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The Voices of Fernald, 1951-2001

The following video clips are from over 100 videotaped interviews produced by the Fernald Living History Project. They tell the story of Fernald through the testimonies of workers, former workers, residents and community leaders. Transcripts related to the videos can be downloaded using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or greater (you can download a free copy of Acrobat® Reader from Adobe’s Web site).  

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All interviews and transcripts in their entirety are available to the public in the Fernald Public Environmental Information Center (PEIC). The PEIC is located at our Records Center, 690 East Cresentville Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246 and is open to the public Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. by appointment only. Visitor and handicap parking is available.

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Marion Fuchs, former Fernald area landowner
Marion Fuchs, former Fernald area landowner -
FLHP transcript   
video 587Kb .rm 

Life Before Fernald

Bill Knollman, former Fernald area landowner and resident
Bill Knollman, former Fernald area landowner and resident -
FLHP transcript 
 
video
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John Applegate, former Fernald Task Force chairperson
John Applegate, former Fernald Task Force chairperson - FLHP transcript 
video  513Kb .rm 

Eminent Domain

Marion Fuchs, former Fernald area landowner
Marion Fuchs, former Fernald area 
landowner - 
FLHP transcript 
video  358Kb .rm 

Nick Schwab, Fernald area resident and trustee
Nick Schwab, Fernald area resident and trustee - 
FLHP transcript
video 265Kb .rm 

Building the Plant

Paul Criswell, former Fernald worker
Paul Criswell, former Fernald worker - 
FLHP transcript 

video 290Kb .rm 

Ray Wuest, Fernald area resident
Ray Wuest, Fernald area resident - 
FLHP transcript
video 213Kb .rm 

Perceived Purpose

Ken Morgan, DOE-Ohio Field Office, Public Information
Ken Morgan, DOE-Ohio Field Office, Public Information - FLHP transcript
video 394Kb .rm 

Lloyd Smith, former Fernald worker
Lloyd Smith, former Fernald worker - 
FLHP transcript
 
video  243Kb .rm 

Security

Robert Copeland, Fernald area resident and trustee
Robert Copeland, Fernald area resident and trustee - 
FLHP transcript
video 141Kb .rm 

Gene Branham, Fernald worker and union official
Gene Branham, Fernald worker and union official - 
FLHP transcript 
video 238Kb .rm 

Production

Bob Kispert, former Fernald worker
Bob Kispert, former Fernald worker - 
FLHP transcript
video 259Kb .rm 

Charles Porter, former Fernald worker
Charles Porter, former Fernald worker - 
FLHP transcript
 
video 159Kb .rm 

Cold War

Dottie Neiman, Fernald area resident
Dottie Neiman, Fernald area resident - 
FLHP transcript
video 131b .rm 

Hillary Webb, former Fernald worker
Hillary Webb, former Fernald worker - 
FLHP transcript
video  227Kb .rm 

  Worker Safety

Arnold Capano, former Fernald worker
Arnold Capano, former Fernald worker - 
FLHP transcript 
 
video 266 Kb .rm 

Barbara Kurtz, former Fernald area resident
Barbara Kurtz, former Fernald area resident - FLHP transcript   
video 226Kb .rm 

Community Safety

Bob Weidner, former Fernald worker
Bob Weidner, former Fernald worker - 
FLHP transcript 
 
video 240 KB.rm

Bernard Gessiness, former Fernald worker
Bernard Gessiness, former Fernald 
worker - 

FLHP transcript
   
video 89Kb .rm 

The End of Secrecy/Dust Collector Releases

Lisa Crawford, Fernald area resident and president of F.R.E.S.H.
Lisa Crawford, Fernald area resident and president of 
F.R.E.S.H. - 
FLHP transcript 
video 217Kb .rm 

Lisa Crawford, Fernald area resident and president of F.R.E.S.H.
Lisa Crawford, Fernald area resident and president of 
F.R.E.S.H. -
FLHP transcript 
video 320Kb .rm 

Community Involvement

Roxanne Qualls, former Mayor of Cincinnati
Roxanne Qualls, former Mayor of Cincinnati - FLHP transcript
video 193Kb .rm 

Tim Sisson, son of former Fernald worker
Tim Sisson, son of former Fernald 
worker - 
FLHP transcript 
video 166Kb .rm 

Cleanup

Rob Portman, Congressman, 2nd District of Ohio
Rob Portman, Congressman, 2nd District of Ohio - 
FLHP transcript 

video 271Kb .rm 

Dan Finfrock, former Fernald area resident
Dan Finfrock, former Fernald area resident - FLHP transcript   
video 38Kb .rm 

Future of Fernald

Ruth Sellet, Fernald area resident
Ruth Sellet, Fernald area resident - 
FLHP transcript 
 
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