Betty Jean Oaks Talking About Farm Life in Primera, Cameron County, Texas During 1920s and 1930s

An interview with Betty Jean (Hamilton) Oaks, an RGV community member, explores her experience in the border region. Conducted by Ruby Aguilar, a local school teacher participating in the Porciones to Colonias project. Betty Jean was born in 1925 in Primera, TX. Mrs. Oaks provides an overview of her genealogy and describes farm life in the Valley, providing details about crops and harvests, transportation, local businesses, and more. Betty J. Oaks was interviewed by Ruby A. Aguilar. Mayra Zepeda (videographer)https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/chapsoralhistories/1109/thumbnail.jp