About the FWOH Program
The volunteers of the Fort Worden Oral History Program have collected almost 300 interviews with the men and women who have served, lived, worked, or visited Fort Worden over its long history since the program’s inception in 2003. The interviews tell of the real life experiences of those who served at Fort Worden during the military era; who worked or lived here during the Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center days; or have visited, participated in activities, or worked at the fort since it became a state park conference center.
These interviews, which have been transcribed and cataloged, form a rich treasure trove of stories that should be mined for source material by historians, students, genealogists, and writers.
Interviews by Subject
Army Army Families Army Wives Artillery Hill Atomic Bomb Tests Centrum Children's Games Coast Artillery-248th Coast Guard Commanding Officers Cottages Death Discipline Engineer Amphibious Support Regiment (EASR)-369th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment (EBSR) Ferries Fiddle tunes Fort Flagler Fort Worden General James H. Cunningham Guns Hangar (Balloon) Housing Isolation Korean War McCurdy Pavilion Meals Mines Navy Officers Row Park Rangers Port Townsend Prisoners of War Residents (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center) Runaways Shift Duty Ships Socialization Staff (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center) State Parks Strait of Juan de Fuca Submarines Target Practice Teachers World War IIInterviews by Category
- General (3)
- Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center (38)
- Military (89)
- Washington State Parks (28)
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Recent Posts
- Interview With Deb Johnson
- Interview with Karl Dehmer
- Interview with Gerrit Nieuwsma
- Interview With John W. Singhose
- Interview With Virginia H. Walter
- Interview With William F. Gurley
- Interview With Harold P. Aden
- Interview With Lucinda Hall
- Interview with Gasper J. “Gus” Impiccini
- Interview With Wilfred E. Allen
Interview Archives
- May 2013 (1)
- April 2013 (1)
- March 2013 (4)
- February 2013 (5)
- January 2013 (4)
- December 2012 (7)
- November 2012 (8)
- October 2012 (2)
- September 2012 (2)
- August 2012 (8)
- July 2012 (4)
- June 2012 (4)
- May 2012 (7)
- April 2012 (6)
- March 2012 (39)
- February 2012 (49)
- January 2012 (4)
Category Archives: Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Interview with Karl Dehmer
From the interview with Karl Dehmer of Sammamish, WA conducted at the Fort Worden HistoryCenter on July, 13, 2002 by Cynthia Walker. Mr. Dehmer spent his early childhood at Fort Worden, where his father was employed at the Juvenile Diagnostic … Continue reading
Interview With Lucinda Hall
From the interview with Lucinda Hall of Tacoma, WA conducted by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on March 15, 2005 by John Croghan. Ms. Hall’s father was a cook at the Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center, her family … Continue reading
Interview With Don Willott
From the interview with Don Willott of Bainbridge Island, WA conducted by Wendy Los at the Fort Worden History Center on March 23, 2004. Mr. Willott worked at the Fort Worden Juvenile Treatment Center from September 1967 to June 1968 … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Tagged Bob Warfield, Cascadia Diagnostic Center, Commanding Officers Quarters, Echo Glen, Forestry Camps, Fort Worden, Graduate Students, Green Hill School, Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Juvenile Justice System, Port Townsend, Practicum in Social Work, Residents (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center), Sentencing of Juveniles, Staff (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center), University of Washington School of Social Work, Western State Hospital
Interview With Patricia S. Simpson
From the interview with Patricia S. Simpson of Port Townsend conducted at the Fort Worden History Center by Patience Rogge on March 6, 2008. Ms. Simpson worked as a secretary at the Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center for two years, … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center, Washington State Parks
Tagged Artillery Hill, Centrum, Chetzemoka Park, Dr. Bill Shire, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, Fiddle tunes, Fort Worden, Foxes, Friends of Fort Worden, Gus Lindquist, Mary Johnson, Musicians, Port Townsend Police, Runners and Running, Staff (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center), Telephone Operators, Telephone Switchboards, Typewriters, Wildlife
Interview With GEW
From the interview with GEW of Issaquah, WA conducted by Hazel Hatfield on May 11, 2002 at the Fort Worden History Center. GEW was a resident of the Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center here as well as several other juvenile … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Tagged A Frame Houses, Beach Parties, Bunkers, Christmas, Christmas Gifts, Christmas Trees, Cottages, Dick Roberts, Discipline, Fake Fireplace Brick Paper, Fights, Fort Worden Visitor Information Center, Isolation Areas, Jail, Miss Vineyard, Parental Neglect, Pokey, Port Ludlow WA, Renault Dauphine Automobiles, Residents (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center), Siamese Cats, Staff (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center), Structure of Lifestyle
Interview With Joseph D. Benson, Sr.
From the interview with Joseph De Villo Benson, Sr. of Port Townsend conducted by Rae Tennyson at the Fort Worden History Center on July 7, 2002. Mr. Benson worked at Fort Worden from 1959 to 1981. His career spanned the … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Tagged Ang Taylor, Chetzemoka Park, De Villo Hotel, Dinky Engine, Drought in North Dakota 1927, Fog Horns, Gordon Trafton, Lance Cubley, Landes Street, Model T Trucks, N.D. Hill Building, OR, Paper Mills, Port Townsend, Recreational Vehicles, Seaside, Seattle, Westward Migration, William Matheson, Yellowstone Park
Interview With Bayly Miller
From the interview with Bayly Miller of University Place, WA conducted by phone by Patience Rogge from the Fort Worden History Center on July 12, 2011. Mr. Miller is the son of Marshall E. Miller (1927-1999), who was the chaplain … Continue reading
Interview With Gordon D. Trafton
From the interview With Gordon D. Trafton conducted by Oran DeBois at the Fort Worden History Center on June 16, 2005. Mr. Trafton worked at Fort Worden from 1960 to 1971, first as a custodian and then as a carpenter. … Continue reading
Interview With Bruce Reid
From the interview with Bruce Reid of Port Townsend conducted by John Clise at the Fort Worden History Center on January 13, 2003. Mr. Reid was one of the first teachers hired by the Port Townsend School District #50 to … Continue reading
