Douglas & Stewart Lawhead
Douglas and Stewart Lawhead
Interview by Libby Appelgate
The brothers, Douglas and Stewart stories of Seal Beach go back to 1919 when their grandparents moved here. They are now 93 … Read the rest
Oral History
Willard Hanzlik
Interviewed and Transcribed by Libby Appelgate – November 5, 2003
Willard visited Seal Beach in 1928 and recalls that rails ran down Main Street to a turnaround at Ocean Avenue. … Read the rest
Paul Calvo – former SB Councilman
Paul Calvo
Interviewed & Transcribed by Libby Appelgate – June 24, 2003
L. A.: Libby Appelgate will interview Paul Calvo for the Seal Beach Historical and Cultural Society. He was … Read the rest
Earl Shea
Interviewed and Transcribed by Kathy Morton – April 18, 2001
KM – Today is April 18, 2001. I’m talking with Earl Shea about his early years in Seal Beach. First … Read the rest
Joan Stegman – Founder, SB Historical Society
Interviewed & Transcribed by Libby Appelgate – November 8, 2000
L.A.: Libby Appelgate of the Seal Beach Historical & Cultural Society interviewing Joan Stegman, a Seal Beach co-founder of the … Read the rest
Larry Howard
Larry Howard
interviewed by Libby Appelgate – July 2, 1996
Larry has lived in Seal Beach since 1928. His father was the Chief of Police for 28 years and never … Read the rest
Marge Ordway –
Interviewed by Libby Appelgate – May 29, 1996
L.A.: Marge Ordway is being interviewed by Libby Appelgate of the Seal Beach Historical and Cultural Society for a collection of memories … Read the rest
Virginia Haley –
Virginia Haley
Interviewed and transcribed by Libby Appelgate – December 3, 1993
Virginia has lived in Seal Beach since 1922. She has four children, twelve grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. PTA … Read the rest
Norma Pranter – Tent City & early SB Politics
Interviewed & Transcribed by Libby Appelgate – August 2, 1993
Norma has lived in Seal Beach since 1919. She taught piano and saw the Jewel City Café in its entire … Read the rest
ORAL HISTORY: Florence Tyler – Life on Hellman Ranch
interviewed by Libby Appelgate. July 14, 1993
July 14, 1993
Oral History told by Florence Tyler, wife of Hubert Tyler who worked as a head foreman on the Hellman Ranch … Read the rest