Interview Archive

Herbert Berg: WWII veteran and Quinsigamond village resident. His prominent floral shop has been operating in the community since the 1930's.

Ruth Burgoyne: A life-long resident of Quinsigamond Village. Remained at home with her mother after her brother Ed Steel was drafted.

Tony and Grace Butkus: Tony was employed by U.S. Steel and Wire and Grace worked as a time keeper for Reed Prentice.

Tora Carpenter - Whipple St. resident whose brother went to Germany; taught in the Quinsigamond School as 1st grade teacher for 37 years.

Penny Copeland - Whipple St. resident who was only ten during WWII.

Martha Erickson: A Millbury resident who grew up in Quinsigamond. During the war, her husband was overseas and she had a young boy.

Gordon Forsberg: Born in 1930, Mr. Forsberg was a village youth during the War. A talented athlete- he once played minor league ball- and a proud Swede, Mr. Forsberg is now a Scandanavian goods importer.

Evelyn Grahn: A Millbury resident who grew up in Quinsigamond Village. During the war, she was a mother and a waitress.

Sonja Gullbrand and Marge Dahlquist: Sonja Gullbrand was ten years old at the break of the war. She has lived in Quinsigamond Village her whole life. Marge Dahlquist is Wesley Holm's sister. She has also lived in the Village her whole life.

Wesley Holm: Wesley was a Quarter Master on the convoy ship USS POOLE, serving in the Coast Guard during WWII.

Edward Hult: Mr. Hult has been continuously active in the Quinsigamond United Methodist Church since his childhood. While serving in the World War II's European theater, Mr. Hult rose to the rank of First Sergeant in the Army.

Florence Ingman: A Whipple Street resident who lived in Quinsigamond at the start of the War. During the war, she and her young daughter lived with her parents in West Rutland, Vermont, before returning to Quinsigamond upon her husband's return.

Hector Letourneau: A Quinsigamond resident who grew up in Grafton Hill, an area of Worcester nearby to the village. During the War, he primarily served on a submarine in the Pacific. While Hector was on leave in Worcester, the War formally ended.

George Lindburg: WWII veteran and Quinsigamond village resident. He has lived in the area since the 1920's.

Vernon and Eleanor Rudge: Vernon "Bud" Rudge served our nation valiently as a Marine in the treacherous Pacific theater. Mrs. Rudge helped satiate mill workers' appetite while working in a Quinsig bakery.

Victoria Rydberg: An Auburn resident who grew up in Quinsigamond. During the war, her husband received draft deferment for working at American Steel and Wire.

Olaf Rydstrom: Immigrated to Quinsigamond Village from Sweeden when he was five years old. Enlisted in the Navy leaving behind a wife and two children.

Wray Schelin: A life-long Worcester resident who grew up in Quinsigamond. A year after the War began, Wray served on the AP141 attack transport before returning to his home city in 1946.

Ed Steele: A life-long Quinsigamond Village resident who was drafted into the War.

George White - Worked at the A and P on the corner of Maywood before going to Holy Cross and then leaving for the Army just after the war started