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  • Special Episode: Music from the Valley

    Special Episode: Music from the Valley
    2024/10/29

    A detour from Oscar Widener's letters as we listen to music sung by Charles Jackson Brown, Sr., a contemporary resident of Oscar and Myrtle Widener. Recorded in the 1960s, the songs range from old ballads to a church hymnal. Joining Brown are long time Washington County residents, Howard Litton and Katherine Mock.
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    18 分
  • Episode 3 - August 9, 1918

    Episode 3 - August 9, 1918
    2024/08/26

    August 9, 1918 letter from Oscar Widener to his wife, Myrtle Widener. In this, one of his longest letters, Oscar talks more about his camp experience and we try to understand Myrtle's world back home.
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    13 分
  • Episode 2 - August 5, 1918

    Episode 2 - August 5, 1918
    2024/02/22

    Oscar Widener's second letter home to Widener's Valley from Camp Lee, Virginia. Addressed to his wife, Myrtle, and dated August 5, 1918.
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    6 分
  • Episode 1 - August 2, 1918

    Episode 1 - August 2, 1918
    2024/02/22

    Oscar Widener's first letter home to Widener's Valley, addressed to his newlywed wife, Myrtle Wright, on August 2, 1918 from Camp Lee, Virginia.
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    7 分