Oral history interview with Marjorie M. Vuylsteke
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Marjorie M. Vuylsteke was conducted by Jamie Minkus and Kirsten Wall at Oak Knoll Winery in Hillsboro, Oregon, on May 3, 2002. The interview was conducted as part of the Oregon Wine Archives Oral History Project, which collected interviews with notable figures in the wine-growing industry, including vintners, vineyard growers, community members, and workers active in the development of Oregon's wine industry.
In this interview, Vuylsteke describes the early years of Oak Knoll Winery. She discusses the work involved in starting the winery and talks about the first wines they made in the 1970s. She also shares her involvement in the Hillsboro community. She talks about organizing wine-tasting events with other women winemakers in the region, about some of the employees at the winery, and about sourcing their grapes. She discusses raising a large family while operating the winery, speaks about participating in wine-tasting competitions, and describes some of the wines Oak Knoll makes. She closes the interview by talking about other women winemakers, and about how the Oregon wine industry has changed since the 1970s.
Dates
- 2002 May 3
Creator
- Vuylsteke, Marjorie M. (Marjorie May), 1934- (Interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society. Use is allowed according to the following statement: Creative Commons - BY-NC-SA, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Biographical note
Marjorie May Vuylsteke, nee Wilkerson, was born in Tillamook, Oregon, in 1934. She attended Marylhurst College. In 1955, she and Ronald George Vuylsteke were married; they later had six children. In 1970, the Vuylstekes founded Oak Knoll Winery in Hillsboro, which was the first winery in Washington County. They divorced in 1987 and continued to operate the winery together.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 audiocassette (54 min., 13 sec.))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Marjorie M. Vuylsteke conducted by Jamie Minkus and Kirsten Wall on May 3, 2002, as part of the Oregon Wine Archives Oral History Project. Vuylsteke discusses the founding and operations of Oak Knoll Winery in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Existence and Location of Copies
General
Forms part of the Oregon Wine Archives Oral History Project.
Creator
- Vuylsteke, Marjorie M. (Marjorie May), 1934- (Interviewee, Person)
- Minkus, Jamie (Interviewer, Person)
- Wall, Kirsten (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the oral history interview with Marjorie M. Vuylsteke
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Stroman
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
- Sponsor
- The Oregon Wine Archives Oral History Project was funded by a grant from the Oregon Winegrowers Association.
Repository Details
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