Oral Histories

Collin County – The Way it Was: As Told by the Pioneers Who Lived its History

Bicentennial Oral History Project, 1976, edited by Mike Apsey 

These oral history audio files are all available in MP3 format for download (below). They are also available as non-circulating CD’s in our Genealogy Department at the Roy and Helen Hall Library. 


MP3 FileSize in MB
Final Collin County Program5.6
4th of July 19766.9
Benton Staley: Frisco7.1
Bessie Heard25.9
Bill Aaron: McKinney7.6
The Bois D'Arc Tree5.8
Bud Fondren: McKinney7.0
Clarence Cox: Early McKinney7.6
Col. Tom Emerson: McKinney6.2
D. Mosley: Early Texas5.5
E.G. "Pat" Simpson: McKinney7.7
Edgar Cornell: Christmas in Early McKinney6.8
Ella Moreland: Altoga8.5
Fred Biggs: McKinney6.4
Gladys Harrington: Plano7.6
Grady Mills: Law in McKinney6.2
I-30 Texas History10.4
Ira Boren: Frognot7.3
Marshall Watkins: Mule Teams in Texas7.5
Martha Schubertz discusses Elbert Kirkpatrick21.9
Max Bomar: McKinney6.6
Mid Year Summary of Programs5.8
Mr. E.B. Nelson: McKinney14.6
Mr. G. Richardson: Plano7.5
Mr. W.M. Jeter: McKinney7.5
Mr. & Mrs. H. Knight: Fairview, Part 1 | Part 2Part 1: 7.0 | Part 2: 14.5
Mr. & Mrs. J.W. Davis: McKinney's Dairy8.0
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Myers: McKinney8.2
Mrs. Griffin: The Old Thompson House6.9
Mrs. J. Lyman Davis7.4
Mrs. Jessie McNeil: Early McKinney6.2
Mrs. Mattie White29.1
The Peters Colony16.1
Railroads in Early Texas7.5
Sam Hill Part 1 | Part 2Part 1: 30.3 | Part 2: 7.2