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Interview with Susie Gallagher

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Description

Susie Gallagher discusses her childhood and the family home she grew up in. She mentions becoming a teacher and taught school for several years. She and her husband purchased an inn and converted it to an automobile dealership and then to a gasoline station, known as the Blittzen Station. She also talks about her three sons who served in World War II.

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This audio file and digital image may only be used for educational purposes. Please cite as: Broome County Oral History Project, Special Collections, Binghamton University Libraries, Binghamton University, State University of New York. For usage beyond fair use please contact the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections for more information.

Duration

20:57 Minutes

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Interview with Susie Gallagher

Date of Interview

1978-05-18

Interviewer

Dobandi, Susan

Date of Digitization

2016-03-27

Collection

Broome County Oral History Project

Subject LCSH

Gallagher, Susie -- Interviews; Broome County (N.Y.) -- History; Teachers -- Interviews; Gasoline pump industry; Automobile industry and trade; World War, 1939-1945


Blittzen Station

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The Broome County Oral History Project was conceived and administered by the Senior Services Unit of the Office for the Aging. Funding for this project was provided by the Broome County Office of Employment and Training (C.E.T.A.), with additional funding from the Senior Service Unit of the National Council on Aging and Broome… More

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“Interview with Susie Gallagher,” Digital Collections, accessed June 10, 2023, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/510.