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Title: Audra Ellis oral history interview, 2019 May 8
Creator: Ellis, Audra B. (Audra Baucom), 1972-
Date Created: 2019-05-8
Subjects--Topical: Farms, Chicken industry, Pork industry and trade, Farmers' markets, Dairy farms, Molasses, Sorghum, Goats, Farms, Small
Description: Audra Ellis, co-owner of Ellis Farms in Lincolnton, North Carolina, discusses how she and her husband, Rick, originally started with six chickens and two pygmy goats, expanded into crop production, and now focus only on chicken and pork production...

Title: James William Kirk oral history interview 1, 2013 October 7
Creator: Kirk, James William, 1925-2014
Date Created: 2013-10-07
Subjects--Topical: Dairy farms, Farm life, Education, Rural, Rural development, Volunteer fire departments, Grand jury
Description: In this first of two interviews, James Kirk begins by tracing the history of the Kirk family from their Scottish roots to their settling in the Newell community of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and what would eventually become the University...

Title: Katie McGill oral history interview, 2001 November 1
Creator: McGill, Katie Ementrice
Date Created: 2001-11-01
Subjects--Topical: Rural families, Country life, African American families, Gardening, Dairy farms, Dairy workers, Family farms, School integration, African Americans--Segregation, Community gardens
Description: Katie McGill discusses her childhood growing up in rural Mint Hill, North Carolina and her involvement in the Wilmore Community Garden. Mrs. McGill was raised by her grandparents Samuel and Ester Stafford, and explained that her entire family work...

Title: Marion Lytle oral history interview, 2003 October 17
Creator: Lytle, Marion, 1957-
Date Created: 2003-10-17
Subjects--Topical: Country life, Family farms, Dairy farms, Farmers--Attitudes, Land use, Rural, Zoning, County government--Planning, Rural development, Sustainable development, Natural areas, Agritourism
Description: Marion Lytle speaks with knowledge and first-hand experience of the people and social and economic issues facing Rowan County. He begins by describing his youth growing up in a farming community in Buncombe County. Mr. Lytle states that people in ...

Title: Ronald Edwards oral history interview, 2019 March 11
Creator: Edwards, Ron, 1963-
Date Created: 2019-03-11
Subjects--Topical: Farms, Farm produce, Migrant labor, Dairy farms, Peach, Agritourism
Description: Ronald Edwards, the general manager of Springs Farm in Fort Mill, South Carolina, reflects on the history of the farm and his personal farming experiences. Mr. Edwards discusses the origins and legacy of the farm, the size of the operation, and th...

Title: S. Bruce Wingate oral history interview, 1979 October 23
Creator: Wingate, S. Bruce (Samuel Bruce), 1910-1991
Date Created: 1979-10-23
Subjects--Topical: Ice cream industry, Dairy farms, Delivery of goods
Description: S. Bruce Wingate discusses his working experience in the dairy industry, focusing on the sale and delivery of ice cream in Charlotte and other cities and towns in North Carolina before refrigeration was commonplace. He describes making ice cream, ...

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...