Oral History Interview

Ernest A. Polzin, born in 1908, talks about his life as a merchant.

Esperanza Olivarez was born in 1911 in Cuidad Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Interview conducted in 1987 by Silvia Ann Olivarez. Digital transfer completed on 29 January 2014 from the original analog cassette tape.

Esteban Garcia was born in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, in 1896. The Garcia family is an old time ranching family whose holdings date back to the founding of Camargo in the middle of the 1700's.

Estella Guerrero was born in 1912 in Garciasville, Starr County, Texas. She talks about living in Mission and her personal life.

Interview conducted in 1987 by Sandra Alvear. Digital transfer completed on 27 November 2013 from the original analog cassette tape.

Estella Holland was born in 1913 in Brownsville, Texas. She talks about her early life, Brownsville, Stagecoach Inn, King Ranch, bandit raids, and horse trading. Interview conducted in 1987 by Steve Carrales. Digital transfer completed on 11 September 2013 from the analog cassette tape. Digital file updated 9 February 2018.

Estella Minerva Cuellar is a native of the Rio Grande Valley, a retired classroom teacher, a president of the McAllen ISD school board, and has been involved in education all her life. She talks about the challenges and changes in education. Interview conducted on 9 January 1986 by Janis Gray Wood. Digital transfer completed on 23 October 2013 from the original analog cassette tape.

Ethel Mae Guy was born in 1903 in Indiana. Interview conducted in 1987 by Patricia Pena. Digital transfer completed on 27 November 2013 from the original analog cassette tape.

Interview conducted on 29 January 1990 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 19 February 2014 from the original analog cassette tape.

Everett Ray Hill was born in 1914 in Wayne, Clearmont County, Ohio. He relates his life experiences.

First interview conducted in 1987 by Eduardo Rodriguez. Digital transfer completed on 6 December 2013 from the original analog cassette tape. Side two of the cassette tape is blank.

Second interview conducted in 1987 by Patricia Laura Pena. Digital transfer completed on 9 December 2013 from the original analog cassette tape.

Ewart Sterling Hawthorne tells about the end of the Civil War and its effects on his family, farm, and school life during horse and buggy days. He also talks about C.H. Swallow & Co. in land business and moving to the Valley.

Interview conducted on 17 January 1994 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 2 December 2013 from the original analog cassette tape. Hidalgo County Historical Commission.