Norma Kimzey is a Scottish immigrant who came to Haywood County in 1968. She taught first grade at Hazelwood Elementary School and remembers Ms. Elsie J. Osborne fondly. After the consolidation of the Pigeon Street School, Ms. Osborne was assigned to…
Harvey J. Kincaid is interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on August 13, 1986 as part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. His wife, Sadie (1923 or 1924-) is also present and comments throughout the interview. Born in 1917,…
Lee Knight is interviewed by Smoky Mountain High School students as a part of Mountain People, Mountain Lives: A Student Led Oral History Project. Born in 1945 in upstate New York, Knight is influenced by both the Adirondacks and Southern Appalachian…
Nola Elizabeth Knuckles is interviewed by Edward Clark Smith in August 1987 as part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Born on November 25, 1910, Knuckles talks about being raised by her aunt and uncle after losing her…
Bill Koehler was born in 1946 in Buffalo, New York. His father, a World War II veteran, died young, and the family moved to Duncan, South Carolina when he was 12. Bill was drafted to the Army in 1966 and was trained as a helicopter pilot. Koehler…
Zack Koonce talks about his role as Emergency Management Coordinator for Haywood County during Tropical Storm Fred. Koonce shares how he developed situational awareness during the storm, especially within the first 24 hours. He was responsible for…
Henry Kornegay is interviewed by a Smoky Mountain High School student as a part of Mountain People, Mountain Lives: A Student Led Oral History Project. Kornegay talks about joining the Marine Corps and shares some of his experiences in Afghanistan.…
Henry Lambert, popularly known as "Chief Henry," talks about his work--posing as a Cherokee "chief" wearing Indian attire, including headdress, for tourists and vacationers visiting Cherokee, North Carolina. Lambert initially worked as a construction…
Reverend Charles Lee is interviewed by Conor Miller on June 1, 2016, as part of Mountain People: Mountain Lives: A Student Led Oral History Project. Reverend Charles Lee is pastor of Liberty Baptist Church in Sylva, North Carolina. He discusses…
In this interview, conducted as part of the "Threads of Life : the History of Hand Weaving in the Southern Highlands" project, Jackson County native Susan Leveille talks about how she became interested in weaving as a young girl. Susan shares some of…