Carol and John Fritsche Oral History Interview

education, Edwardsville, Leclaire, Whitesides

“Carol and John Fritsche Oral History Interview,” Madison Historical, accessed October 31, 2025, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/1687.

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In this oral history interview, John and Carol Fritche describe growing up in Edwardsville, Illinois, in the middle of the twentieth century. They discuss attending Leclaire Academy and living in one of the first homes on Dunlap Lake. The interview continues to discuss Edwardsville’s growth and the relationship between SIUE and the city of Edwardsville. Finally, John discusses his career with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT).

Madison County Oral Histories

• education
• Edwardsville

September 4, 2018

• Edwardsville

English

• Oral History

• pdf
• mp3

• 0:22:46

Head, Nathana

Fritsche, John

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• Edwardsville, Illinois
• 1940s - 2010s

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