Ashley Davis, a county planner for Lancaster County, South Carolina talks about the process of properly planning for growth and development of cities in general. She talks about how Indian Land’s development began in the early 2000s and touches on…
Ashton Woody, a senior English student at WCU, discusses her experiences growing up in Appalachia as a musician and storyteller. This interview was conducted to supplement the traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibit “The Way We Worked,” which was…
Aud Brown and his wife Becky Myers Brown discuss Annie (Granny) Bell Cook and their memories of her, as well as the stories they have heard about her. They also discuss their upbringing in Brasstown, North Carolina and their experiences with members…
Barbara Thorne talks about her father, Dr. Chase P. Ambler, and his career treating tuberculosis patients in Asheville in the early 1900s. Dr. Ambler first came to the area on his honeymoon in 1889 and fell in love with the mountains. He returned a…
Beatrice Beddingfield of Zirconia, North Carolina, is interviewed as part of the "Native Plants Project"--a research project of the Mountain Heritage Center at Western Carolina University. In this interview Beddingfield talks about using herbs and…
Beckie M. Sebastian, an Appalachian native and business owner, talks about her experiences growing up. She discusses differences in generations, and talks about the community and family values instilled in her from a young age. This interview was…
Matt Nickols interviews Ben Beaver and his wife, Betty Beaver on November 24,2004. They discuss Ben’s history and family traditions related to wood carving in the Appalachian region of Western North Carolina. Ben Beaver is the nephew of Nolan…
Ben Harold Bryson is interviewed by Lorraine Crittenden on May 7, 1986 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Bryson discusses hauling laundry in a little wagon, having a blind father, only making three dollars a…