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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)
- January 2014 (1)
- December 2013 (1)
- November 2013 (1)
- October 2013 (1)
- September 2013 (2)
- August 2013 (3)
- July 2013 (2)
- June 2013 (6)
- May 2013 (2)
- 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)
Author Archives: fwohp4481
Interview With Marcella Younce
From the interview with Marcella Younce of Port Townsend conducted by Mona Lou Stefflre on July 15, 2002 at the Fort Worden History Center. Mrs. Younce grew up in Port Townsend and married Jack Younce, the son of a noncommissioned officer stationed at … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army, Howard Petrie, Jack Younce, Rabbits
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Interview With Mel Wortman
From the interview with Mel Wortman on June 1, 2004 conducted by Patience Rogge by phone from the Fort Worden History Center. Mr. Wortman served as a member of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission from 1984 to 1996. Here he … Continue reading
Posted in Washington State Parks
Tagged Artillery Hill, Construction, Jan Tvetin, Memory's Vault, Washington Arts Commission, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
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Interview With Richard Wojt
From the interview with Richard Wojt of Port Townsend conducted by Wendy Los at the Fort Worden History Center on October 26, 2004. Mr. Wojt was a science teacher at the Fort Worden Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center from 1961 to 1964. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Tagged Classrooms, Fish Tank/Aquarium, Rats in a Cage (Classroom), Science Class, Teachers
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Interview With Helen Virden
From the interview with Helen Virden of Marshall, WI conducted by Patience Rogge by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on May 27, 2008. Mrs. Virden , the widow of U.S. Army Sergeant Kenneth M. Virden, lived in NCO quarters at Fort … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army, Childbirth, Death, Housing, Japanese Prison Camp, Prisoners of War
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Interview With John Vekich
From the interview with John Vekich of Tacoma, WA conducted by Oran DeBois at the Fort Worden History Center on January 24, 2004. Mr. Vekich served in the U.S. Army 248th Coast Artillery during World War II. At Fort Worden, he worked as … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army, Burglaries, Coast Artillery-248th, Death, Law Enforcement, World War II
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Interview With Mary Swift
From the interview with Mary Swift of Olympia conducted by Rick Martinez at the Fort Worden History Center on October 12, 2002. Mrs. Swift , daughter of Lt. Col. Floyd D. Robbins, lived at Fort Worden from 1940 to 1945. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Air Raid Drills, Floyd D. Robbins, Pearl Harbor Day
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Interview with Ella Sandvig
From the interview with Ella Sandvig of Port Townsend conducted by Teddy Clark at the Fort Worden History Center on January 18, 2003. Ms. Sandvig worked at the Fort Worden Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center from May 1958 to May 1971 as clerical … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Tagged Closing of the Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Social Services Department
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Interview With Ann Robson
From the interview with Ann Robson of Issaquah, WA, conducted by Pam Clise on October 11,2003 at the Fort Worden History Center. Ms. Robson’s parents, Pauline and Tom Scott worked for the Fort Worden Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center from 1959 to 1972. … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Tagged Cats, Housing, Parents, Secretary of Superintendent, Sense of Community, Superintendent
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Interview With Tom L. Riley
From the interview with Tom L. Riley of Port Townsend, conducted by Patience Rogge on June 20, 2008 by telephone for the Fort Worden Oral History Program. Mr. Riley was a civilian employee of the U.S. Army working in fire prevention protection for … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army, Civilian Employees, Death, Fire Protection
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Interview With Phil Rich
From the interview with Phil Rich of Port Townsend conducted by Patience Rogge at the Fort Worden History Center on September 25, 2008. Mr. Rich taught history at the Fort Worden Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center. Here he discusses two of his … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Tagged Cottages, Earthquakes, History Class, Residents (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center), Teachers
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