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Ann Markel Forbes interview with Kessler Cannon of KBND radio

Audiobook
Fifteen minute oral history with Ann Markel Forbes, early school teacher in Bend, who first arrived in Bend in 1909. Interview conducted by KBND in 1953 as part of an oral history series with the Deschutes County Pioneers. Ann discusses the “pioneer school marms,” the Reid School, Hugh O’Kane, playing basketball, George Palmer Putnam, the Penney Building, the Priscilla Club, Lara’s Hall, local dances, picnics, and early fashion. Originally broadcast on June 21, 1953. Photograph from the collection of the Deschutes County Historical Society.

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Series: 15 minute histories Publisher: Bend, Oregon : KBND, p1953 Edition: Unabridged

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  • File size: 5576 KB
  • Release date: April 11, 2016
  • Duration: 00:11:36

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  • File size: 5636 KB
  • Release date: April 11, 2016
  • Duration: 00:11:36
  • Number of parts: 1

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English

Fifteen minute oral history with Ann Markel Forbes, early school teacher in Bend, who first arrived in Bend in 1909. Interview conducted by KBND in 1953 as part of an oral history series with the Deschutes County Pioneers. Ann discusses the “pioneer school marms,” the Reid School, Hugh O’Kane, playing basketball, George Palmer Putnam, the Penney Building, the Priscilla Club, Lara’s Hall, local dances, picnics, and early fashion. Originally broadcast on June 21, 1953. Photograph from the collection of the Deschutes County Historical Society.

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