Bob Thomas, who attended Western Carolina University from 1966 - 1970, discusses being a member of the Men's House Government and his time and involvement in student activities on campus with the Vietnam War in the background of his experience. He…
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
Debbie Nix, who attended Western Carolina University from 1966 - 1970 and was involved in the Women's House Government, talks about campus living and social life during this time. She shares her perspective as a female student on a campus with gender…
Ann Melton is a native of Jackson County and has written fourteen books about western North Carolina, including her 2019 book entitled "The History of Blackwood Lumber Company: East LaPorte, North Carolina and the Flood of 1940." She discusses her…
Jason Gregory, a lifelong resident of Jackson County, talks about its earliest industries including why so many northern industries came to and then failed in the area. He talks about the history of Blackwood Lumber Company and its positive effects…
Bill Crawford is a lifelong resident of Jackson County and a historian at the Jackson County Genealogical Society. Born in 1935, Crawford reflects on the Flood of 1940 and the devastation caused by it and its related waterspouts. He discusses the…
Clifford Cotton talks about his grandfather, Edward. W. Pearson, who founded the Burton Street community and started the Buncombe County District Agricultural Fair to celebrate the African American agricultural community of Asheville. E. W. Pearson…
In this interview, retired teacher, Juanita Metcalf, talks about growing up in a family where quilting was a tradition. She tried many different crafts herself, but fell in love with quilting after attending a quilting show. Juanita is self-taught…
Bill Fisher is interviewed by Emily Lower, July 8, 1998 at his home in Glenville, North Carolina to talk about the music he played. Fisher began in his teens, while attending Glenville High School, playing the harmonica and then picked up the guitar.…
Adrien Litzau interviews sisters Hazel Whiteside and Louise Allen (Mae Louise Allen) on October 22, 2004 for the Western North Carolina Oral History Project. Born in 1923 and 1922, Whiteside and Allen have been members of AME Mount Zion Church in…