Erica Smiley interviews Franklin "Frank" Glenn Buchanan (1934-2012) on October 20, 2004. They discuss his life and experiences as a Bluegrass musician. Frank Buchanan was a mandolin player that began his career playing with his older brother on the…
Gerald Schwartz is interviewed by Marybeth Fugate on October 17, 2002. Dr. Gerry Schwartz (1932-2019) was a retired History Professor at Western Carolina University. He recounts the days of WCU in the late 60s and early 70s, and discusses Jackson…
Alva L. (Lucille) Frady DelSesto is interviewed by Susan Moody. Alva DelSesto was an Army nurse during World War II. She discusses growing up and how the war affected her entire life. She talks about her interest in becoming a nurse, her time in the…
Susan Moody interviews James R. Vinson on October 16, 2002. James Robert Vinson, a local World War II veteran, served in many famous battles in Germany, such as the Battle of Hurtgen Forest (September 19, 1994 - December 16, 1944). During this…
Allenee Wilkes is interviewed by Derrick Brown on November 5, 2002. They discuss Allenee Wilkes' experience in the Korean War. Veteran Mr. Wilkes shares some information on his military service in the Korean War. Born and raised in Cullowhee, North…
Joel Evans interviews veteran Travis Whitson on October 18, 2002. Travis Whitson talks about what his life was like growing up in a rural farming community as well as his time served during Vietnam and the Gulf War.
Otealia Baldwin is interviewed by Joshua Lynch on March 15, 2003. Ms. Otelia Baldwin talks about her life as a young girl having to adapt to the destruction of her little Nantahala community called Aquone, which was flooded out in the creation of the…
James P. (Porter) Cunningham is interviewed by Susan Moody on March 26, 2003. James Cunningham (1915-2003) was born in Franklin, North Carolina. Cunningham discusses the process of the rural electrification. He also gives personal accounts on what it…
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…
In this interview, conducted as part of the Agriculture Project by the Mountain Heritage Center at Western Carolina University, Lloyd Owen of Whittier discusses tobacco farming in Jackson County. He talks about the types of tobacco grown in Jackson…