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An interview with Madge Watson conducted as part of the Hanford Oral History Project. The Hanford Oral History Project was sponsored by the Mission Support Alliance and the United States Department of Energy.

An interview with Dan Ostergaard conducted as part of the Hanford Oral History Project. The Hanford Oral History Project was sponsored by the Mission Support Alliance and the United States Department of Energy.

Shirley Carlisle was born at Kadlec Hospital in Richland in 1947. In this interview she talks about her parent's work at Hanford and growing up in Richland

An interview conducted as part of the Hanford Oral History Project. The Hanford Oral…

David Chambers worked for Batrelle in the 200 Areas

An interview conducted as part of the Hanford Oral History Project. The Hanford Oral History Project was sponsored by Mission Support Alliance on behalf of the United States Department of Energy.

Glen Clark grew up in the pre-Manhattan Project towns of Hanford and White Bluffs and later moved to Richland as his parents went to work at the Hanford Site.
The Hanford Oral History Project was sponsored by the Mission Support Alliance and the…

Frank Cobb constructed the "Redd Sled" to survey the salmon redd's of the Columbia River and to perform underwater water sampling near Hanford Reactors. George Swan worked for the Army Corps of Engineers and oversaw the salmon monitoring program…

David Criswell worked at various facilities in the 300 area including separations labs and the PRTR.

The Hanford Oral History Project was sponsored by the Mission Support Alliance and the United States Department of Energy.

Jim Daughtry came to the Hanford Site to work at the Fast Flux Test Facility.

Elaine Davis grew up in Richland in the early Cold War. Her father came to Richland in 1944 and was an administrator at Kadlec Hospital. Her older brother was the first baby born in the new town of Richland

Marilyn (Em) DeVine spent part of her childhood in White Bluffs, living in an old farmhouse during the Manhattan Project. Her father was a patrolman and had to be stationed on the site.

Marilyn Drake grew up in the North Richland Construction Camp, attended the John Ball School, and then lived in the town of Richland. Her father worked at the Hanford Site.

Robert Drake was a carpenter on the Fast Flux Test Facility, the WPPSS Project, and the Tank Farms.

Bernal Femreite came to the Hanford Site to work for Douglas United Nuclear. He worked in the 300 Area, and at many of the Hanford reactors.

John McFadden's father, Charles, was the superintendent of the Hanford (Wash.) school district and later an investigator workig for the Du Pont Company.

Shirley Stewart's father, Chester McGee, settled in the Cold Creek area and drilled the last, and one of the largest, artesian wells on the central plateau. Shirley grew up on the McGee homestead and attended school in White Bluffs.

Larry Gabaldon moved to Washington in 1977 to work at the Hanford Site. Larry spent time in the 300 Area as an electrician, and also assisted at 100-N (N Reactor), Tank Farms, and the FFTF.

An interview conducted as part of the Hanford Oral…

Robert Brown started at the Hanford Site from 1948-1971. Robert worked for B Reactor and H Reactor, 300 area, 703, and was an elected member of the Richland City Council. He worked for General Electric, Douglas United Nuclear, and Energy Research and…

Jack came to the Hanford site in 1969 as an intern and built his career at Hanford labs. He received an AEC Fellowship and worked with thermoluminescent dosimetry. Ultimately expanded the field of Medical Radiation Physics.

John Garcia's career at the Hanford Site spanned over 20 years, primarily working as a nuclear process operator at the Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) and as a health physics technician (HPT) at various facilities like PUREX, Tank Farms, and the True…

Peggy Gardner relocated to the Hanford area when she followed her parents and started out working as a gas station attendant/mechanic/wrecker driver before accepting a machinist position with Westinghouse.

Cliff Groff was a reporter for the Tri-City Herald before becoming a writer for the Hanford Site. He started writing as an operations procedure specialist and retired as the senior engineering writer. In addition to working as a writer for the…

Lito Ines started as an apprentice operating engineer for the local 370 working as a heavy equipment operator. He immigrated from the Philippines at age 15 in 1967.

Sandra Paine talks about her time working in the Tank Farms as a Nuclear Chemical Operator. She reflects on the changes that have happened and the pleasant memories while working at the Hanford site.

Betty reflects on moving to Richland from Tennessee when her father (Cecil Bell) moved from working with Kankakee Ordnance to Hanford in February 1944.

Donna Whiteside reflects on moving to Richland when her father moved the family from Montana. Donna worked as a patrolman working graveyard or swing before taking other security related positions until she retired and traveled for sometime in her RV.

Garrold Lyon talks about his time working in Hanford Patrol and at various reactor sites and tank farms. He talks about his sons that still work at Hanford.

Carlos Leon talks about the hiring process, the friends and mentors he had while working in the N Reactor.

Margie talks about her involvement with Atomic Energy / National Labs, and Kadlec. She fondly remembers the Dorm Club.

Manuel Estrada discusses his journey from Mexico to the Tri-Cities starting in 1977, his work in agriculture, and experiences incurred during the immigration process.
Alexia Estrada discusses growing up in the Tri-Cities, experiences in a diverse…

Jerry Martinez, a first-generation American, shares his family's journey from El Salvador to the United States. His parents fled the civil war in El Salvador and eventually made way to the U.S. through Mexico. Jerry was born and raised in the…

Reuben Peralta and his family immigrated to the United States from a small village in Colima, Mexico, in 1978. They initially lived in Tijuana before moving to the Tri-Cities. The Peralta family's experience highlights the challenges faced by many…

This collection consists of documents pertaining to the residents of White Bluffs, Hanford, and the surrounding areas that were forced by the government to sell their land and leave the area, in order to make way for the Manhattan Project. Housed in…

An interview with Bill Decker conducted by the Herbert M. Parker Foundation at Washington State University Tri-Cities.

An interview with Dale Denham conducted by the Herbert M. Parker Foundation at Washington State University Tri-Cities.

An interview with Bill Kennedy conducted by the Herbert M. Parker Foundation at Washington State University Tri-Cities.

An interview with CJ Mitchell conducted by the Herbert M. Parker Foundation at Washington State University Tri-Cities.

An interview with George Greger conducted by the Herbert M. Parker Foundation at Washington State University Tri-Cities.

An interview with Chuck Elderkin conducted by the Herbert M. Parker Foundation at Washington State University Tri-Cities.

An interview with Larry Cadwell conducted by the Herbert M. Parker Foundation at Washington State University Tri-Cities.

An interview with Dave Ottley conducted by the Herbert M. Parker Foundation at Washington State University Tri-Cities.

An interview with Cecil Drotts conducted by the Herbert M. Parker Foundation at Washington State University Tri-Cities.

An interview with Don Bihl conducted by the Herbert M. Parker Foundation at Washington State University Tri-Cities.

An interview with David Hess conducted by the Herbert M. Parker Foundation at Washington State University Tri-Cities.

An interview with Marv Smith conducted by the Herbert M. Parker Foundation at Washington State University Tri-Cities.

An interview with Jack Cline conducted by the Herbert M. Parker Foundation at Washington State University Tri-Cities.

An interview with Jack Fix conducted by the Herbert M. Parker Foundation at Washington State University Tri-Cities.

An interview with Gene Schreckhise conducted by the Herbert M. Parker Foundation at Washington State University Tri-Cities.

An interview with Carl Corbit conducted by the Herbert M. Parker Foundation at Washington State University Tri-Cities.

An interview with Gene Carbaugh conducted by the Herbert M. Parker Foundation at Washington State University Tri-Cities.

An interview with Lyle Wilhimi conducted by the Herbert M. Parker Foundation at Washington State University Tri-Cities.