Betty Nicholay World War II Interview

Betty Nicholay World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.

Kansas -- History.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States.

During the Second World War, Betty Nicolay and her husband, Jim, raised turkeys on their farm for the war effort. Interviewed by Helen Krische as part of the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project, Nicolay talked about rationing, gardening, and raising a family during the war. Nicolay was born on April 17, 1922, in Osage County, Kansas. She married Jim in 1940. She passed away on March 2, 2010.

Nicholay, Betty

Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

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Krische, Helen

Kansas State Historical Society

The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/

To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/nicholay-betty-wwii-interview

Obituary: https://www.forbeshoffman.com/obituary/160375

The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.

Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm

MP4

eng

Oral History

Nicholay_Betty WWII Interview

Osage County (Kan.)

1941 - 1945

Krische, Helen

Nicholay, Betty

Baldwin City (Kan.)

VHS

0:36:54

128 kbit/s (audio)

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