Janie Gould

Oral History Project

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Floridays
12:00 am
Wed July 8, 2009

Carved bone found by amateur collector turns out to be of Ice Age vintage

Credit Janie Gould
James Kennedy with some of his finds

The find stirred renewed interest in the Vero Man archeological site.

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Floridays
12:00 am
Tue July 7, 2009

Mother and daughter share thoughts on growing up in Gifford community

Credit Janie Gould
Fran Ross, top, with her mother, Johnnie Ross
  • An interview with a mother and daughter.
Floridays
12:00 am
Tue July 7, 2009

Mid-1960s were heyday of treasure salvage from wrecked Spanish galleons

Spanish treasure ship

Tommy Gore says it wasn't unusual for divers to bring up hundreds of pounds of silver a day during that era.

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Floridays
12:00 am
Mon June 8, 2009

Sexton's Mountain once rose in Vero Beach

Credit Sexton family collection, Archive Center, Indian River County main library
Sexton's Mountain was near Highway A1A and Bethel Creek
  • An interview with Sexton's grandson

Waldo Sexton adorned the dig pile of fill dirt with tiles, statuary and a pair of thrones. Sean Sexton talks about the mountain and its ultimate fate. 

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Floridays
12:00 am
Fri June 5, 2009

Remembering a beer-drinking bull

Beverly Tyson used to hand-feed calves sometimes, and once rescued a newborn calf that was about to roll into a drainage ditch near her pasture.

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Floridays
12:00 am
Fri May 8, 2009

Air-conditioning was a big plus for stores in the postwar years

Credit Archive Center. Indian River County Main Library
Wodtke's Department Store was in Vero Beach.

In the 1950s, Wodtke's Department Store sold lots of white gloves to women, and hats to men and women. Women also bought bathing caps. Kay Wodtke Trent tells the story. 

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Floridays
12:00 am
Thu May 7, 2009

75-year retail tradition comes to an end in downtown Vero Beach

Berggren's Hobby Shop opened its doors as a dime store during the Great Depression.

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Floridays
12:00 am
Mon May 4, 2009

Cold War: Counties planned for the worst

Typical items for a fallout shelter

Indian River County designated a site for mass burials. Roy Howard Jr. wrote the county's disaster plan.

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Floridays
12:00 am
Sat May 2, 2009

Hallstrom House holds thousands of documents, many written in Swedish

Credit Janie Gould
The home is owned and mantained by the Indian River County Historical Society.

Pioneer businessman Axel Hallstrom left a voluminous written record of his life, including a meticulous day book. Archivist Marian Newbold and a team of Swedish-speaking

translators have been studying the papers, some of which were found in coat pockets and dresser drawers. 

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