Linda Renfro Oral History

Object number2016.001.0050

Date04/06/2016

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Linda Renfro

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 20 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Linda Renfro. A Fort Worth junior high school student, Renfro and her classmates observed the Kennedy motorcade on its way to Carswell Air Force Base on November 22, 1963. Her late parents, George and Arthurine Renfro, founders of Fort Worth-based Renfro Foods, attended the Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the Hotel Texas that morning. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on April 6, 2016 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is twenty minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

Renfro Foods, Inc. was founded in Fort Worth in 1940 by George and Arthurine Renfro and, as of 2023, remains owned and operated by the second and third generations of the Renfro family. Best known for their salsas, relishes and preserves, Renfro products are currently sold in the United States, Canada, Great Britain and the Caribbean. - Stephen Fagin, Curator