COLLECTION NAME:
Oral Histories - McCracken County Public Library Collection
Record
Filename:
MCPL_OH_ARODDY_05162017.mp3
Identifier:
MCPL_OH_ARODDY_05162017
Title:
Anthony Roddy Oral History
Biographical Sketch:
Anthony “Tony” Roddy is an Iraq War Veteran who retired from the USDA Forest Service in 2014. He began his “Walk About America” April 19, 2015 in Wells Beach, Maine, and finished in Imperial Beach, California, December 15th, 2015. He crossed 13 states in 244 days along with his push cart, "Esmeralda,' helping the Make-A-Wish foundation. In 2020 he published his book, "Out for a Walk." Mr. Roddy was born May 16. 2017 Anthony Roddy born April 2, 1959, in Pulaski, Illinois to Florence and Clarence Roddy.
Subject:
Oral history
Subject:
Walking
Subject:
Recreation
Subject:
Black history
Subject:
Veterans
Subject:
Race relations
Subject:
Motivation
Description:
00:00:00 - Talks of early life and genealogy along with his family moving from Pulaski, to Chicago, to Joliet, IL where he spent most of his youth, graduating from Joliet Central High School in 1977. 00:08:30 Discusses military service 00:13:00 Time working for USPS, family, time in serving in Iraq, moving to Arizona, work for Forest Service, and retirement in 2014. 00:18:18 Discuses walking across America, running track in high school, knee surgery in mid 1990s, training, planning, early Black Americans who had done similar walks, police, animal, and people interactions, trials and tribulations, his granddaughters modified push cart he named, Esmeralda, walking on a schedule, finding places to set up his tent to sleep, sponsorships 01:27:00 Make a Wish Foundation 01:30:30 Willie T. Clay, more stories from his walk, moving to Paducah, more stories from the walk – End.
Topics include walking, motivation, Black history, and more.
Topics include walking, motivation, Black history, and more.
Publisher:
McCracken County Public Library
Contributor:
Nathan Lynn
Date:
2017
Type:
Oral History
Format:
audio/mp3
Language:
English
Coverage:
United States
Rights:
Permission for reuse of this image must be obtained through the McCracken County Public Library Local and Family History Department.
Duration:
123 minutes
Bit Rate/Frequency:
64kbps