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)
Tag Archives: Artillery Hill
Interview With William F. Gurley
From the interview with William F. Gurley of Kingston, WA conducted by Ken Brink at the Fort Worden History Center on July 2, 2002. Mr. Gurley’s father, Captain Franklin Chris Gurley of the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps, commanded A … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged A Battery, Army, Artillery Hill, Captain Franklin C. Gurley, Charles Meyers jr, Children's Games, Coast Artillery, Colonel Pace, Fort Worden, Fort Worden Parade Ground, General James H. Cunningham, Major Charles Meyers, Officers Row, Officers' Jobs, Port Townsend, Post Security
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 Naomi Wood
From the interview with Naomi Wood of Bellevue, WA conducted by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on June 10. 2004 by John Clise. Mrs. Wood, the widow of Captain Richard H. Wood of the US Army 369th Boat … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged 369th, Army, Army Families, Army Wives, Artillery Hill, Bridge (Card Game), Captain Richard H. Wood, Children, Children's Games, Colonel George Spaur, Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment (EBSR), Fort Worden, Korean War, Non-Commissioned Officers, Officers Row, Oregon Department of Forestry, Parties, Picnics, Retreat Ceremony, Salem OR, Social Life, Taps
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, Fiddle tunes, Wildlife, Staff (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center), Friends of Fort Worden, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, Gus Lindquist, Fort Worden, Chetzemoka Park, Telephone Switchboards, Telephone Operators, Typewriters, Runners and Running, Dr. Bill Shire, Port Townsend Police, Musicians, Foxes, Mary Johnson
Interview With Hammond M. Salley
From the interview with Hammond M. Salley (Major, USA ret.) of Anaheim, CA conducted by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on July 20, 2010 by Patience Rogge. Mr. Salley is the son of Colonel Henry M. Salley (1901-1994); … Continue reading
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 Jeffrey D. Wheeler
From the interview with Jeffrey D. Wheeler of Camano Island, WA conducted by phone by Patience Rogge on March 20, 2007 from the Fort Worden History Center. Mr. Wheeler is a Ranger at Cama Beach State Park on Camano Island. … Continue reading
Interview With Oran P. DeBois,Jr.
From the interview with Oran P. DeBois, jr. of Sequim, WA conducted by Rae Tennyson at the Fort Worden History Center on November 12, 2002. Mr. DeBois served in the U.S. Navy at Fort Worden in the Harbor Defense Command … Continue reading
Interview With Ronald J. Novak
From the interview with Ronald J. Novak of Sequim, WA conducted by Wendy Los at the Fort Worden History Center on June 13, 2006. Mr. Novak served in the US Army from 1957 to 1960, during his eight months at … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army, Artillery Hill, Batteries, Generators, Guns, Radars, Seattle Air Defense Command, Shift Duty
