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In this 2021 interview, Mary Jane Trigalet shares her experience working for the garment factory in Bristow.

In this 1976 monologue, Mary Lee (Fuller) McCarty (1929-2007) gives a summary of her efforts, along with her husband Bob, in compiling the history of the Pinehill Community in Creek County, Oklahoma. She also provides a summary of their findings…

Mike shares about his life growing up, his family, his work life in law enforcement and about his love of music and writing.

In this 1979 interview with Milly Thompson, she talks about her early life in Bristow including her family being farmers, going to school, cotton farming and Indians. She also talks about the effects of the war and what it was like to be around…

In this 2020 interview, Monta Jean Wheeler shares her experiences growing up in the Bristow area. She discusses her childhood, the various businesses throughout Bristow, and the impact that World War II had on Bristow.

In this 2021 interview, Myra Fadely shares her experience in the Bristow area. She discusses the Freeland Center and the different businesses.

In this 1979 interview with Ola Lee, she talks about her mother passing away when she was just 13-years-old and what it was like growing up without her. She talks about her dad's store and what it was like working there, as well as, other businesses…

In this brief 1976 interview, Oliver “Tracy” Kelly (1926-2012) discusses the first banks and cotton gins in Bristow, Oklahoma, as well as the nature of the industry in the area at that time, which was primarily agriculture and oil.

Paula shares about her history growing up in the Bristow area, about her family and work life and her love for genealogy and history.