Sally Weidner
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Sally Weidner
Remember Those Days
Interview with Sally Weidner
Jen Weidner 0:02: This is Jen Weidner the Jeffersonville Township Public Library I'm conducting interviews for Remember Those Days Jeffersonville High School, 1950 to 1970, an oral history project with a grant from the Indiana Genealogical Society. I'm here today with Sally Weidner. Sally, who were your parents?
Sally Weidner 0:20: Evelyn and Clifford Weidner.
Jen Weidner 0:23: And where did you live while going to high school?
Sally Weidner 0:26: Well, [we] started out on Walnut Street then we moved to Mockingbird Drive.
Jen Weidner 0:32: So, Walnut Street in downtown Jeffersonville?
Sally Weidner 0:35: Yea, that's downtown Jeffersonville.
Jen Weidner 0:38: And what year did you go to Jeffersonville High School?
Sally Weidner 0:43: 1963 through 1967.
Jen Weidner 0:45: And where did you go to school before that?
Sally Weidner 0:48: St. Augustine’s [Catholic School, Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Jen Weidner 0:51: You remember about how many students were in your graduating class?
Sally Weidner 0:55: Would say maybe 150, but I'm not sure.
Jen Weidner: Okay. Were you in any sports or any clubs of any kind of activities?
Sally Weidner: No, nothing. (laughing) I was boring!
Jen Weidner 1:08: Okay, so you just went to school and, okay, or some of your favorite classes or teachers?
Sally Weidner 1:13: I can't even remember the teachers, classes I always like being literature.
Jen Weidner 1:24: So you had to read a lot of books and do book reports?
Sally Weidner 1:28: Book reports and stuff.
Jen Weidner 1:34: You said you don't remember, really remember, any of the teachers or some of the things you did during high school?
Sally Weidner 1:43: Mr Hatfield, who is still working in Jeff. (laughing)
Jen Weidner 1:46: Yeah, I think I had him at Jeff High. Wow. Okay, I guess maybe I should interview him too. Um, did you get to leave school during the school day like to go to lunch?
Sally Weidner 2:01: Yea, you could go anywhere at lunch. One-half hour is all you had. I remember the big deal was when we [would] go the McDonalds.
Jen Weidner 2:12: So you've had time to run up to McDonald's?
Sally Weidner 2:14: Get something and eat it on the way back.
Jen Weidner 2:16: Okay, was there a smoking section in high school?
Sally Weidner 2:19: You went across the street in the parking lot on the Court Ave side. (laughing)
Jen Weidner 2:26: Do you have any, like, fond memories of things you did during high school. Like did you go to dances or did you go to those sporting events?
Sally Weidner 2:33: We went to dances at Ewing Lane, when I was in high school.
Jen Weidner 2:34: Okay.
Sally Weidner 2:38: We didn't have many dances at school. Ewing Lane was every Saturday.
Jen Weidner 2:43: Oh, that's cool, gave the kids something to do. Is there anything else you'd like to add or talk about?
Unknown Speaker 2:49: We hung out at the root beer stand and the Ranch House.
Jen Weidner 2:53: And where were those?
Sally Weidner 2:54: They were both on 10th street.
Jen Weidner 2:55: Okay. Do you know what's the locations now? If anybody would like a frame of reference.
Sally Weidner 2:59: No I don't know what blocks they are in. Rally's is where the root beer stand was.
Jen Weidner 3:06: Okay. Yeah,
Sally Weidner 3:08: Moby Dick's is where the Ranch House [was].
Jen Weidner 3:11: Okay. Okay. So anything else you want to add or talk about or?
Sally Weidner 3:14: No
Jen Weidner 3:15: Okay. Well, thank you for taking the time to let me interview you today.
Interview with Sally Weidner
Jen Weidner 0:02: This is Jen Weidner the Jeffersonville Township Public Library I'm conducting interviews for Remember Those Days Jeffersonville High School, 1950 to 1970, an oral history project with a grant from the Indiana Genealogical Society. I'm here today with Sally Weidner. Sally, who were your parents?
Sally Weidner 0:20: Evelyn and Clifford Weidner.
Jen Weidner 0:23: And where did you live while going to high school?
Sally Weidner 0:26: Well, [we] started out on Walnut Street then we moved to Mockingbird Drive.
Jen Weidner 0:32: So, Walnut Street in downtown Jeffersonville?
Sally Weidner 0:35: Yea, that's downtown Jeffersonville.
Jen Weidner 0:38: And what year did you go to Jeffersonville High School?
Sally Weidner 0:43: 1963 through 1967.
Jen Weidner 0:45: And where did you go to school before that?
Sally Weidner 0:48: St. Augustine’s [Catholic School, Jeffersonville, Indiana.
Jen Weidner 0:51: You remember about how many students were in your graduating class?
Sally Weidner 0:55: Would say maybe 150, but I'm not sure.
Jen Weidner: Okay. Were you in any sports or any clubs of any kind of activities?
Sally Weidner: No, nothing. (laughing) I was boring!
Jen Weidner 1:08: Okay, so you just went to school and, okay, or some of your favorite classes or teachers?
Sally Weidner 1:13: I can't even remember the teachers, classes I always like being literature.
Jen Weidner 1:24: So you had to read a lot of books and do book reports?
Sally Weidner 1:28: Book reports and stuff.
Jen Weidner 1:34: You said you don't remember, really remember, any of the teachers or some of the things you did during high school?
Sally Weidner 1:43: Mr Hatfield, who is still working in Jeff. (laughing)
Jen Weidner 1:46: Yeah, I think I had him at Jeff High. Wow. Okay, I guess maybe I should interview him too. Um, did you get to leave school during the school day like to go to lunch?
Sally Weidner 2:01: Yea, you could go anywhere at lunch. One-half hour is all you had. I remember the big deal was when we [would] go the McDonalds.
Jen Weidner 2:12: So you've had time to run up to McDonald's?
Sally Weidner 2:14: Get something and eat it on the way back.
Jen Weidner 2:16: Okay, was there a smoking section in high school?
Sally Weidner 2:19: You went across the street in the parking lot on the Court Ave side. (laughing)
Jen Weidner 2:26: Do you have any, like, fond memories of things you did during high school. Like did you go to dances or did you go to those sporting events?
Sally Weidner 2:33: We went to dances at Ewing Lane, when I was in high school.
Jen Weidner 2:34: Okay.
Sally Weidner 2:38: We didn't have many dances at school. Ewing Lane was every Saturday.
Jen Weidner 2:43: Oh, that's cool, gave the kids something to do. Is there anything else you'd like to add or talk about?
Unknown Speaker 2:49: We hung out at the root beer stand and the Ranch House.
Jen Weidner 2:53: And where were those?
Sally Weidner 2:54: They were both on 10th street.
Jen Weidner 2:55: Okay. Do you know what's the locations now? If anybody would like a frame of reference.
Sally Weidner 2:59: No I don't know what blocks they are in. Rally's is where the root beer stand was.
Jen Weidner 3:06: Okay. Yeah,
Sally Weidner 3:08: Moby Dick's is where the Ranch House [was].
Jen Weidner 3:11: Okay. Okay. So anything else you want to add or talk about or?
Sally Weidner 3:14: No
Jen Weidner 3:15: Okay. Well, thank you for taking the time to let me interview you today.