Betty Siemer Oral History Interview

Alton High School, education, Granite City, Lincoln Place, Lincoln-Douglas Debates

Siemer, Betty, “Betty Siemer Oral History Interview,” Madison Historical, accessed May 8, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/871.

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This oral history interview with Betty Siemer was part of oral histories conducted in the fall 2001 semester of History 447: Oral History.

Born in the 1940s, Betty Siemer talks about growing up in Alton, IL and witnessing the transformation of a small rural town to a budding suburban environment. She describes not only her life but also the changes to the downtown business district, movie theatres, and her experience working in funeral homes throughout the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.

• Louisa H. Bowen University Archives and Special Collections

Fall 2001 Granite City Oral History Interviews

• Lincoln Place
• Granite City

Siemer, Betty

October 16, 2001

• Granite City
• Lincoln Place

English

• Oral History

• mp3
• pdf

• 00:57:21

Hilgert, Carla

Siemer, Betty

Lincoln Place, Granite City, Illinois

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• Lincoln Place
• Granite City, Illinois

• Siemer_Betty-0-001
• Original archive accession number: A02:43