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OH 1725

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1725
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionFor the Denton County Historical Commission. Members of longtime Denton, Texas, family. History of Scripture family’s migration to Texas after the Civil War and eventual settlement in Denton, including great uncle’s grocery store on Denton Square and grandfather’s lumber yard. Construction of family’s landmark home on Scripture Hill. Reminiscences of childhood in Denton and education at the Demonstration School. Marriage to James S. Rodgers, U.S. Air Force officer. Experiences during various military base assignments and family’s relocation to Denton. Current history of Forrester and Rodgers families.
Interviewer(s)Martha Len Nelson
Physical Description52 pp. plus documents (30 pp.)
Terms of UseOpen