Oral Histories
Learn about Galena’s and Jo Daviess County’s amazing histories through these informative interviews with those who lived and some who still do! The Historical Society has nearly 300 recorded oral histories and will be adding them to this page over time. Currently 14 of them are loaded.
| Listen Now | Title | A-Z Index | Topic | categories_hfilter | tags_hfilter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred W. Mueller talks baseball memories | M | Baseball | m | baseball | |
| Biesmann, John Clayton Pt. 1 | B | Ancestry/Trip to America/Family History/Heritage, Areas/Locations, Bridges, Buildings/Commercial/Stores, Buildings/Government, Buildings/Public, Buildings/Residential, Buildings/State Sites, Churches/Schools/Religious/Clergymen, Clubs/Organizations, Costume/Wearing Apparel/Jewelry/Hairstyles, Death | b | ancestry-trip-to-america-family-history-heritage areas-locations bridges buildings-commercial-stores buildings-government buildings-public buildings-residential buildings-state-sites churches-schools-religious-clergymen clubs-organizations costume-wearing-apparel-jewelry-hairstyles death | |
| Biesmann, John Clayton Pt. 2 | B | Ancestry/Trip to America/Family History/Heritage, Auctions, Buildings/Commercial/Stores, Buildings/Public, Cemeteries/Burial Grounds, Churches/Schools/Religious/Clergymen, Clubs/Organizations, Desoto Hotel | b | ancestry-trip-to-america-family-history-heritage auctions buildings-commercial-stores buildings-public cemeteries-burial-grounds churches-schools-religious-clergymen clubs-organizations desoto-hotel | |
| Clem Bonnet talks baseball memories | B | Baseball | b | baseball | |
| Donald (Bugs) Beadle talks baseball memories | B | Baseball | b | baseball | |
| Eggleston, George | E | Airplanes Ancestry/Trip to America/Family History/Heritage, Ancestry/Trip to America/Family History/Heritage, Automobiles/Trucks/Busses, Bridges, Building Materials, Buildings/Commercial/Stores, Buildings/Government, Buildings/Residential, Buildings/State Sites, Churches/Schools/Religious/Clergymen, Clubs/Organizations, Depression | e | airplanes-ancestry-trip-to-america-family-history-heritage ancestry-trip-to-america-family-history-heritage automobiles-trucks-busses bridges building-materials buildings-commercial-stores buildings-government buildings-residential buildings-state-sites churches-schools-religious-clergymen clubs-organizations depression | |
| Einsweiler, Frank Pt. 1 | E | Ancestry/Trip to America/Family History/Heritage, Anecdotes/Other Handed-Down Stories, Areas/Locations, Automobiles/Trucks/Busses, Banking/Financing/Credit, Bridges, Building Materials, Buildings/Commercial/Stores, Buildings/Government, Buildings/Public, Buildings/Residential, Buildings/State Sites, Charity/Generosity/Gifts, Churches/Schools/Religious/Clergymen, Clubs/Organizations, Coatsworth Building, Death, Desoto Hotel | e | ancestry-trip-to-america-family-history-heritage anecdotes-other-handed-down-stories areas-locations automobiles-trucks-busses banking-financing-credit bridges building-materials buildings-commercial-stores buildings-government buildings-public buildings-residential buildings-state-sites charity-generosity-gifts churches-schools-religious-clergymen clubs-organizations coatsworth-building death desoto-hotel | |
| Einsweiler, Frank Pt. 2 | E | Building Materials, Buildings/Commercial/Stores, Buildings/Government, Buildings/Public, Chestnut Mountain Resort, Churches/Schools/Religious/Clergymen | e | building-materials buildings-commercial-stores buildings-government buildings-public chestnut-mountain-resort churches-schools-religious-clergymen | |
| Graham, Clara (Gill) | G | Ancestry/Trip to America/Family History/Heritage, Animals/Wildlife/Reptiles/Fowl/Insects, Areas/Locations, Buildings/Commercial/Stores, Buildings/Residential, Churches/Schools/Religious/Clergymen, Collections/Hobbies, Death, Depression, Desoto Hotel | g | ancestry-trip-to-america-family-history-heritage animals-wildlife-reptiles-fowl-insects areas-locations buildings-commercial-stores buildings-residential churches-schools-religious-clergymen collections-hobbies death depression desoto-hotel | |
| Hirst, O.E. ‘Obbie’ | H | Ancestry/Trip to America/Family History/Heritage, Anecdotes/Other Handed-Down Stories, Areas/Locations, Artists, Breweries/Beer/Wine Beverages, Bridges, Buildings/Commercial/Stores, Buildings/Government, Buildings/Residential, Charity/Generosity/Gifts, Churches/Schools/Religious/Clergymen, Clubs/Organizations, Death, Depression | h | ancestry-trip-to-america-family-history-heritage anecdotes-other-handed-down-stories areas-locations artists breweries-beer-wine-beverages bridges buildings-commercial-stores buildings-government buildings-residential charity-generosity-gifts churches-schools-religious-clergymen clubs-organizations death depression | |
| Kenneth Sincock talks baseball memories | S | Baseball | s | baseball | |
| Mueller, Alfred W. ‘Alfie’ Pt. 1 | M | Airplanes, Ancestry/Trip to America/Family History/Heritage, Anecdotes/Other Handed-Down Stories, Areas/Locations, Automobiles/Trucks/Busses, Buildings/Commercial/Stores, Buildings/Public, Buildings/Residential, Buildings/State Sites, Characters/Hobos Churches/Schools/Religious/Clergymen, Clubs/Organizations, Collections/Hobbies, Death, Depression | m | airplanes ancestry-trip-to-america-family-history-heritage anecdotes-other-handed-down-stories areas-locations automobiles-trucks-busses buildings-commercial-stores buildings-public buildings-residential buildings-state-sites characters-hobos-churches-schools-religious-clergymen clubs-organizations collections-hobbies death depression | |
| Mueller, Alfred W. ‘Alfie’ Pt. 2 | M | Areas/Locations, Buildings/Commercial/Stores, Buildings/Public | m | areas-locations buildings-commercial-stores buildings-public | |
| P. Wm. (Bill) & Louise Wing talk baseball | S | Baseball | s | baseball | |
| Schulte, Loretta (Klingel) | S | Airplanes, Ancestry/Trip to America/Family History/Heritage, Anecdotes/Other Handed-Down Stories, Animals/Wildlife/Reptiles/Fowl/Insects, Areas/Locations, Artists, Breweries/Beer/Wine Beverages, Buildings/Commercial/Stores, Buildings/Residential, Cemeteries/Burial Grounds, Characters/Hobos, Charity/Generosity/Gifts, Churches/Schools/Religious/Clergymen, Death, Depression | s | airplanes ancestry-trip-to-america-family-history-heritage anecdotes-other-handed-down-stories animals-wildlife-reptiles-fowl-insects areas-locations artists breweries-beer-wine-beverages buildings-commercial-stores buildings-residential cemeteries-burial-grounds characters-hobos charity-generosity-gifts churches-schools-religious-clergymen death depression |