During two interviews, Ronnie Pepper went over the different tour stops from the bus route and shared his memories of growing up and working in Henderson County. He also talked about planning the Hidden Histories Tours. The audio files were merged to produce a single interview recording.
This interview was conducted with Richard Featherstone to discuss his family's deep history with Henderson County. The Featherstone family were some of the earliest settlers in the county. Topics discussed include early Featherstone history, what it was like to grow up in Henderson County during WWII, and his family's connection to Winslow Mills.
This oral history interview was conducted with Pearlie Suber Harris and is part of the Saluda Community Land Trust's Reclamation Park Project. She shares her childhood memories of growing up in Saluda, living and going to school in a segregated community, and the challenges her family have faced throughout the years.
This oral history interview was conducted with Mary McCarty to discuss her time as a nurse educator at Blue Ridge Community College. Other topics discussed include her own time as a nursing student, different moments throughout her long nursing career, highlights from the Blue Ridge nursing program, and her career once she left Blue Ridge Community College.
This oral history interview was conducted with Mary Katherine Winkler (goes by Katie) to discuss her time as an advisor for The Ridge Writer, which was a student and faculty led publication of creative writing submissions.
This oral history was conducted with Kathy Allen to discuss her time at Blue Ridge Community College. Topics discussed include her career growth at the College from Early Childhood Instructor to Vice President for Instruction, program development, instruction challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and her advice for current and future students.
This oral history interview was conducted with Georgia Bonesteel to discuss her time as a quilting instructor at Blue Ridge Community College in the Continuing Education department. Other topics discussed include how she got into quilting, her favorite projects, and any projects or organizations she has been part of over the years. Subjects discussed include types of quilting, student projects, how she learned to quilt, and the different community organizations she works with in the quilting and craft world.
This interview was conducted with Edward King. He went over the different tour stops from the bus route and shared his memories of growing up and working in Henderson County.
