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Interview with J.F. Parker

J.F. Parker talks about his experience as a teacher with the mountain people living in Old Fort. Although he had never finished high school, he got a job as a teacher. He said: "He was going to send me on to teach school whether I knew anything or not." He talks about the hardships living up there, how school attendance was often very low and the kids brought snakes to the schoolhouse. He says the mountain people were a different breed of folk and they understood that "it takes a certain amount of failure in life to make a person what they should be." They were hardened, but strong and firm.

Tags: Civil War, Custard's Last Rally, Custard's Last Stand, Episcopal Church, flu epidemic, Frankie Silvers, hangings, J.F. Parker, Marion County N.C., Marion Manufacturing Company, McDowell County N.C., Morganton, mountain people, Old Fort, Presbyterian Church, railroad, Ralph Noblett, Rowan County, schoolhouse, Sunday School, teaching

Interview with Ted Potter, June 12, 1973

Ted Potter was born in Tamarack, NC in 1908 and throughout his life was a logger, mail carrier, and farmer.

Mr. Potter recalls childhood memories of Christmas, moonshining, and the Great Depression. He discusses the schoolhouse experience from his childhood as well as farming during the Great Depression.

Tags: Boone, CCC, Civilian Conservation Corps, farming, Great Depression, moonshining, North Carolina, schoolhouse, Tamarack, Ted Potter, Works Progress Administration, WPA

Interview with Loura Edmisten, June 9, 1973

Loura Edminstin was born in Beech Creek, NC in 1894 and had 13 siblings in her family. She lived in Watauga and Avery County throughout her life.

Ms. Edminstin discusses her childhood including the topics of politics, school, and church. She also discusses the traditions in raising a family.

Tags: Avery County, Baptist Church, Beech Creek, buggy, church, hack, Loura Edmisten, Mt Gilead, Politics, schoolhouse, Watauga County N.C.

Interview with Mr. & Mrs. Lee Greene, June 11, 1973

Lee Greene was born in Watauga County, North Carolina in 1904 and farmed all his life. Mrs. Greene was born in Meat Camp, North Carolina.

Mr. and Mrs. Greene talk about their education in a one-room schoolhouse. Mr. Greene talks about farming and the changes he has seen in the community, specifically in politics. Mrs. Greene explains how to make soap and homemade remedies. Both recall their methods of transportation as children and the transition of using cars. Mr. and Mrs. Greene also recollect memories of the Great Depression.

Tags: Boone, cars, Chestnut Grove, Great Depression, homemade remedies, Lee Greene, Lenoir, Maple Springs, Meat Camp, Perkinsville, Politics, railroad, Sassafras Tea, schoolhouse, soap, Watauga County N.C.

Interview with William and Elizabeth Hartley, June 11, 1973

Elizabeth Hartley was born in Arnold's Branch, North Carolina in 1900 and lived on a farm where her only job was to collect herbs and dig roots. William Hartley is the son of Elizabeth Hartley.

Mr. and Mrs. Hartley both talk about growing up and childhood activities such as picking herbs, but they both agreed their childhoods were mostly hard. Mr. Harley talks about playing instruments like the organ and his interest in music, while Mrs. Hartley discusses her hobby of quilting. They both reminisce about what it was like living through the Great Depression and such as using electricity for the first time in 1953 and seeing their first car in 1922.

Tags: Elizabeth Hartley, farming, Great Depression, herbs, homemade remedies, instruments, Quill Weed, quilt making, quilts, roots, sawmill, schoolhouse, Triplett, William Hartley

Interview with James Edwards, June 12, 1973

James Edwards was born in Bladwin, North Carolina in 1890 where he grew up on a farm. His occupations included painting and carpentry. Mr. Edwards built his own house in 1912 in West Jefferson.

Mr. Edwards spends a large portion of the interview talking about growing up on the farm. He also talks about cooking and producing food such as molasses and drying fruits. Mr. Edwards also talks briefly about his mother's cooking and recalls some memories from holidays as a child such as Easter and Christmas. He recollects childhood memories of courting, school, church, the Great Depression, and fun activities children did at his age. He also briefly mentions helping with work projects during the Great Depression.

Tags: 1940 flood, Baldwin, church, farming, government programs, holidays, James Edwards, James Vannoy, maple syrup, National Youth Administration, North Carolina, railroad, sawmills, schoolhouse, trapping, Work Projects Association

Interview with Lelia Watson, June 9, 1973

Lelia Watson was born in Taylorsville, North Carolina on February 10, 1883.

Ms. Watson talks about growing up on a farm. She also discusses the Great Depression and the lifestyle changes it brought. She then recollects memories from her childhood such as what is was like going to school and the new inventions from her youth like cars and airplanes. She also recalls her grandfather telling stories of the Civil War.

Tags: Civil War, farming, Great Depression, schoolhouse

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 3 [January 1, 1909 - September 30, 1909]

These diary entries range from the dates of January 1, 1909 to September 30, 1909. Each day Andrew Jackson Greene made a short record of everything he had done that day. The entries include familiar names such as Hugh Hagaman, John Daugherty, and Thomas M. Warren. They also include local places such as Fork Ridge, Mabel, and Sugar Grove.

Tags: Alden Isaac, Amantha, Andrew Greer, Beaver Dams, Blowing Rock, C.C. Adams, Census, court, Emmett Roark, Forest Grove, Fork Ridge, Hugh Hagaman, J.C. Davis, J.F. Eggers, J.L. Thomas, John Daugherty, Justice of the Peace, Mabel, Methodist Church, Millard Hagaman, Mumps, P.C. Younce, Reverend L.A. Wilson, schoolhouse, Silverstone, Sugar Grove, Sunday School, T.M. Warren, Thomas M. Warren, Three Fork Association, trial, Zionville

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 4 [October 1, 1909 -April 30, 1910]

These journal entries range from the dates of October 1, 1909 to April 30, 1910. Each day, Greene wrote a few sentences about what he did that day. He wrote about important towns that he visited, what was happening in the church, the work he did, and about his friends, family and neighbors.

Tags: Alden Isaac, B.B. Daugherty, Boone, court, George Laurance, Henley Greer, J.C. Davis, J.F. Eggers, J.H. Mast, John Daugherty, Mabel, P.C. Younce, Pat Laurance, Reverend Rox, Reverend Wilson, S.M. Greene, schoolhouse, Silverstone, Sunday School, teacher, trial, Walter Icenhour, Zionville

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 5 [May 1, 1910 - November 30, 1910]

These diary entries, from Andrew Jackson Greene, date from May 1, 1910 to November 30, 1910. Each day’s entry includes a simple record of his activities. In each entry he mentions towns he visits such as Zionville, Mabel, and Silverstone. He also mentions the work he does, his friends, and the happenings within the church.

Tags: A.W. Smith, Alfred Thomas, Alsen Isaac, Andrew Greer, B.B. Daugherty, Beaver Dam Church, Beaver Dams, Bible Readings, corn, Cove Creek, D.E. Benfield, Democratic Primary, Dock Benfield, farming, G.H. Thomas, Hagaman's & Co, Halley's Comet, Henly Greer, Hoke Smith, I.G. Greer, Impeachment, J.C. Davis, J.F. Eggers, J.F. Oliver, J.J.T. Reese, Justice of the Peace, Mabel, measles, Methodist Church, music, Pleasant Grove, President Andrew Johnson, Reverend C.S. Farthing, Reverend J.M. Payne, Reverend Reese Greene, Reverend W. Swift, S.M. Greene, schoolhouse, Sermons, Sherrill's Store, Silverstone, Singing, Smith Hagaman, Sunday School, Three Forks Association, Tree Bark

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 6 [December 1, 1910 - April 30, 1911]

These diary entries range from December 1, 1910 to April 30, 1911. The entries contain information about the weather, the church, his family, and friends. He wrote about friends such as the marriage of Chas M. Greer and Jennie Swift, and his evening with Jasper Hagaman and Lemuel Wilson. He also included the names of several local places such as Fork Ridge, Mabel, Boone, and Beaver Dam.

Tags: Beaver Dam, Beaver Dam Church, Boone, church, corn, Corn Pone, G.P. Sherrill, Hagaman's & Co, Henly Greer, Henry Norris, J.F. Eggers, J.F. Oliver, J.J.T. Reese, J.L. Thomas, J.R. Wilson, John Norris, John Sherrill, John Wilson, Justice of the Peace, Lee Swift, Mabel, Missions, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Plowing, Prayer Meeting, Reverent Owen, S.M. Greene, schoolhouse, Silverstone, Singing, Sunday School, Sunday School Institute, W. Jasper Wilson, W.F. Reese, Watauga County Sunday School Convention, Zionville

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 7 [May 1, 1911 - January 31, 1912]

These diary entries are from May 1, 1911 through January 31, 1912. This notebook was damaged and several pages are missing. Greene recorded his daily activities and interactions with his friends and places such as Miss Nancy Hagaman, and Henley Greer, and Zionville and Mabel.

Tags: A.J. Campbell, Beaver Dam, Boone, church, Cove Creek Academy, Cove Creek Church, drought, Farmer's Union, Forest Grove, G.H. Thomas, Henly Greer, Henry Norris, Hugh Hagaman, Hunting, J.C. Davis, J.F. Eggers, J.F. Oliver, J.J.T. Reese, John Sherrill, Lee Swift, Mabel, measles, molasses, P.C. Younce, Reverend L.C. Wilson, Robert Garland, Roy Eggers, School Fire, schoolhouse, sermon, Silverstone, Singing, Sunday School, Teacher's Institute, The Farmer's Educational Cooperative Union, trial, W.F. Reese, Zionville

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 9 [July 1, 1912 - January 31, 1913]

These entries range from the dates of July 1, 1912 through January 31, 1913. In this diary, he included poetry, which is not featured in his other diaries. A.J. Greene recorded his daily activities, details about the weather, details about his work, politics of the time period, and many details about church and The Bible. He writes of several local places including Mabel, The Appalachian Training School, and Bushy Fork.

Tags: Appalachian Training School, B.B. Daugherty, Baltimore convention, Bible quotations, Boone, Brother Wilson, cherry picking, Christmas tree, church, corn, Cornhusking, Experiment Station, Farmer's Union, farming, Forest Grove, Fork Ridge, Governor Charles B. Aycock, Henly Greer, Henry Norris, J.C. Davis, J.F. Oliver, J.J.T. Reese, Jacob Norris, Jethro Wilson, John Norris, Justice of the Peace, Lectures, Mabel, mill, molasses, Report on Education, Road Superintendents, schoolhouse, Shakespeare, Singing, Sunday School, Teacher Recertification, Teacher's Institute, Three Forks Association, Zionville

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 10 [Febuary 1, 1913 - September 30, 1913]

These entries range from February 1, 1913 through September 30, 1913. In this diary many local places and events are named such as Beaver Dam, Cove Creek Church, Mabel School and the fair at Mountain City. People named in the diary include J.C. Davis, Woodrow Eastridge, and B.B. Daugherty, and many more.

Tags: B.B. Daugherty, Beaver Dam, Brother Wilson, buckwheat, cabbage, cherry picking, corn, Cove Creek Church, David Bourne, Fair at Mountain City, farm, Farmer's Union, hail storm, Harbin place, J.C. Davis, J.F. Eggers, J.F. Oliver, J.J.T. Reese, J.R. Garland, Latin class, lawsuit, Lemuel Wilson, Mabel School, maul handle, mill, P.C. Younce, R.A. Thomas, R.P. Robinson, road inspection, Road Meeting, schoolhouse, sermon, sewing machine, shelling corn, Silverstone, Singing, Sunday School, sweet potatoes, Three Forks Association, tobacco, W.M. Norris, Walnut Grove, Warren Brothers, Woodrow Eastridge, Woodrow Wilson, Zionville

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 11 [October 1, 1913 - December 31, 1913]

Entries from these dates cover Greene’s daily activities. He describes his trips to church, to the market, and to visit his friends. Friends named include H.L. Laurence, Professor W.Y. Perry, and J.C. Davis. Greene also frequently wrote about the Roosevelt campaign and the weather situations that they experienced.

Tags: B.B. Daugherty, box supper, Brother Trivett, church, Good Road Days, Hunting, J.C. Davis, J.J.T. Reese, Jack Greene, Mabel, Martin Warren, measles, mill, mud tax, P.C. Younce, R.A. Thomas, schoolhouse, shucking corn, Silverstone, Stonewall Jackson, Sunday School, The Outlook, Union Baptist Church, W.M. Thomas, women's suffrage, Zionville

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 14 [July 1, 1914 - September 30, 1914]

These diary entries are from July 1, 1914 through September 30, 1914. The diary is based around the actions and thoughts of Andrew Jackson Greene. He wrote about work on the farm, Fourth of July festivities and the details of church life. He also included much opinion about religion, and people. Community members involved include James Horton, P.C. Younce, and J.R. Wilson, and many more.

Tags: baseball, Boone, Brother Trivett, calamity howlers, cherry picking, church, corn, David Stern, farming, G.C. Norris, G.P. Sherrill, Harrison Church, hay, hoeing corn, J.R. Garland, J.R. Wilson, James Horton, Literary Society, mill, P.C. Younce, Republican Convention, road inspection, Roy Eggers, schoolhouse, sermon, Silverstone, Singing, Solomon Younce, Sunday School, trial, Upland, W.H. Campbell, World War I

Diary of Andrew Jackson Greene, Volume 15 [October 1, 1914 - November 30, 1914]

These diary entries are from the October 1, 1914 through November 30, 1914. This diary includes entries about the death of Greene’s mother, the war, his work at the school, the weather, and the church which he attends. People mentioned in the diary include A.J. May and J.L. Thomas.

Tags: A.J. May, Brother Trivett, Declaimers Contest, Fair at Mountain City, funeral, J.J.T. Reese, J.L. Thomas, J.R. Wilson, P.C. Younce, schoolhouse, Sunday School, T.A. Eggers, teaching, Union Baptist Church, W.F. Reese, W.L. Holman, World War I

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