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Anson Eaves oral history interview, 2019 March 28
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Creator
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Eaves, Anson E. (Anson Eugene), 1970-
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Date Created
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2019-03-28
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Subjects--Topical
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Feed mills, Livestock, Farms
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Anson Eaves, owner and operator of Bethel Feed & Farm in Midland, North Carolina, discusses the past, current, and future operations of the feed mill, a third generation business originally owned by his grandfather. The interview covers a variety ...
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Chris Fletcher oral history interview, 2019 April 16
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Creator
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Fletcher, Chris, 1964-
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Date Created
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2019-04-16
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Subjects--Topical
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Peppers, Farmers' markets, Rain and rainfall, Insecticides
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Description
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Chris Fletcher discusses his time working on his farm, Green Meadows Acres, in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. He explains the reasons he began farming, what he currently grows, and why he chooses to sell his products at the Piedmont Farmers&apos...
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Esther Young oral history interview, 2003 March 1
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Creator
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Young, Esther B., 1923-2004
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Date Created
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2003-03-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Family farms, Rural families, Depressions, African Americans--Segregation, Education, Rural, Families--Social life and customs, Politics and government, Sharecropping, Amusements
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Description
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Esther Young recalls her childhood in rural Cabarrus County, North Carolina during the early 1930s and summarizes her family's experiences during the Great Depression. Ms. Young explains that her family farmed throughout the Great Depression and w...
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Jerry and Tanya Sumerel oral history interview, 2019 March 13
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Creator
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Sumerel, Jerry, 1943-
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Date Created
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2019-03-13
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Subjects--Topical
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Beekeepers, Beehives, Agriculture, Pollination by bees, Honey, Honey, Comb, Insecticide
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Jerry and Tanya Sumerel are the owners of Honeysuckle Hill Bee Farm in Concord, North Carolina. They share the story of how Mr. Sumerel discovered apiary and fell in love with beekeeping. Mr. Sumerel describes the day-to-day activities of beekeepi...
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Kate Brun oral history interview, 2019 April 4
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Creator
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Brun, Kate Lachance
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Date Created
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2019-04-04
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Subjects--Topical
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Farmers' markets, Farmers, Women farmers, Greenhouse gardening
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Description
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Kate Brun, founder, owner, and operator of Lucky Leaf Gardens, (LLG), in Harrisburg, North Carolina, discusses the greenhouse farming of microgreens, and the past, current, and future operations of LLG, a business she started from her home in 2010...
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Louise Smith Brennan oral history interview, circa 1990-1999
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Creator
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Brennan, Louise Smith, 1922-2007
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Date Created
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circa 1990-1999
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Elections, Mills and mill-work, Political parties, Women legislators, Women--Political activity, Women political candidates
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Louise Brennan recounts her early life growing up in Concord, North Carolina. She discusses the important role of education in her upbringing and the prevalence of textile mills in the Concord area. She describes living near a mill village in Conc...
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Marion W. Boyd oral history interview, 1979 May 25
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Creator
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Boyd, Marion W. (Marion Woods), 1911-2007
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Date Created
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1979-05-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, African Americans--Education, Manners and customs, Families, Quakers--Education
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Marion W. Boyd discusses her experiences teaching throughout North Carolina and the challenges she faced as a result of graduating college during the Great Depression. Other topics discussed include family relations, her Quaker education, regional...
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Mary Jane White oral history interview, 1979 May 24
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Creator
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White, Mary Jane, 1904-1987
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Date Created
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1979-05-24
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Subjects--Topical
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Farm life, Family farms, Education, Rural
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Mary Jane White discusses living on a family farm in Union County, North Carolina during the early twentieth century, then moving to Charlotte, North Carolina to work in a private household in 1927. Other topics include her education in a one-room...
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Oni Wilson oral history interview, 2003 February 26
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Creator
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Wilson, Oni, 1915-2009
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Date Created
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2003-02-26
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Subjects--Topical
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Depressions, Family farms, Farm life, Cotton, Political and social views, Baseball, Textile industry, Textile workers--Labor unions, Company towns, Baptists
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Oni Wilson describes his childhood during the Great Depression and growing up on a cotton farm in Davidson, North Carolina. He talks about how his family lost their home in 1929 because of the fall of cotton prices, then rented a home and farmland...