about her career as an educator -- Jay discusses the relationship between the city and the county -- Jay and Mary discuss segregation and integration in Warner Robins -- Jay and Mary discuss the many changes that have come with the growth of Warner Robins -- Jay mentions some of the local luminaries in Warner Robins -- Jay and Mary discuss their family -- Mary discusses managing work and family life -- Jay and Mary each share their most significant memory - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/hlp_wroh_walker001
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/wroh/id:walker001
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview ; circa 41:57 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Warner Robins Heritage Society Oral History Project, Houston County Public Library System
- Holding Institution:
- Houston County Public Library System
- Rights:
-
