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Arthur Vambaketes Follow Up Oral History Interview

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Citation

“Arthur Vambaketes Follow Up Oral History Interview,” Madison Historical, accessed August 14, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2355.

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Description

In this interview Brian K. Weaver, Sr. follows up a previous discussion with Arthur Vambaketes concerning the immigration process of his family from Greece at the turn of the 20th century. The interview delves deeper into the Greek heritage cultural patterns in Madison County and the greater St. Louis Metropolitan area. Special attention is given to the role that their family business, Tony's Ranch House Restaurant and Lounge in Godfrey, Illinois, plays in the social structure of northeastern Madison County and environs.

Subjects

  • industry
  • Alton
  • Godfrey
  • immigration
  • culture

Date

June 10, 2024

Language

English

Type

  • Oral History

Format

  • mp3
  • pdf

Duration

  • 0:36:48

Interviewer

Weaver, Brian K.

Interviewee

Vambaketes, Arthur

Location

Tony's Ranch House Restaurant and Lounge, Godfrey, Illinois.

Bit Rate

128 kbit/s

Coverage

  • 1900-2024, Alton, Illinois
  • Circa 1940-2024, Tony's Ranch House Restaurant and Lounge, Godfrey, Illinois
  • 1960-2024, Godfrey, Illinois

Identifier

  • Vambaketes_Arthur_O_0001
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