Museum of Ventura County

Voices of Ventura County Digitization Project

This project funded the digitization of nearly 400 oral histories which the museum had started collecting during the 1950’s.  They tell the story of Ventura County from the late 1800’s through the present.  The transcribed histories are summarized and searchable by keyword and freely accessed via their website.  Important topics include the development of medicine in the county, the St Francis Dam disaster of 1928, the evolution of agriculture, the experiences of minority residents, and the history of the petroleum industry.