Oral History Interview with George Allen Holekamp, September 27, 2000

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Interview with George Allen Holekamp, a rancher and descendant of Kerr County settlers from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Holekamp details his family's history in Kerr County. He mentions that his ancestors included farmers, ranchers, and shingle-makers. He and his wife Mary Virginia Stevens are still involved in ranching and community activities, and their legacy continues on with their children. In his stories of ranching, he discusses ranchers' struggles with screwworm infestations and Brucellosis (Bang's Disease), the Bracero program, the Rural Electrification Association, and the Sheep and Goats Raisers Auxiliary.

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45 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

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Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Holekamp, George Allen & Holekamp, Mary Virginia September 27, 2000.

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Interview with George Allen Holekamp, a rancher and descendant of Kerr County settlers from Kerrville, Texas. Mr. Holekamp details his family's history in Kerr County. He mentions that his ancestors included farmers, ranchers, and shingle-makers. He and his wife Mary Virginia Stevens are still involved in ranching and community activities, and their legacy continues on with their children. In his stories of ranching, he discusses ranchers' struggles with screwworm infestations and Brucellosis (Bang's Disease), the Bracero program, the Rural Electrification Association, and the Sheep and Goats Raisers Auxiliary.

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45 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

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Editor's Note (page 9): "The following is a transcript of an audiotape and has only been altered for clarity of meaning."

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  • [Oral History Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, September 27, 2000], ark:/67531/metapth636787
  • Oral History Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, September 27, 2000, Supplement - ark:/67531/metapth1542812

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This compilation of newspapers, photographs, and other materials provides a glimpse into the diverse people and fascinating places that have contributed to the growth of Texas.

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Oral History Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, September 27, 2000 (Video)

Oral History Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, September 27, 2000

Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, a couple from Kerrville, Texas. The interview includes their stories of both the Holekamp and Stevens families, as well as the couple's ranching and community activities.

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[Oral History Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, September 27, 2000], ark:/67531/metapth636787

Oral History Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, September 27, 2000, Supplement (Text)

Oral History Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, September 27, 2000, Supplement

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with ranchers George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, including photographs of their cattle and ranch, family photographs, eyewitness accounts of the flood on the Guadalupe River, and a family history handwritten by Ida Holekamp, George Allen Holekamp's aunt.

Oral History Interview with George Allen and Mary Virginia Stevens Holekamp, September 27, 2000, Supplement - ark:/67531/metapth1542812

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Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Holekamp, George Allen & Holekamp, Mary Virginia. Oral History Interview with George Allen Holekamp, September 27, 2000, text, September 27, 2000; Kerrville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth795458/: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Kerr County Historical Commission.

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