Hercules Historical Society

Preserving the Explosive History of Hercules, California

Oral Histories

See below for video and transcribed oral histories from former Powder Works employees and others who lived in the little village of Hercules

Video Interviews

Former Hercules Powder Works employee Bobby Pearce, interviewed 5/3/1998.
Former Hercules Powder Works employee Byron Bellah, interviewed 5/3/1998.
Former Hercules Powder Works employee Chester Sausaman, interviewed 5/3/1998.
Former Hercules Powder Works employee Clarence Turner, interviewed 5/3/1998.
Former Hercules Powder Works employee John Nillson, interviewed 5/3/1998.
Former Hercules Powder Works employee Robert Bell, interviewed 5/3/1998.