Morris and Wilma Simpson are interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on May 19, 1986 as part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Born in 1914, Mr. Simpson discusses his family members and growing up in Bryson City, North…
Natalie Newman is interviewed by Kate Macaulay on May 25, 2022 as part of Mountain People, Mountain Lives: A Student Led Oral History Project. Newman discusses operating a business in downtown Sylva, North Carolina, and how Western Carolina…
Nathan Dee Greene of Bryson City shares his memories of picking apples with his family at an orchard on Laurel Branch in the 1930s, and some of the varieties grown in the orchard. He talks about some of the equipment used by the orchard and discusses…
Nicholas Fedor is interviewed by Jadon Cole on September 15, 2022 as part of Mountain People, Mountain Lives: A Student Led Oral History Project. Fedor talks about his experience in the US Navy from 2010-2018 where he served as Corpsman. He talks…
Nick Taylor discusses social and political life on campus in the midst of the Vietnam War and how his experiences shaped his life after college. He attended Western Carolina University from 1963 - 1967 and was a member of the Men
Nikki Britain, a teacher with experience in both public and private schools, talks about her passions and frustrations with teaching. She compares her different experiences and talks extensively about the problems involved with public schools’ focus…
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…
Nona Pourlos discusses her ancestors, including Levi and Hardy Caldwell, who were among the first settlers in Cataloochee Valley, which later became part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. She talks about Levi’s relationship with the…
Interview with Interview with Norma Baynes and Anita White Carter, elders in the Shiloh community in Asheville, N.C., and members of the Shiloh Community Association (SCA), and Shaniqua Simuel and Lauralee Petritz, managers of the Shiloh community…
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…