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What’s Up? Video: LRC marks Juneteenth with genealogy, oral history and annual freedom walk
Parks and Recreation, Public Communications

What’s Up? Video: LRC marks Juneteenth with genealogy, oral history and annual freedom walk

In this episode of “What’s Up, College Station?” Marketing Coordinator Grace Hallowell and Assistant Lincoln Recreation Center Supervisor Markeesha Watson talk about the upcoming Juneteenth celebrations, including a genealogy workshop, an oral history event, and the annual freedom walk. Continue reading What’s Up? Video: LRC marks Juneteenth with genealogy, oral history and annual freedom walk

City Secretary, Historic Preservation

CS’s oral history project preserves veterans’ stories

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You probably know the City of College Station has a lot of its history preserved in the form of documents, maps and photos. But it may surprise you that we’ve also preserved our history by recording the stories of the people who lived it.

The city’s online historic database, Project HOLD, has a large collection of stories gathered through interviews with people who remember the city’s early days. The oral history collection focuses on the stories of our community’s veterans.

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