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1. Oral History of Bill Thran - Oral History

   Bill Thran was a long time resident of Mill Valley. Bill opened two local businesses (Old Mill Market and, later, Bill's Fixit Shop) and, together with his wife Mina, raised seven children in Mill Valley. This oral history describes Bill moving to the area from Germany, working as a machinist and then in local grocery stores, and later running his own busineeses. Bill describes what it was like running a small-town store in the mid-Twentieth C...

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2. Oral History of Ed Addeo - Oral History

   In this oral history, author, editor and local history docent Ed Addeo recounts his experiences living in Mill Valley and being part of the community for over half a century. Born in 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, Ed moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1954 where he began studying engineering at UCLA. After graduating from college he worked for the federal space program for a few years before abandoning engineering to pursue a career as a writer...

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3. Oral History of Howard Harker - Oral History

   Howard Harker was born in Santa Cruz on July 14, 1933. At the beginning of his oral history, Howard traces the immigration of his Harker ancestors to the United States from England, then follows them on their route to the Bay Area and ultimately to Mill Valley during the 1890s. Howard moved with his parents to several Army bases during World War II, and then came to Mill Valley after the war to settle on family property. After graduating from Ta...

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