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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
- 369th EASR
- Army
- Army Families
- Army Wives
- Artillery Hill
- Atomic Bomb Tests
- Campgrounds
- Centrum
- Centrum Foundation
- Children's Games
- Closing of the Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center
- Coast Artillery-248th
- Coast Guard
- Commanding Officers
- Commanding Officers Quarters at Fort Worden
- Cottage Parents
- Cottages
- Death
- Discipline
- Enemy Fire
- Engineer Amphibious Support Regiment (EASR)-369th
- Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment (EBSR)
- Ferries
- Festival of American Fiddle Tunes
- Fiddle tunes
- Fort Flagler
- Fort Lewis
- Fort Worden
- Fort Worden Parade Ground
- General James H. Cunningham
- Greenland
- Guns
- Hangar (Balloon)
- Harbor Entrance Control Post
- Housing
- Hydrophones
- Inchon Landing
- Isolation
- Japan
- Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center
- Korean War
- Korean War Era
- Living Conditions
- McCurdy Pavilion
- Meals
- Military Police
- Mines
- National Guard
- Navy
- Officers Row
- Park Rangers
- Point Wilson Lighthouse
- Port Townsend
- Prisoners of War
- Pusan
- Residents (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center)
- Runaways
- Russians
- Seasickness
- Sergeants
- Shift Duty
- Ships
- Socialization
- Social Life
- Social Workers
- Staff (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center)
- State Parks
- Strait of Juan de Fuca
- Submarines
- Target Practice
- Teachers
- Weather
- Weddings
- Wildlife
- World War II
Interviews by Category
- General (2)
- Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center (47)
- Military (125)
- Washington State Parks (42)
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Interview Archives
- March 2015 (6)
- February 2015 (1)
- January 2015 (1)
- December 2014 (2)
- November 2014 (3)
- October 2014 (4)
- September 2014 (1)
- July 2014 (6)
- June 2014 (7)
- May 2014 (5)
- April 2014 (1)
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- December 2013 (1)
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- May 2013 (2)
- April 2013 (1)
- March 2013 (4)
- February 2013 (5)
- January 2013 (4)
- December 2012 (7)
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- October 2012 (2)
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- July 2012 (4)
- June 2012 (4)
- May 2012 (7)
- April 2012 (6)
- March 2012 (39)
- February 2012 (49)
- January 2012 (4)
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Interview With Rodger Schmitt
From the interview with Rodger Schmitt of Port Townsend conducted at the Fort Worden History Center on March 18, 2011 by Patience Rogge. Mr. Schmitt serves as vice chair of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. Before he retired, … Continue reading
Posted in Washington State Parks
Tagged Decision-Making, Fort Worden Advisory Committee, George Randals, Life Long Learning Center, Parks Commissioners, Rex Derr, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
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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
Posted in Military
Tagged Artillery Hill, Colonel Henry M. Salley, Cub Scouts, Ernest Meres Salley, Essex Automobiles, Greenhouses, Guns, Military Police, MPs, Officers Row, Port Townsend High School, Post Exchange, Pranks, PX
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Interview With Robert C. Petersen
From the interview with Robert C. Petersen of Long Beach, WA conducted by phone by Patience Rogge on January 4, 2007 from the Fort Worden History Center. Mr. Petersen served on the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission from 1991 … Continue reading
Posted in Washington State Parks
Tagged Decision-Making, Firearms, Guns, Law Enforcement, Park Rangers, Police Mentality, Ranger Training, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, Washington State Parks Commissioners
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Interview with Carl F. Baswell
From the interview with Colonel Carl F. Baswell of Heber Springs, AR conducted by Tim Caldwell at the Sheraton Hotel in Seattle on May 28, 2003. Col. Baswell served for three years at Fort Worden as commander of Company B … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged 333rd Engineers Special Services Regiment F Company, 532nd, Air Force Commendation Medal, Arkansas Tech, Army Promotions, Autobahn Bridges, Bronze Star, Constabulary Command Europe, Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment (EBSR), Fort Worden, Gruen and Belfinger Constrution Firm, Karlsruhe, Legion of Merit Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Pforzheim, Purple Heart Medal, Stuttgart, World War II
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Interview With Gary Cummins
From the interview with Gary Cummins of Port Townsend conducted by Patience Rogge at the Fort Worden History Center on January 3, 2012. Mr. Cummins is the chair of the Fort Worden Advisory Committee, he retired from a long and … Continue reading
Posted in Washington State Parks
Tagged Fort Worden Advisory Committee, Fort Worden Management, Fort Worden Public Development Authority, National Park Service Retirees, Organizational Change, Public Development Authority, Public Process in Decision-making, Rumors
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Interview With Carmyn Shute
From the interview with Carmyn Shute of Port Townsend conducted by Patience Rogge at the Fort Worden History Center on April 14, 2011. Ms. Shute is Conference Coordinator 3 at Fort Worden State Park Conference Center, where she has worked … Continue reading
Posted in Washington State Parks
Tagged Blues, Centrum, Complete Meeting Package Program, Conference Planning, Customer Service Specialists, Fiddle tunes, Fort Worden Partners, Fort Worden-Employees, Jazz Port townsend, Lifelong Learning Center Plan, Madrona MindBody Institute, Mission of Fort Worden, Parade Grounds, Port Townsend School of Woodworking, Program managers, Steve Shively, Susan Thomas, Third Ear, Tribal Canoe Journey, Voice Works
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Interview with Richard G. “Rick” Martinez
From the interview with Richard G. “Rick” Martinez of Port Townsend conducted by Patience Rogge on May 24, 2011 at the Fort Worden History Center. Mr. Martinez’s father Master Sergeant Fermin C. Martinez was stationed at Fort Worden with the … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged 536th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, Criminal Investigation Command, Investigation Techniques, Ken Martinez, Master Sergeant Fermin C. Martinez, Military Discipline, Military Police, Murder and Suicide at Fort Worden, NCO Row at Fort Worden
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Interview with Eleanor B. Anderson
From the interview with Eleanor B. Anderson of Bainbridge Island, WA conducted by Oran DeBois at the Fort Worden History Center on September 9, 2002. Mrs. Anderson came to Port Townsend as a caseworker for the Jefferson County Welfare Department … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Alistair R. Anderson, American Red Cross, Army Officers Wives, Attack on Pearl Harbor, Bachelor Officers Quarters at Fort Worden, Chapel at Fort Worden, Chaplains, Fran McMahon, General James H. Cunningham, Internment of Japanese-Americans, Jefferson County WA Welfare Department, Reviewing Troops, Social Life, Social Workers, Weddings
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