- sound recording-nonmusical (x)
- Genealogy (x)
- Search results
-
-
Title
-
Alfred Rhyne oral history interview, 2003 July 14
-
Creator
-
Rhyne, Alfred M. (Alfred Mason), 1919-2014
-
Date Created
-
2003-07-14
-
Subjects--Topical
-
Rural families, Genealogy, Sharecropping, Land use, Rural, Presbyterian Church, Endemic plants, Water--Pollution, Rural development
-
Description
-
Alfred Rhyne discusses his family's long history in Stanley, North Carolina and his relationship with the land. He talks about how one of his ancestors first obtained a land grant from England for property in the Stanley region, his grandparents' ...
-
-
Title
-
Bill Mangum and Clyde Mangum oral history interview 2, 2009 April 8
-
Creator
-
Mangum, Bill, 1937-
-
Date Created
-
2009-04-08
-
Subjects--Topical
-
Automobile racing drivers--Family relationships, Motorsports, Stock car racing, Distilling, Illicit, Stock cars (Automobiles), Automobile racing drivers, Automobiles, Racing--Design and construction, Automobile mechanics, Automobile racing--Societies, etc., Genealogy
-
Description
-
In this second of two interviews, brothers Bill and Clyde Mangum recount the experiences of their father, Gordon, who was a race car driver in the 1940s and 1950s. The Mangum brothers recall their father\u2019s love of short track racing in Virgin...
-
-
Title
-
Emma Peoples Smith oral history interview 1, 2019 May 23
-
Creator
-
Smith, Emma Peoples
-
Date Created
-
2019-05-23
-
Subjects--Topical
-
Genealogy, Slavery, Nannies, Country life, Race relations--Social aspects, Working mothers, Enslavement
-
Description
-
Emma Peoples Smith, the great granddaughter of Richard Peoples who was a prominent citizen in the Providence township of Mecklenburg County during the 19th century, describes her life and her family history. [All times approximate]. Overview of Mr...
-
-
Title
-
Emma Peoples Smith oral history interview 2, 2020 January 16
-
Creator
-
Smith, Emma Peoples
-
Date Created
-
2020-01-16
-
Subjects--Topical
-
Genealogy, Tenant farmers, Nannies, Farm life
-
Description
-
In this second of three interviews Emma Peoples Smith, the great granddaughter of Richard Peoples who was a prominent citizen in the Providence township of Mecklenburg County during the 19th century, gives detail about her family farm on Rea Peopl...
-
-
Title
-
Gregory S. Hartsell, Frank Graham, and Tim Sloop oral history interview, 2003 August 10
-
Creator
-
Hartsell, Gregory S. (Gregory Scott)
-
Date Created
-
2003-08-10
-
Subjects--Topical
-
Country life, Family farms, Farm life, Land use, Rural, Rural families, Depressions, Soil conservation, Natural areas, Zoning, Migrant agricultural laborers, Field crops, Housing development, Genealogy
-
Description
-
Gregory S. Hartsell, Frank Graham, and Tim Sloop illustrate the importance of migrant workers in farming and factors that make raising certain crops difficult on their farms in Rowan County, North Carolina. Subjects discussed include the use of th...
-
-
Title
-
H.D. Kirkpatrick oral history interview, 2017 November 17
-
Creator
-
Kirkpatrick, H. D. (Hugh DeArmond), II, 1948-
-
Date Created
-
2017-11-17
-
Subjects--Topical
-
Racism, Genealogy, Conscientious objectors, Humanistic psychology, Child abuse--Law and legislation, Slavery, Bible. Genesis, Enslavement
-
Description
-
In this fourth and final recording in a series of interviews with Jimmie Lee and H.D. Kirkpatrick, H.D. Kirkpatrick reflects on his family, his life experiences, and his shifting perspective on family and Southern history. Dr. Kirkpatrick describe...
-
-
Title
-
Harold Albert Wiley Jr. oral history interview, 2017 July 27
-
Creator
-
Wiley, Harold Albert, Jr.
-
Date Created
-
2017-07-27
-
Subjects--Topical
-
African American history, Slavery, Plantations, Migration–internal, Race relations, Genealogy, Enslavement
-
Description
-
Harold Wiley Jr., a descendent of George Caldwell, talks about his family, their connection to the Rosedale plantation in Charlotte, North Carolina, and his lifetime work discovering his family genealogy. [All times approximate]. [02:30] Mr. Wiley...
-
-
Title
-
Jackie Alexander Stanley oral history interview, 2022 June 8
-
Creator
-
Stanley, Jackie Alexander
-
Date Created
-
2022-06-08
-
Subjects--Topical
-
African Americans--Education, Church history, Genealogy, African American history, Local history
-
Description
-
Jackie Alexander Stanley and her daughter, Debra Stanley Barrett, discuss her family history and her life growing up in Mecklenburg County. She shares stories about Mallard Creek and other neighborhoods around Charlotte and memories of people and ...
-
-
Title
-
Jane McIntyre oral history interview, 2017 October 31
-
Creator
-
McIntyre, Jane London
-
Date Created
-
2017-10-31
-
Subjects--Topical
-
Plantations, Genealogy
-
Description
-
Jane McIntyre, the descendent of Archibald Frew who built Rosedale Plantation in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1815, describes her family history. [All times approximate] [00:00] Introductions and a brief description of Ms. McIntyre's family c...
-
-
Title
-
Jeanne DeArmon Bates oral history interview 1, 2005 May 26
-
Creator
-
Bates, Jeanne DeArmon, 1912-2012
-
Date Created
-
2005-05-26
-
Subjects--Topical
-
Families, Genealogy, Education, Cities and towns, Cities and towns--Growth, Gold mines and mining
-
Description
-
Jeanne DeArmon Bates discusses life in Charlotte, North Carolina and her husband's family's role in the development of Charlotte. She talks about her early life moving from Pensacola, Florida to Columbus, Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; and Baltimor...
-
-
Title
-
Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and H.D. Kirkpatrick oral history interview 3, 2017 October 23
-
Creator
-
Kirkpatrick, Jimmie Lee
-
Date Created
-
2017-10-23
-
Subjects--Topical
-
Race relations, Racism, Slavery, Genealogy, Poverty, African Americans--Reparations, Football, Enslavement
-
Description
-
In this third of four related interviews,, H.D. Kirkpatrick and Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick continue to discuss their relationship as it developed after their revelation that their family histories are connected through slavery in Charlotte and Mecklen...
-
-
Title
-
Paul G. Rodden oral history interview, 1979 May 22
-
Creator
-
Rodden, Paul G. (Paul Gilbert), 1909-
-
Date Created
-
1979-05-22
-
Subjects--Topical
-
Genealogy, Families--Social life and customs, Country life, Education, Rural, Family farms, Mills and mill-work, Insurance companies
-
Description
-
Paul G. Rodden recounts his years working as an insurance agent for the Pilot Life Insurance Company during the 1940s-1970s and his family history. He describes his interest in genealogy; the Rodden family in Davie, Rowan, and Mecklenburg Counties...
-
-
Title
-
Sarah Alexander oral history interview, 2000 February 3
-
Creator
-
Alexander, Sarah Land, 1913-
-
Date Created
-
2000-02-03
-
Subjects--Topical
-
Teachers, Families, Rich people, Genealogy, Family farms, Farm life, Cotton growing, Tenant farmers, Dairy farms, Barns, Dairy barns--Design and construction, Dairy barns, Farm equipment, Education
-
Description
-
Sarah Land Alexander Sr. and her daughter, Sarah Land Alexander Jr., talk about their lives and the history of the Alexander family farm in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mrs. Alexander Sr. describes how she met her husband, William Tasse 'Bill' Alexa...
-
-
Title
-
William T. Alexander oral history interview 1, 1992 Spring
-
Creator
-
Alexander, William Tasse, 1904-1992
-
Date Created
-
1992
-
Subjects--Topical
-
Families, Rich people, Genealogy, Carriages and carts, Christian life, Plantations, Family farms, Cotton, Freedmen, Farm life, Education, Livestock, African Americans--Segregation, Sharecropping
-
Description
-
In this first of three interviews, William T. Alexander describes growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina in the Mallard Creek Church region during the early twentieth century and how the area changed over time. Mr. Alexander's ancestors were some...