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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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Recent Posts
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)
Category Archives: Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Interview with CMB
From the interview with CMB of Seattle, conducted by phone by Clare Ledden on March 25, 2014, from the Fort Worden History Center. CMB was a resident of the Fort Worden Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center for six months when … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Tagged Children's Games, cigarettes, Cottage Parents, Fort Worden, Juvenile diagnostic and Treatment Center--Residents, Medicines, Sexual Predation, Smoking
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Interview With Dave Backman
From the interview with Dave Backman of Port Townsend conducted at the Fort Worden History Center on March 29, 2007 by Patience Rogge. Mr. Backman grew up in Port Townsend, and after retiring moved back to his hometown. He served … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center, Washington State Parks
Tagged Artillery Hill, Children's Games, Cottage Parents, Dave Edwards, Football, Fort Worden, Fort Worden Parade Ground, High School Sports, Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Juvenile diagnostic and Treatment Center--Residents
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Interview With Dick E. Wiltse
From the interview with Dick E. Wiltse of Port Townsend conducted at the Fort Worden History Center by Rick Martinez on February 5, 2004. Mr. Wiltse, a veteran of both the Army and Navy, also worked as a cook at … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center, Military
Tagged Army, Ferries, Ferry Accidents, Fort Worden, Harbor Entrance Control Post, Harold Gruver, HECP, Hydrophones, Indian Island Naval Base, Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center--Staff, Naval Reservists, Navy, Oscar Lee, Ship Detection Equipment, Stan Robichaux
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Interview With JDC
From the interview with JDC of Olympia, WA conducted by Patience Rogge at the Fort Worden History Center on April 13, 2004. JDC was a resident of the Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center for six to eight weeks at about … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Tagged Army, Cedar Creek Forestry Camp, Effect of Military Service, Fort Worden, Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Juvenile Reformatories, Residents (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center)
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Interview With William G. Trafton
From the interview with William G. Trafton of Port Ludlow, WA conducted at the Fort Worden History Center on August 13, 2013 by Clio Ward. Mr. Trafton is the son of Gordon Trafton, who was the maintenance supervisor at Fort … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Tagged Ethel June Beatty Trafton, Fort Worden, Gordon Trafton, Hot Rod Automobiles, Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center--Family Life, Model A Roadsters, North Beach Port Townsend, Popular Mechanics magazine, Port Townsend, Residents (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center), Richard Stapf, Staff (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center), Teenage Pranks
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Interview With Ed Edwards
From the interview with Ed Edwards of Port Townsend conducted by Teddy Clark at the Fort Worden History Center on March 6, 2003. Mr. Edwards’ parents worked at the Fort Worden Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center as Cottage Parents. The … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Tagged Asbestos Exposure at Fort Worden, Balloon Hangar, Children's Games, Cottage Parents, Families of Staff (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center), Fort Worden Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Living Conditions, Mc Curdy Pavilion, Port Townsend, Residents (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center), Staff (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center)
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Interview With April N. Miller
Excerpts from the interview with April N. Miller of New York, NY conducted by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on February 7, 2012 by Eleanor Rigby. Ms. Miller is the daughter of Marshall Earl Miller and Muriel Smock … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Tagged 4-H, Artillery Hill, Chaplains at Fort Worden, Children's Games, Choir at Fort Worden Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Dressage, Equitation, Families of Staff (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center), Fort Worden, Horsemanship, Horses, Jefferson County Fair, Jody Stewart, Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Marshall Earl Miller, Muriel Smock Miller Severns, Ponies, Port Townsend School District No. 50, Rhododendron Festival Activities, Staff (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center)
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Interview With Rosalie Lindquist
From the interview with Rosalie Lindquist of Port Townsend conducted by Eleanor Rigby at the Fort Worden History Center on July 14, 2005. Mrs. Lindquist is the widow of Elmer G. “Gus” Lindquist, the first superintendent of the Fort Worden … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Tagged Carleton College, Chehalis WA, Commanding Officers Quarters, Elmer G. "Gus" Lindquist, Families of Staff (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center), Fort Worden, Green Hill School, Gus Lindquist, Kansas State Industrial School for Boys, Lawrence KS, Minnesota State Reformatory for Men, Northfield MN, Port Townsend, Social Life, Social Workers, St. Cloud MN, Staff (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center), Sullivan's Grocery Store in Port Townsend, Tom Wilson in Port Townsend, Topeka KS
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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
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Tagged Bunkers, Childhood Adventures, Children's Games, Fort Worden, Fort Worden Beach, Fort Worden Pier, Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center--Family Life, Officers Row
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