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Title: Joyce Burt and Roger Burt oral history interview, 2003 February 1
Creator: Burt, Joyce W. (Joyce Wallace)
Date Created: 2003-02-01
Subjects--Topical: Country life, Land use, Rural, Rural families, Sewerage, Rural, Animals, Natural areas, Rural development, Hunting, Wildlife conservation, Deforestation, Livestock, Rivers, Trails
Description: Joyce Burt, Roger Burt, and Joyce's brother, Danny Wallace, recount the history of the land and the community in Gaston County, North Carolina. They broadly talk about the land and natural environment in their region, including wildlife within the...

Title: Mamie Allison Cole oral history interview, 2003 July 29
Creator: Cole, Mamie, 1922-
Date Created: 2003-07-29
Subjects--Topical: Mills and mill-work, Rural families, Textile workers, Wetlands, Wild flowers, Field crops, Country life, Manners and customs, Dairy cattle, Protected areas, Farm life
Description: Mamie Allison Cole recounts her family’s history in Mount Holly, North Carolina and what life was like growing up in the area during the 1920s and 1930s. Mrs. Cole discusses the chores she had to do, her father’s farm, the parties her family would...