Dorris Moore talks about attending Western Carolina Teachers College in the mid 1940’s, men getting drafted, World War II changing life on campus, and in her community back home.
Bobby Clester interviews Dorothea A. Siler on December 2, 2004 for the Western North Carolina Oral History Project. Born in 1955, Siler has been a member of the AME Mount Zion Church in Cullowhee all of her life, although for a time she lived in…
Dorothy Jean Mincey is interviewed by a Smoky Mountain High School student as a part of Mountain People, Mountain Lives: A Student Led Oral History Project. Born in 1927, Mincey talks about growing up in the mountains of Jackson County after her…
Dorothy Watson Hooper discusses the Hooper-Watson feud, its origins in conflicting loyalties during the Civil War, escalation from minor fights and vandalism to murder, and how a couple of generations later the feud dwindled with the Hooper and…
Skagit and Snohomish Counties in Washington saw an influx of Western North Carolina migrants between 1900 and 1950 settling in Darrington, Sedro-Woolley and Lyman and bringing their customs, culture, and traditions. In 1947 the census shows 500 out…
Doug Gibson shares his experience working at Champion Paper Mill through the 70s, 80s and 90s. In 1972, when Gibson began work, Champion changed its name to Champion International Corporation and soon after starting he joined the union. Gibson talks…
Bob Ray was a student at Western Carolina College from 1952 to 1954 before he was drafted to serve in the Korean Conflict and sent to Germany. He returned in 1957 and graduated thereafter. In this interview, Ray tells about his life as a…
Eddie Stillwell, a Southern pastor, discusses his experiences within the community and the church. He talks about his mentors and experiences as a pastor over the years, his time helping others with the Baptist Men, and how his past working…
Edie Burnette discusses growing up in Canton, North Carolina. Burnette and the interviewer discuss her book, which examines the changes of Canton over time. Burnette examines different changes in Canton from the building of I-40 to the environmental…
Troy and Edna Whiteside talk about the ambivalent feelings that Swain County residents had towards the construction of the Fontana Dam. While the dam's construction resulted in people losing land in return for inadequate compensation and having to…