Kyle Stallones interviews Mitch Ford, a longtime resident of Tomball since 1963. Mitch’s immediate family, Millard Ford Jr. and Millard Ford Sr. founded and operated Ford’s Chevy Service for many years in downtown Tomball and then on old FM149 before retiring in 1973. Kyle explores life in Tomball during those years, including discussions about the […]
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Kyle Stallones interviews Nadine Martens Reed whose father, Leonard, operated one of the largest poultry and egg farms in the Tomball area on a 354 acre ranch. For over 50 years Leonard’s country eggs were sold to many grocery stores, convenience stores and restaurants around Tomball as well as the Houston area. Nadine relives the
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Tomball Oral History Project Spring Creek County Historical Association Lone Star College Harris County Library Kyle Stallones interviews Bruce Hillegeist, current President of the Tomball Chamber of Commerce. Bruce reflects on his families’ civic endeavors to the city in years past, the Hillegeist family legacy and the future of Tomball through its governmental activities. Recorded
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Tomball Oral History Project Spring Creek County Historical Association Lone Star College Harris County Library Wheeler Coe, Jr. – Part 2 interviewed by Kyle Stallones Kyle Stallones finishes the interview with Wheeler Coe, Jr., including his time as the Mayor and city councilman of Tomball, when City Hall was a one room building with 3
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Kyle Stallones interviews Tomball Mayor Lori Klein-Quinn on May 26, 2023. Mayor Klein-Quinn recalls her life growing up in Tomball and her service to the community since high school. She discusses the sense of community for Tomball as a “city of sidewalks” where, in the early days, you were related to half the population and
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Tomball Oral History Project Spring Creek County Historical Association Lone Star College Harris County Library Episode #18 Kyle Stallones of the Tomball Museum Center interviews Arlie Beckendorf, one of the August Beckendorf sons (Elmer, Marvin, Harvey and Arlie) who sucessfully ran a dairy farm for many years in the Addicks and Rosehill communities. See how
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Tomball Oral History Project Spring Creek County Historical Association Lone Star College Harris County Library Episode #17 Kyle Stallones interviews Kirk Beckendorf, Arlie’s son, on May 23, 2023, tracing his roots growing up in Rosehill, Texas along with family reunions on the Beckendorf dairy farms of west Harris county. Kirk relives the childhood memories, including
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Tomball Oral History Project Spring Creek County Historical Association Lone Star College Harris County Library Episode #16 Kyle Stallones interviews Mrs. Elmer Beckendorf and her son, Charles. Both discuss the life of Elmer Beckendorf and his service to the Tomball community. Charles explains the intricacies of the dairy industry in the 1940s to its demise
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Kyle Stallones interviews JoAnn Buvinghausen Ehrhardt on May 4, 2023. JoAnn recalls her life growing up in Tomball, father Joseph Buvinghausen’s country store and other great stories of Tomball past. https://youtu.be/hy24J7plcz8
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Kyle Stallones interviews Millie Theis Martin on May 2, 2023 at the Tomball Museum Center. Millie recalls the ancestoral history of the Theis (and Theiss) families, other German settlers to Tomball in the 1800s, the move and restoration of the Theiss House to the museum complex and early life in Tomball as a child. https://youtu.be/Xw4hBRow9qU
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