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Title: Esther Zemek oral history interview, 1979 May 23
Creator: Zemek, Esther, 1901-2002
Date Created: 1979-05-23
Subjects--Topical: Rural schools
Description: Esther Zemek discusses her experiences attending school in a one room schoolhouse near Chicago, Illinois and the dedication her instructors exhibited. She describes traveling through deep snow to attend school and completing her eighth grade exami...

Title: Faith McConnell oral history interview, 1979 May 25
Creator: McConnell, Faith, 1902-
Date Created: 1979-05-25
Subjects--Topical: School children, Farm life, Families, Teachers, Rural schools, Education, Rural
Description: Faith McConnell shares her memories of growing up on a farm in York County, South Carolina during the early twentieth century. She describes details of her home life, including her family's use of an ironing pot and an ash hopper to make lye soap ...