Lyle and Mary (Cultra) Merritt - an interview with photograph
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- Created Date
- 1929 - 2007
- Description
This is an interview with Lyle and Mary (Cultra) Merritt. Lyle, a lifelong resident of Towanda, Illinois, was born on a farm north of town in 1929. He discusses life during the depression and World War II and the importance of having a garden. Lyle tells of being drafted in 1950; working for Rowe Construction Company in Bloomington; and how he met his wife Mary. Mary tells of teaching school and of always having a big garden. They both tell o...
- Contributing Institution
- Towanda District Library
- Type
- sound
- Rights
- The images in the Towanda Area Historical Society digital library may be viewed, downloaded, and printed for personal or educational use, but any commercial use is prohibited, without permission. Questions may be directed to the historical society at tahs@towandahistory.org or through the Towanda Illinois District Library at (309)728-2176.
- Chicago citation style
- Lyle and Mary (Cultra) Merritt - an interview with photograph. 1929 - 2007. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/tdl/id/733. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (1929 - 2007) Lyle and Mary (Cultra) Merritt - an interview with photograph. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/tdl/id/733
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/tdl/id/733>.