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Roy Schilling - General Interest

For 44 years Roy Schilling served as an educator, including stints as an Elementary School Teacher, Principal, Central School District Office Administrator and a College Professor in Decatur, Illinois. His interview covers his educational career, connections to Governor Richard J. Oglesby’s family, and the history of Elkhart and Decatur.

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Abstract

Interview Session 01 (audio)

Early life and career as an educator

Interview Session 02 (Audio)

History of Elkhart

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Caption

The Schilling family, with the parents in the front and sons Roy, Ray, Harold and Clarence, Jr. in the back.

Where:

Unknown

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Unknown

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May be restricted. Patrons desiring to use this photograph should contact the ALPL Audio-Visual Curator.

Caption

Oglehurst, the mansion of Governor Richard J. Oglesby in Elkhart, Illinois. Oglesby served as Illinois governor from 1865-1869, for ten days in 1873, and from 1885-1889.

Where:

Oglehurst, Elkhart, Illinois

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Unknown

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Narrator’s Photo