Iowa Department for the Blind
524 Fourth Street, Des Moines, IA 50309-2364
Phone: 515-281-1333, 800-362-2587 • Fax: 515-281-1263 •
E-Mail: contact@blind.state.ia.us
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This page offers both oral and written personal histories provided by blind and visually impaired Iowans. Please refer to the terms of use [1]when citing personal histories from this web site.
An alphabetic list of oral histories collected fall 2010 through 2011. Histories by Topic [2].
A - C
Arnold, Karen [3]
Bagley, Lucy [4]
Barber, Michael [5]
Brandt, Peg [7]
Bryant, Dorothy [8]
Clarke, Mary [9]
Collins, Alvin [10]
Craig, Howard [11]
D - G
Dolinsek, Bettina [12]
Dolinsek, Cody [13]
Domanico, Eugene [14]
Duncan, Intesar [15]
Dunlavy, Lucille [16]
Duvall, Louise [17]
Elliott, Peggy [18]
Enderton, April [19]
Erpelding, Roger [20]
Gashel, James [21]
Gerhold, Eldred [22]
H - L
Hagemoser, Steve [23]
Hamling, John & Hamling, Pat [24]
Hart, Ted [25]
Hauge, Dave [26]
Hibbs, Carolyn [27]
Hicklin, Mike [28]
Higley, Rosemary [29]
Hoenig, Mike [30]
Hunt, Steve [31]
Ice, Jonathan [32]
Ice, Karla [33]
Keninger, Karen [34]
Lenz, David [35]
M - R
Manahl, Michael [36]
Martin, Debra [37]
McGee, Mary [38]
McVeety, Mavis [39]
Miracle, Linda and Elwood [40]
Monthei, Elsie [41]
Moritz, Doris [42]
Omvig, Jim [43]
Omvig, Sharon [44]
Peckham, Mary [45]
Piper, Julie [46]
Platt, Kristal [47]
Rau, Darla [48]
Reimers, Dave [49]
Ryan, Sandi [50]
S - Z
Sheppard, Ed [51]
Simmons, Robert [52]
Slayton, Jo Ann [53]
Smith, Helen [54]
Smith, Patricia [55]
Snowbarger, Jim [56]
Spangler, Robert [57]
Stageberg, Susie [58]
Stratton, Rose [59]
Swank, J.R. [60]
Tietz, Beverly [61]
Van Gorp, Scott. [62]
Van Lent, Joe [63]
Verbrugge, Adrian [64]
Wiggins, Shirley [65]
Wisecup, Nyla [66]
Witte, Jim [67]
Young, Jeff [68]
Below are personal reflections and histories written and submitted by blind Iowans.
Balik, Anthony (Tony) [69]
Bogwardt, Janice [70]
Harmon, Sandra [71]
Hibbs, Carolyn [72]
Higley, Rosemary [73]
Homer, Delores [74]
Lynch (Realino), Mary [75]
McGee, Mary [76]
Nederhiser, Terri [77]
Reisinger, Dolores [78]
Simmons, Robert [79].
Sorden, Dorothy [80]
Tietz, Bev [81]
Wilmeth, Mary [82]
Iowa Department for the Blind
524 Fourth Street, Des Moines, IA 50309-2364
Phone: 515-281-1333, 800-362-2587 • Fax: 515-281-1263 •
E-Mail: contact@blind.state.ia.us
Visit us at:
Policies
State of Iowa
Links
[1] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/terms-use
[2] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oral-history-topics-index
[3] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-arnold
[4] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-bagley
[5] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-barber
[6] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-borgwardt
[7] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-brandt
[8] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-bryant
[9] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-clarke
[10] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-collins
[11] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-craig
[12] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-dolinsek
[13] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/cody-dolinsek
[14] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/eugene-domanico
[15] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-duncan
[16] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/lucille-dunlavy
[17] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-duvall
[18] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-elliott
[19] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-enderton
[20] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-erpelding
[21] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-gashel
[22] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/eldred-gerhold
[23] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-hagemoser
[24] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-hamling
[25] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-hart
[26] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-hauge
[27] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-hibbs
[28] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-hicklin
[29] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-higley
[30] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-hoenig
[31] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-hunt
[32] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-j-ice
[33] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-k-ice
[34] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-keninger
[35] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-lenz
[36] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-manahl
[37] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/debra-martin
[38] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-mcgee
[39] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/mavis-mcveety
[40] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-miracle
[41] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-monthei
[42] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/moritz
[43] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/jim-omvig
[44] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/sharon-omvig
[45] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-peckham
[46] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-piper
[47] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-platt
[48] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-rau
[49] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-reimers
[50] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-ryan
[51] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/sheppard
[52] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-simmons
[53] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-slayton
[54] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-h-smith
[55] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-p-smith
[56] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-snowbarger
[57] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-spangler
[58] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-stageberg
[59] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-stratton
[60] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-swank
[61] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/beverly-tietz
[62] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/van-gorp
[63] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-vanlent
[64] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/verbrugge
[65] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-wiggins
[66] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/nyla-wisecup
[67] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-witte
[68] http://www.iowablindhistory.org/blindhistory/oralhistory-young
[69] http://iowablindhistory.org/sites/default/files/file/Website%20Content/Oral%20Histories/Anthony%20Balik%20Story_10-20-2010.pdf
[70] http://iowablindhistory.org/sites/default/files/file/Website%20Content/Oral%20Histories/Janice%20Borgwardt%20Story%20-%202-2-2011.pdf
[71] http://iowablindhistory.org/sites/default/files/file/Website%20Content/Oral%20Histories/Sandra%20Harmon_Written%20Submission_My%20History%20of%20Blindness.pdf
[72] http://iowablindhistory.org/sites/default/files/file/Website%20Content/Oral%20Histories/Carolyn%20Hibbs%20Written%20Submission.pdf
[73] http://iowablindhistory.org/sites/default/files/file/Website%20Content/Oral%20Histories/A%20Tribute%20to%20My%20Mom-Rosemary%20Higley_2010.pdf
[74] http://iowablindhistory.org/sites/default/files/file/Website%20Content/Oral%20Histories/Delores%20Homer%20Story_2-1-2011.pdf
[75] http://iowablindhistory.org/sites/default/files/file/Website%20Content/Oral%20Histories/Mary%20(Realino)%20Lynch%20Story%20-%2011-5-2010.pdf
[76] http://iowablindhistory.org/sites/default/files/file/Website%20Content/Oral%20Histories/Mary%20McGee%20Story%20-%201-18-2011.pdf
[77] http://iowablindhistory.org/sites/default/files/file/Website%20Content/Oral%20Histories/Terri%20Nederhiser%20Story%20-%2010-30-2010.pdf
[78] http://iowablindhistory.org/sites/default/files/file/Website%20Content/Oral%20Histories/Dolores%20Reisinger%20Story%20-%202-14-2011.pdf
[79] http://iowablindhistory.org/sites/default/files/file/Website%20Content/Oral%20Histories/Robert%20Simmons%20on%20Macular%20Degeneration.pdf
[80] http://iowablindhistory.org/sites/default/files/file/Website%20Content/Oral%20Histories/Dorothy%20Sorden_Written%20Submission_Letter%201&2.pdf
[81] http://iowablindhistory.org/sites/default/files/file/Website%20Content/Oral%20Histories/Bev%20Tietz_%20Overview%20of%20my%20Experiences_9-13-2011.pdf
[82] http://iowablindhistory.org/sites/default/files/file/Website%20Content/Oral%20Histories/Mary%20Wilmeth%20Story%20-%2010-3-2010.pdf