Recordings
These are recordings I collected from a conversation between Virgil, Anna, and I on December 26 2009. I have edited the recording to shorter segments and have labeled them according to the topic of conversation. In all I recorded approximately 70 minutes of conversation, but edited it down to approximately 26 minutes to remove the parts where Anna and I were talking in long stints. The microphone was far away from grandpa during the recordings so you will want to turn the volume up. If you would like the full unedited audio send me an e-mail and I can mail you a CD - it is a rather large file at approximately 750 MB.
Marshall Islands
Grandpa discusses his time in the Marshal Islands, including the Enola Gay.
Snow Play in Kansas
Stories about Kansas
Saudi Stories
Grandpa talks about his time in Saudi
On Flowers...
Grandpa talks about his flower collecting habit
Kansas Dust Storm
Story about a dust storm during boyhood in Kansas
Grandparents and Heritage
Virgil discusses his grandparents and the Hawley name.
Oh Deer
Normal conversation about deer and such