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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)
Tag Archives: Housing
Interview With James Steltz
From the interview with James Steltz of Marysville, WA conducted by phone by Patience Rogge on February 19, 2008 from the Fort Worden History Center. Mr. Steltz served in a military police detachment at Fort Worden from 1951 to 1953. … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army, Ferries, Fort Flagler, Housing, Police (Military), Shift Duty
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Interview With Marguerite “Mariwade” McIlroy Douglas
From the interview with Mrs. Marguerite “Mariwade” Mc Ilroy Douglas of Albuquerque, NM conducted by Shelly Testerman Randall by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on January 31, 2004. Mrs. Douglas was the daughter of U.S. Army Warrant Officer … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army-Military Life, Housing, Vegetable Gardening
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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 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 Stan Muench
From the interview with Stan Muench of Seattle conducted by phone from the Fort Worden Oral History Center by Patience Rogge on March 16, 2005. Mr. Muench was a staff social worker at the Fort Worden Juvenile Treatment Center from June 1969 to … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Tagged Beaches, Bliss Vista, Foghorns, Housing, Social Workers
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Interview with E.G. “Gus” Lindquist
From the interview with E.G. “ Gus” Lindquist of Port Townsend, conducted by John Clise at the Fort Worden History Center on October 1, 2003. Mr. Lindquist was the first Superintendent of the Fort Worden Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center. He died in … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Tagged Bliss Vista, Housing, Psychiatrist, Superintendent
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Interview With Valerie O. Koschnick
From the interview with Valerie O. Koschnick of Centralia, WA on February 12, 2004 conducted by phone from the Fort Worden History Center by Patience Rogge. Ms. Koschnick is the widow of Robert Koschnick, the Superintendent of the Fort Worden Juvenile Diagnostic … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Tagged Closing of the Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Housing, Social Services Department, Superintendent
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Interview With Jack Hartt
From the interview with Jack Hartt on May 12, 2002 conducted by Mona Lou Stefflre for the Fort Worden Oral History Program. Mr. Hartt served as a Park Ranger at Fort Worden from 1989 to 1999. Here he describes his family’s life in … Continue reading
Posted in Washington State Parks
Tagged Campgrounds, Games-of Children, Housing, Rangers, State Parks
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Interview With Norma Borgstrom
From the interview with Norma Borgstrom of Williams, OR. Mrs. Borgstrom was an Army wife who lived in Port Townsend during the Korean War era while her husband was stationed at Fort Worden. The interview was conducted by PamClise on … Continue reading
Interview with Glen Bellerud
From the interview with Glen Bellerud on May 8, 2002 conducted by Rae Tennyson for the Fort Worden Oral History Program. Mr. Bellerud was the first Manager of Fort Worden State Park and served here from 1972 to 1991. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Washington State Parks
Tagged Bakery, Campgrounds, Centrum, Commercials-Production, Fiddle tunes, Hangar (Balloon), Housing, Management of Parks Departments, Marine Science Center, McCurdy Pavilion, Officer and a Gentleman (Movie), Reef (Underwater), Reservation Program-Visitors, State Parks, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial (Movie)
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