http://braddockheritage.org/items/browse?tags=entertainment&output=atom <![CDATA[braddockheritage.org/]]> 2020-07-01T13:43:39-04:00 Omeka http://braddockheritage.org/items/show/215 <![CDATA[Oral History, Part 2: Delbert (Bill) Sheads and Elsie Sisson (1921 - 2008)]]> 2011-10-04T15:17:53-04:00

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Oral History, Part 2: Delbert (Bill) Sheads and Elsie Sisson (1921 - 2008)

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In Part 2 of two interview sessions, Bill and Elsie (Sheads) Sisson, brother and sister, reminisce about their family, which came to the Braddock District from Culpepper, Virginia, in 1903. They talk about people and places, schools, lumbering and saw mills, and church life.
]]> http://braddockheritage.org/items/show/133 <![CDATA[Oral History: Valerie Vahouny]]> 2011-09-13T23:02:47-04:00

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Oral History: Valerie Vahouny

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Val Vahouny and her family moved to a new home in the original Kings Park development in 1963. Like many families in the 1950s, she and her husband first lived in an apartment until their growing family required more space. She talks about family and community life, daily activities, and celebrations, Valerie Vahouny remembers Braddock Road as a two-lane street with no traffic lights and a half-hour commute into the District of Columbia where her husband worked. She talks about physical growth and neighborhood changes over time.
]]> http://braddockheritage.org/items/show/132 <![CDATA[Oral History: Mayo Stuntz]]> 2011-09-13T23:04:26-04:00

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Oral History: Mayo Stuntz

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Mayo Stuntz is a descendant of the Fitzhugh family who came to the area in the 1600s. Born in 1915, he traces his genealogy, childhood, and county history. He talks about growing up in the county and its historic sites. Mayo Stuntz is a founding member of the Fairfax County History Commission and he discusses the work of that body.
]]> http://braddockheritage.org/items/show/131 <![CDATA[Oral History: Donna Soderholm]]> 2011-09-13T23:05:06-04:00

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Oral History: Donna Soderholm

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Donna Soderholm moved to the Braddock District of Fairfax County in 1963. Compared to Chicago, the Virginia suburbs were undeveloped and her husband's commute to downtown DC took only a half hour. Most families in her neighborhood had four or more children who spent most of their free time outdoors playing together. She compares earlier days with the present time.
]]> http://braddockheritage.org/items/show/129 <![CDATA[Oral History: Margaret Shutler]]> 2011-09-13T23:06:20-04:00

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Oral History: Margaret Shutler

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Margaret Shutler came to Fairfax County in 1964, the mother of six children and wife of a member of the U.S. Marine Corps ordered to the Pentagon. She talks about bringing up children and changes in household management.
]]> http://braddockheritage.org/items/show/128 <![CDATA[Oral History, Part 1: Delbert (Bill) Sheads and Elsie Sisson(1921 - 2008)]]> 2011-08-04T14:14:21-04:00

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Oral History, Part 1: Delbert (Bill) Sheads and Elsie Sisson(1921 - 2008)

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In Part 1 of two interview sessions, Bill and Elsie (Sheads) Sisson, brother and sister, reminisce about their family, which came to the Braddock District from Culpepper, Virginia, in 1903. They talk about people and places, schools, lumbering and saw mills, and church life.
]]> http://braddockheritage.org/items/show/125 <![CDATA[Oral History: Suzanne (Suzi) Fowler Neal]]> 2011-09-13T23:09:37-04:00

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Oral History: Suzanne (Suzi) Fowler Neal

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Suzanne Fowler Neal's family moved to Northern Virginia in the early 1900s. In 1925, they moved into Silas Burke House, which they called Top o' the Hill. Suzi Fowler talks about growing up with a large family living in a historic home, the physical and social history of Burke, and her involvement in the historical society.
]]> http://braddockheritage.org/items/show/122 <![CDATA[Oral History: Ruth Miller]]> 2011-09-13T23:11:40-04:00

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Oral History: Ruth Miller

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Ruth Miller moved to the Braddock District from Flint, Michigan in 1961. A single mother of three, she taught elementary school. Ruth Miller discusses artifacts of earlier years and the changing geography of the community.
]]> http://braddockheritage.org/items/show/120 <![CDATA[Oral History: Howard Marshall]]> 2011-09-13T23:13:15-04:00

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Oral History: Howard Marshall

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Howard Marshall came to Northern Virginia in 1948 after serving in the Army in World War II. He describes how the Annandale area looked before homes and shops filled the landscape. He remembers starting his own business and family activities.
]]> http://braddockheritage.org/items/show/119 <![CDATA[Oral History: Hal and Sally Lion]]> 2011-09-13T23:15:06-04:00

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Oral History: Hal and Sally Lion

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Hal and Sally Lion talk about daily life and family activities in the Braddock District beginning in 1962 when they bought a home in Ravensworth Farm.
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