Mary Jones Worley is interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on April 30, 1984 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Worley traces her family lineage from her great grandparents living in Jackson and Macon County.…
Mary Mosley is interviewed by Edward Clark Smith on February 15, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Born in 1905, Mosley describes moving to Cottageville, South Carolina from Tampa, Florida to live with…
Mary Sue Casey is interviewed by a Smoky Mountain High School student as a part of Mountain People, Mountain Lives: A Student Led Oral History Project. She talks about the long integration and desegregation process of the local schools and her…
Matt Buchanan 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 1986, Buchanan grew up in Burke County and enlisted in the army at the age of 20. He talks…
Matthew Bacoate discusses his family and life in Asheville in the 1930s and ‘40s, his experiences in the military during the Korean War, and the development of his strong work ethic and sense of self accountability. After returning to Asheville from…
Maxine Ramey discusses growing up in Highlands in the 1960s and 1970s and how the town has changed over the years. She talks about how tourism and part-time residents have affected Highlands and issues the town currently faces. She shares her…
Michael “Badhair” Williams talks about the importance of storytelling in his family, and being inspired to begin telling stories himself in the fourth grade after folklorist Richard Chase visited his school. He mentions that although he gets to tell…
Mildred Adams Williams talks about living in Fontana Village as a child in the 1940s, about how the community, especially the children of the dam workers, were insulated from the hardships of World War II, and about reunions of the Dam Kids.
Mildred Proctor is interviewed by Edward Clark Smith on April 2, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Born in 1928, Proctor grew up in Whitmire, South Carolina. Her father died young and so she quit school…
Mildred Peeler Young, current director of a preschool and previously the first female district manager of the US electrical cooperative, talks about her work experiences. This interview was conducted to supplement the traveling Smithsonian…