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Dayton Innovation Legacy

Wright Family Oral Histories

Dayton's Children

For over 100 years remarkable, intertwined individuals have reshaped the way we live our lives, from the keys in our pockets to the water we drink and the air we breathe. Wherever we live we’re all Dayton’s Children. Read the companion book to Dayton Innovation Legacy, by Mark Martel, Mark Bernstein, Charlie Adams, John Janning, and others.
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Wright Family Oral Histories

Courtesy of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
 
Marianne Miller Hudec
The Wright brothers’ grandniece shares her memories of Orville Wright, as well as recollections of Wilbur and Orville Wright passed down by her mother Ivonette Wright Miller.
 
George Russel
The Wright brothers’ grandnephew remembers “Uncle Orv’s” pranks and teasing.
 
Milton Wright
The Wrights’ grandnephew describes life at Hawthorn Hill, and Orville Wright’s various household inventions. He recalls the Engineers Club 1935 film recording with Orville speaking, as well as Orville’s friendship with Kettering and Deeds.
 
Susan Wright
Mrs. Horace Wright recalls Christmas at Hawthorn Hill and early days in Dayton, Ohio.
 
Wick Wright 1995
Wilbur and Orville’s grandnephew and family spokesperson describes the Wrights’ family life.
 
Wick Wright 1996
Wick Wright recalls Hawthorn Hill employees, menus, the toy factory, the inception of Aviation Trail, and more.
 
Wright Family: The Wrights’ Time to Fly 
The Wright brothers’ niece, Ivonette Wright Miller, her husband Harold Miller, Horace Wright, and Sue Wright describe Wilbur and Orville Wright’s characteristics and thought processes that helped them invent the airplane.
 
Wright Family: The Family Remembers Huffman Prairie
The Wrights’ family members share family remembrances of Wilbur and Orville Wrights’ early flights at Huffman Prairie near Dayton, Ohio.
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Dayton Innovation Legacy is a multimedia website and educational resource about Engineers Club of Dayton members who represent a living history of innovation for over 100 years. Dayton Innovation Legacy was made possible in part by the Ohio Humanities Council, a State affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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