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2016 Danville StoryCorps – Cy and Janice Vernon

Cyrus Vernon (68) and wife Janice Vernon (69) talk about their upbringing on farms in Caswell County, North Carolina and their work at their son’s apple orchard. Produced by the …

Audio, Oral History | Family, Foodways, Nature
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Cultures & Communities, History

2016 Danville StoryCorps – William & Betty Guerrant

William Guerrant (55) interviews his mother, Betty Guerrant (73), about growing up on a farm, the foods she ate, and her life now. Produced by the Health Collaborative and History …

Audio, Oral History | 20th Century, Family, Foodways
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History Harvest – Frank & Warrick Scott

On May 2, 2015 at the History United and Regional Libraries event “Find Your Roots” in Yanceyville, NC, brothers Frank and Warrick Scott discuss the importance of a family photograph …

Oral History, Stories, Video | 20th Century, Black/African American
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History Harvest – Paula Harrell

On May 2, 2015 at the History United and Regional Libraries event “Find Your Roots” in Yanceyville, NC, Paula Harrell discussed her family scrapbook, which she began as part of …

Oral History, Stories, Video | 19th Century, Black/African American, Slavery
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History Harvest – Vanessa “Twinkle” Richmond-Graves

On May 2, 2015 at the History United and Regional Libraries event “Find Your Roots” in Yanceyville, NC, Vanessa Richmond-Graves (aka: “Twinkle”) spoke about her ancestor, Henrietta Jeffries, and Jeffries’ …

Oral History, Stories, Video | 20th Century, Health, Women
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History Harvest – Larry Aaron

On May 2, 2015 at the History United and Regional Libraries event “Find Your Roots” in Yanceyville, NC, local historian Larry Aaron speaks about his historical costume, which harkens back …

Oral History, Stories, Video | 19th Century
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History Harvest – Robert Martin

On May 2, 2015 at the History United and Regional Libraries “Find Your Roots Event” in Yanceyville, NC, Chathamite Robert Martin discussed why genealogy is important to him and the …

Oral History, Stories, Video | 17th Century, 18th Century, Genealogy
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Books & Literature, History

Finding Our Roots: Henry Wiencek

On May 2, 2015 Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Scholar and historian Henry Wiencek gave a talk at History United’s Finding Your Roots event in Yanceyville, NC. Wiencek discussed his …

Stories, Video | 19th Century, 20th Century, Black/African American
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History Harvest – Anita Faye Dillard

On May 2, 2015 at the History United and Regional Libraries event “Find Your Roots” in Yanceyville, NC, Danvillian Anita Faye Dillard recollected her time working in the textile industry …

Oral History, Stories, Video | 20th Century
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History Harvest – Sandra Apple Aldridge

On May 2, 2015 at the History United and Regional Libraries event “Find Your Roots” in Yanceyville, North Carolina, Sandra Aldridge discusses the Apple side of her family from the …

Oral History, Stories, Video | 19th Century, Civil War
News
Cultures & Communities, History

Transcript: Ben Rippe Oral History

History United: Memory Initiative Interview with Ben Rippe (BR) Interviewer: Evelyn Riley (ER) Friday October 25, 2014 at 2:45PM at Rippe’s Apparel, Furs, and Shoes, Danville, VA ER: My first …

Oral History | 20th Century, Business, Education
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Cultures & Communities, History

2014 Danville StoryCorps – Betty Lou & Lillie Mae Jones

Mother Betty Lou Jones (76) and daughter Lillie Mae Jones (29) have a conversation about their family memories and their takes on living in Danville during the Civil Rights Movement. …

Audio, Oral History | 20th Century, Family
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