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A one storage octagonal shaped open pavilion with wood shingle roof, wood floors. Valuation: The sound value of this building is approximately $500.
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A two story and part basement brick building with metal roof, wood floors, plastered interior finish, three stairs first to second floor, one stairs basement to first floor. Electric lighting and low pressure steam heat. About 100 years old and in fair condition. Valuation: The sound value of this building is approximately $42K.
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A two story brick building with frame addition and approved roof, wood floors, plastered interior finish, stove heat and electric lighting. Building in fair condition. Valuation: The sound value of this building is approximately $3.5K.
A one story and basement frame, approved roof building, with wood floor. Valuation: The sound value of this building is approximately $4K.
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It Seems As If Everyone in Roanoke, Virginia Visits Children's Zoo
Article written by Robert P. Hunter, then Parks and Recreation manager for the City of Roanoke. Published in the July 1956 edition of Park Maintenance magazine.
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Date of Birth: January 9, 1868 Mayor from July 1, 1900 to February 13, 1902 Date of Death: August 1, 1909
Date of Birth: March 25, 1881 Mayor from June 2, 1938 to August 31, 1938 Other offices held: City County, 1934-1940; Virginia House of Delegates, 1924-1929 and 1946-1947 Date of Death: September 4, 1956
Date of Birth: February 4, 1868 Mayor from July 1, 1898 to June 30, 1900 Other offices held: City Council, November 10, 1896 to July 1, 1898; U.S. House of Representatives, Virginia's 6th District, February 25, 1919 to March 3, 1923 Date of Death: July 7, 1948
Jo Lane Stern Battalion, Company B, in front of the Roanoke Auditorium. Col. Jo Lane Stern, inspector general of the State, mustered in the Jo Lane Stern Battalion of Virginia volunteers in Roanoke, composed of four full companies, numbering 267 men and 12 officers. Company B was part of the home guard during World War I.
Date of Birth: February 2, 1846 Mayor from July 1, 1902 to April 9, 1912 Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1898 to July 1, 1902 Date of Death: September 20, 1917
Date of Birth: c. 1839 Mayor from July 1, 1884 to June 30, 1885 Date of Death: September 21, 1902
Date of Birth: July 27, 1858 Mayor from July 1, 1912 to December 23, 1912 Other offices held: Virginia House of Delegates, 1889-1900 Date of Death: December 23, 1912
Journal of the Historical Society of Western Virginia 2001 Volume 14, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: Vice Presidential Candidate had Carvins Cove Summer Home Emma Comer, First Graduate of Roanoke City High School, 1894 Celebrating the Millennium, 1901 Mrs. Breckinridge's Brewery Growing Up and Having Fun in South Roanoke Peyton Terry, Roanoke's First Millionaire Where the Toshes Came From George Washington Slept in Big Lick First President Honored on 200th Anniversary of His Death Edgar A. Long Building Recalls Christiansburg Institute's Legacy Peggy Ballard Maupin, 102 Sherwood Anderson Rides Through Southwest Virginia Big Lick's First Post Office How Do Our Gardens Grow? Ships and Shipmates Sails On 50 Star Citizens
Journal of the Historical Society of Western Virginia 2002 Volume 15, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: Railroads and Their People The Virginia & Tennessee Railroad 150 Years Ago Working with Winston Link at the End of Steam Power The Turnpikes of Southwest Virginia The Harris Family Archives What Do We Leave Behind? Gwynn's Island Revisited Who Named Salem? Oliver Hill's Home May Become Human Rights Center What Victory May Mean: A History of Horace A. Bass, Jr.
Journal of the Historical Society of Western Virginia 2003 Volume 15, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: The Legend of Benjamin Deyerle Revisited Lest We Forget: A Vinton Landmark The New River on Mid-Eighteenth Century Maps The Craft Revival in Appalachia, 1896-1937 And The Mountains Sing with Joy: White Top Music The Great Natural Bridge Hoax Murder in Fincastle; Havoc at Hanging Rock Growing Up with Roanoke: A Lively Adventure A Horseback Ride on the Back Roads of Roanoke County African American "Firsts" Professor C.E. Kregloe's Roanoke Classical School
Journal of the Historical Society of Western Virginia 2004 Volume 16, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: No Contract Too Large or Too Small for C. Markley and Son They Go Quietly: Agricultural Change in Franklin County My Memories of Carvins Cove: A Long, Peaceful Valley African Americans Have a Proud Ancestry Gainsboro and Its Outstanding Black Citizens Wilderness Road Began in Scott County DAR Flower Show in Roanoke, 1896 Preston-Brown House: Old House Among Shopping Centers Searching for the ExplorerJohn Peter Saling Graham's Forge Mill-Architectural Gem John A. Morehead of Salem Mr. Jefferson's Neighbors Did the Buffalo Roam in Southwest Virginia? Court Day in Salem, Circus Day in Salem Proclamation: "Salrovin!"
Journal of the Historical Society of Western Virginia 2005 Volume 16, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: The Progressive Reform Movement in Roanoke, 1900-1912 The Victoria Courtship of Miss Emma and Mr. Tinsley Life in 1905 Roanoke Families Built Many Roads from 1950-2005 Bob Childress and His Six Rock Churches The Early Presbyterians in the Roanoke Valley, 1749-1851 John Henry Pinkard and the African American Banks of Roanoke Civilian Conservation Corps Restored the Jefferson National Forest to Health A History of Victory Stadium The Lives of John, William, and John William McCauley Raymond Loewy's 1949 Train Station Fear on the Frontier in 18th Century Virginia How We Were a Century Ago: Roanoke Valley in 1906 Roanoke's Streetcars Operated for 61 Years
Journal of the Historical Society of Western Virginia 2006-2007 Volume 17, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: Historical Society Journal is 43 Roanoke County and Valley: The Lessons of History The Past is Right Here for the Archaeologist The Great Flood Seeing Virginia in 1797 Roanoke County in the 1840s How the Mother County Began Fincastle: More Than a County Seat Mary Johnston: Writer of the Past Virginia's Neglected Soldiers Big Lick Home Front Peyton Terry: Roanoke's First Millionaire Early Craftsmen Old Barns of Appalachia Roanoke Valley's Early Iron Mines The Watts: A Pioneer Family/The Barrens: A Garden Spot Hotel Roanoke: A Large and Well-Equipped Hotel Vice Presidential Candidate Had a Carvins Cove Summer Home Gilmer Avenue, Northwest A Jefferson Street Stroll at the Turn of the Century Henry Ford and Friends on Tour Threading a Parkway through the Blue Ridge.
Journal of the Historical Society of Western Virginia 2008 Volume 17, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: A Personal History of the Hotel Roanoke Dust-Clad Motorcars Arrive in Roanoke in 1909 Lincoln's Virginia Roots Colonel J. Sinclair Brown: Hard to Beat What is it about the Civil War? Images from the Old Belt Residential Segregation in the City of Roanoke The Prestons: A Southwest Virginia Dynasty Virginians Facing Reality: The 1959 Perrow Commission A Small Bag of Spices: Farming in Montgomery County Roanoke Area Family Road Builders, Part II 32 Roanokes Bear the Same Name
Journal of the Historical Society of Western Virginia 2009 Volume 18, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: A New Way of Looking at Old Things The Career of Henry H. Fowler Col. John Smith: Unsung Hero of Virginia's Colonial Frontier Old County Courthouse is 100 Years Old 16th Century Spanish Invasions of Southwest Virginia The Elks National Home Salem's East Hill North: A Cemetery in the Shadows Three Other William Flemings From Indian Slavery to Freedom Early Bedford Ordinaries Wearing Hand-Me-Downs in the 1920s
Journal of the Historical Society of Western Virginia 2010 Volume 19, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: Defining and Dating Log Buildings in Southwest Virginia Lewis Miller: Folk Artist and Chronicler of the 19th Century Roanoke's Social Life in 1912: The Diary of Nina Quinn Blue Ridge Parkway: A Graceful Mountain Drive A Parkway Picnic Saves a Waterfall Oliver White Hill: Civil Rights Attorney in Roanoke and Throughout Virginia Traugott Bromme's 1848 Virginia Travel Guide Tobacco in Old Virginia Letters The Great Bedford Fire of 1884 Hokie Stone: Virginia Tech's Spirited Old Rock Robert McClelland: Mayor of Two Cities Riding a Bull Across the Roanoke River Wythe County's Social Disasters: Divorces
Journal of the Historical Society of Western Virginia 2011 Volume 20, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: An Interview with Carter Burgess Where was Totera Town? A Review S.H. McVitty's Collection of Presidential Signatures S.H. McVitty: Industrialist, Philanthropist, Collector The Late, Great Cattle Battle The Two Michael Kinsers Goose Creek: A Lasting Resource for Bedford County Patience, Persistence, and Preservation: The Valley Railroad Bridge Over Gish Branch in Salem The River with Two Names: Roanoke/Staunton Christmas Eve on the Norfolk & Western in Rural Retreat
Journal of the Historical Society of Western Virginia 2012 Volume 20, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: The New Day at Appomattox Rare Lee Letter Tells of "Thinning Ranks" George S. Bernard on the Causes of the Civil War An Army of Many Colors Trains in Salem in 1863 Hollins Institute Prepares for a New Civilization in 1864 Slaves Mustered as Soldiers in 1865 Women at War 'I Wish This War Was Over': Mollie Terry's Letters To the Fatal Field of Appomattox: A History of the Salem Flying Artillery A Demonstration at Hanging Rock The Battle of Cloyd's Mountain: A Railroad, Salt Works, and Lead Mine Saltville During the Civil War Wythe Grays: Harpers Ferry and Beyond Confederate, Union Sisters Deplore War Union Officer, Furture President Forced to Retreat in Giles Cleaning Up the Confederacy: Frank Smith Reader's 1864 Civil War Diary Three Wythe County Soldiers with Different Fates
Journal of the Historical Society of Western Virginia 2013 Volume 21, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: Two Roads Diverged: Architectural History and Historic Preservation in the 21st Century Cotton to Silk: An Oral History How Lyman Draper Saved History Down on the Market Furniture and Aviation History Reside in Fogotten Facility on Kessler Mill Road From Angry Words: A Bent Mountain Tragedy Roanoke College and Its Advantages for Salem The Grove: More than a Presidential Residence Timeline of Roanoke Regional Airport Another Look at the Fincastle Resolutions Proposed Extension of the National Lewis and Clark Historic Trail A Once Vibrant Communty: New Panels Tell of Gainsboro History
Journal of the Historical Society of Western Virginia 2014 Volume 21, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: Growing Up in Roanoke in the 1920s to 1930s O. Winston Link's 100th Birthday Party Bedford Barns Frances Benjamin Johnston, Renowned Photographer, and the George Trout Farm in NW Roanoke Runaway Slaves: Mindset of Negroes, 1861-1865 Many Presidents Have Visited the Roanoke Valley Michelle Obama Has Henry County Slavery Roots The Jacob Persinger Family in Backcountry Virginia Living on the Edge of the Blue Ridge Parkway Rebuilding Mabry Mill, A Southern Appalachian Icon The American Chestnut Trade in the Blue Ridge of Southwestern Virginia Charles Schaeffer: Freedmen’s Rights, Education,Worship in Christiansburg and Southwest Virginia, 1866-1899
Journal of the Historical Society of Western Virginia 2015 Volume 22, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: Roanoke Jews: A History Crossing Roanoke Valley in Chains and Handcuffs Old Chapel Church is 247 Years Old Long Stained Glass Window is Coming to the Link Museum Roanoke's First Flight Natural Bridge, A Landmark for the Ages Col. William Preston and Greenfield Revisited Stephen Austin, Virginia Born, was "Father of Texas" REv. Richard Jones, Activist, Orator, Founder of Black First Baptist Church, 1882-1904 Last Run of the Virginian Electrics Verifying a Slave Community at Kentland
Journal of the Historical Society of Western Virginia 2016 Volume 22, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: Virginia's Western Counties and the Making of America A New Road to be Opened: The Poplar Forest Parkway Recalling Poplar Forest After Mr. Jefferson Segregated Souls in the Star City The Photographs of George Newton Wertz, 1852-1926 Exchange Bank in New Building The Virginian Station and the Restoration City Hall is 101! Seven Hills of Rockbridge Franklin County Business in 1883 Remembering World War I Veterans
Journal of the Historical Society of Western Virginia 2018 Volume 23, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: Armistice Ended "Greatest War in History" a Century Ago The Humilitation of Lord Botetourt Roanoke Cotton Mills Sunday Trouble on Back Creek The Legacies of Junteenth 150 Years Running Bob Angell: An Early Mover and Shaker in Roanoke Groundhog Club Members "Told Anything But the Truth" Villamont, Virginia The Yuchi Indians of Southwest Virginia and Their 1857 Roll The Courtroom and a Confederate Monument Early Wythe County Schools Bedford Soldiers in the Revolution History Meets Geography at the Eastern Continental Divide
Journal of the Historical Society of Western Virginia 2019 Volume 23, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: How the Mother County Began The Virginia Brewing Company: Roanoke's First Brewery Trees Provide Clues to Construction of Greenfield Kitchen and Slave Quarters Trouts, Father and Son, Were Early Mayors From the Front Porch to the Front Lines: Rural Virginia in a Threshold of Change-The Making of Movies 40,000 People Hear President Roosevelt in Salem Scouting Milestone: First Camp Powhatan Nearly Lost to Time Bottom Creek Gorge: Its People Century Club Takes a River Trip Lee Chapel at a Crossroads Highest Per Capita: Bedford and D-Day Parallels Between the English and American Revolutions Historians, Robertson, Glanville, Dixon, Die
Journal of the Historical Society of Western Virginia 2020 Volume 24, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: Roanoke and the Southwest in Virginia History The Enigmatic Stone Structures of Western Virginia Orchard Hill N&W, WWII N&W Shops Lost Colony Slavery as America's "Peculiar" Institution Roanoke-Norfolk Photographer, Richard Aufenger Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club New River Botetourt "250 Years of Delight" Botetourt 250+1 Marks 250th Anniversary A Railroad to Fincastle William Hackworth: Revolutionary Soldier A Voice from the Past: Leroy Gresham
Journal of the Roanoke Historical Society 1971? Volume 7, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: General James Breckinridge, Frontier Man for All Seasons Botetourt's Three Courthouses A Disastrous Conflagration Fire Remedy is 1,400 Years Old Roanoke's 300th Anniversary Early Lightning Devices Montgomery Men in Mexico Reverend Peyton M. Lewis, Slave, Teacher, Preacher Bedford Saves an Old Church Floyd County in the 1890s
Journal of the Roanoke Historical Society Summer 1964 Volume 1, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: Treasure Trove Some Phases of the Civil War in the Roanoke Area The Case of the Warrantless Prisoners Two Ladies of the Museum Newspaper Days, 1790 The Borden Patent
Journal of the Roanoke Historical Society Summer 1965 Volume 2, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: The South Western Turnpike Road Toll Gates in this Century Boyhood Collection is Remembrance of Past Thomas and Tasker Tosh Lone Oak-1767?-1964 Founding of Patrick County Peaks of Otter Beginnings of the Virginia Historical Society Almanacs, Ration Books, and Rapiers
Journal of the Roanoke Historical Society Summer 1966 Volume 3, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: Shot Tower at Jackson's Ferry Home Life in Virginia, 1776-1835 Big Lick Home Front, 1816-1865 The Society Circles Franklin County Mountain Lake; Historic Preservation-A Challenge to Virginians
Journal of the Roanoke Historical Society Summer 1967 Volume 4, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: The Pennsylvania Dutch Culture of the Shenandoah Valley Interstate Interchange Covers Town of Gainsboro Bell Mont-the Fleming Plantation Let's All Make Whiskey Locust Level Early Lutherans in Western Virginia
Journal of the Roanoke Historical Society Summer 1968 Volume 5, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: Montgomery White, 19th Century Social Center Virginia's Neglected Soldiers 28th Regiment, Virginia Volunteers Samuel Rader, 1801-1891, Botetourt Brick Mason History Grows in Botetourt Pennsylvania Dutch Fashions and Early Roanoke
Journal of the Roanoke Historical Society Summer 1969 Volume 6, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: Lewis Miller, Folk Artist Johnny Rebs from Virginia and the Fairer Sex The Four Anderson Brothers Roanoke River: Once Called Saponi, Round Oak, Goose Creek St. Mark's Fincastle Has Roots 200 Years Old Appalachian Dialect: Vivid, Virile, and Elizabethan Kefauver's Folly History is Examined at Natural Bridge Two Fort Sites Explored
Journal of the Roanoke Historical Society Summer 1970 Volume 7, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: The Great Flood of 1749 Roanoke County in the 1840s A Misty Tour of Henry The Town of Newbern On Campus 70 Years Ago Woolen Mill, a Major Botetourt Industry Civil War Draft Problems in the Shenandoah Valley Hales Ford Classical School Botetourt's 200th Birthday Col. William Fleming Recalled High Bridge Church is 200 James McDowell's Travels in 1828 Alleghany Turnpike, 7 Miles Long Where We Were in 1806
Journal of the Roanoke Historical Society Winter 1964-1965 Volume 1, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: Forgotten Graveyards of the Roanoke Valley Three-Layer Cake of Prehistoric Virginia Fincastle Springs, Resort of the '80s Civil War Comes to Buchanan A Key Which Stayed Home Buena Vista-Roanoke Plantation William Fleming's Surgical Instruments Roanoke's Company 'F'-Alive After 70 Years
Journal of the Roanoke Historical Society Winter 1965-1966 Volume 2, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: John Nolen's Roanoke City Plan of 1907 Southwest Virginia Turnpikes 1753-Saga of Pioneer Pilgrimage Through the Roanoke Region You Could Take a Legal Gamble in 1796 Butler in Richmond Machine Age 1832 Fort Vause-The Site and the Story A Day in Richmond
Journal of the Roanoke Historical Society Winter 1967 Volume 3, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: Hollins College and the Civil War Henry Ford and Friends on Tour Searching for Your Ancestors Roanoke Valley's Early Iron Mines Recollections of Bent Mountain
Journal of the Roanoke Historical Society Winter 1968 Volume 4, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: 28th Regiment, Virginia Volunteers, 1861-1865 Roanoke at the Beginning New River: First of the Western Waters The Teays: Ancestral River of Mid-America A New Brick House for $105 and a Horse Critter Walled in by the Appalachians Cigar Manufacturing in Roanoke and the Wooden Indian
Journal of the Roanoke Historical Society Winter 1969 Volume 5, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: Collectors' Items Span Four Centuries Saving Virginia's Treasures Edward William Johnston and Roanoke Female Seminary Is There an Older Roanoker? Five Rivers Flow West Longwood was Salem's Castle Roanoke's Cows in 1898
Journal of the Roanoke Historical Society Winter 1970 Volume 6, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: How the Mother County Began Fincastle-More Than a County Seat Early Craftsmen Mary Johnston, Writer of the Past Cherry Tree Bottom Fire Destroys Landmarks The Turnpike Through Botetourt Western Inhabitants-An Incumbrance? The Bells of Fincastle 14 Iron Furnaces of Botetourt An 18th Century Spinet The Village of Daleville
Journal of the Roanoke Historical Society Winter 1972 Volume 8, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: The Past is Right Here for the Archaeologist The 51st Virginia Infantry: Farmers Turned Soldiers Turner's Creek Valley-the Land that Time Forgot Log Buildings in the Valley of Virginia Mary Harvey Trigg, an Unusual Widow The McDonalds of McDonalds Mill Long Way Home is Successful A Visit to Wythe County
Journal of the Roanoke Valley Historical Society 1973-1974 Volume 9, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: Old Barns of Appalachia Montane Virginia in the Revolution Roanoke Valley Medicine Recollections of Ballad Collecting Ephraim Vause was Robbed William Preston, Frontier Public Servant Alexander-Withrow Building Cherry Tree Bottom, Crossroads of the Centuries Southview, Age 150, Replaced by Motel A Tour of the New River Country
Journal of the Roanoke Valley Historical Society 1975 Volume 9, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: Government by Families in Botetourt County Indians Retreat from Virginians at Battle of Point Pleasant The Fincastle Resolutions, Southwest Virginia's Commitment The Resolutions Who the 15 Signers Were Settlement, Defense of the Frontier A Visit to Patrick County Bleak Hill, a Handsome Farmhouse Farm Fruits of the 1800s Noble Souls of Bleak Hill Maryland Border War Refugees Flee to the Roanoke Valley
Journal of the Roanoke Valley Historical Society 1978 Volume 10, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: Seeing Virginia in 1797 The Big Fort Cures From Mountain Herbs What They Owned in the 1840s Lexington Architecture The Washington Iron Works The National Register of Historic Places Bringing an Old Pump to Life
Journal of the Roanoke Valley Historical Society 1980 Volume 11, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: Clifton A. Woodrum, Congressman with a Flair Colonel James P. Woods, Lawyer, Congressman John Hook, New London Merchant How We Began Spinning and Weaving in Montgomery County
Journal of the Roanoke Valley Historical Society 1984 Volume 12, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: Farmers Supply Transformed into Center in the Square Roanoke's First Dairy was on Orange Avenue Vinton's Beginning How Dr. Hart Lost His Sight Dr. William Fleming Made House Calls Benjamin Keagy's Home Dr. Landon Cabell Rives, Jr. The Back Creek Road Guerrant Family Lived at First Baptist Church Site Where the Bonsacks Settled
Journal of the Roanoke Valley Historical Society 1988 Volume 12, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: First County Courthouse Stood from 1841-1909 Fleming Backed Constitutio Roanoke's First Judges A Tale of Two Houses Roanoke Catholic Churches Letters from School Salem Mills A Roanoke Visit in 1762 Roanoke Fast Becoming Known for Its Hayrides and Picnics Roanoke History in 1923
Journal of the Roanoke Valley Historical Society 1989 Volume 13, Number 1
Articles in this issue include: Roanoke County and the Valley: the Lessons of History Roanoke County Communities Started Between the Mountains The Early Economy of Roanoke County Old City Point Railroad was N&W Forerunner in 1838 Overlooked Buildings by the Side of the Road How Did Colleges Choose Locations in the 19th Century? Roanoke County Schools' Legacy Farming Was the Backbone of Roanoke Area Growth Nationality and Religion; How a Religious Lot Began
Journal of the Roanoke Valley Historical Society 1996 Volume 13, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: Threading a Parkway through the Blue Ridge Hotel Roanoke, "Large and Well-Equipped" The Railroad Offices Totera Town Reconsidered Colonel William Fleming's Origins Kentland Farm, a New River Plantation Architecture of Kentland Making Pottery in Botetourt County Cultural Shock in Botetourt County
Journal of the Roanoke Valley Historical Society Centennial Issue, 1982 Volume 11, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: Roanoke History as Recorded in 1912 Where We Were in 1864 When Knights Were Bold A Jefferson Street Stroll Roanoke's First Fire Station How a Railway Clerk Saw the New Century Life on Highland Avenue in the Early 1900s Horace Engle, a Creative Roanoker Economic Development in Southwest Virginia The Watts, a Pioneer Family The Barrens, a Garden Spot Merchants Organize How the Star was Turned On Roanoke's Elected Officials Acorn to Oak, That's Roanoke
Journal of the Roanoke Valley Historical Society Summer 1972 Volume 8, Number 2
Articles in this issue include: Benjamin Deyerle, Builder of Fine Homes Roanoke County Barns of the 19th Century Colonel George Plater Tayloe, a Builder of Hollins College Where the Brethren Settled Digging at Looney's Ferry No. 1 Fire Station is Celebrated The Remarkable Dr. Reid The Old Gish Ordinary Poor, Poor Mountain Rheumatic Recollections
Thomas A. Kinsey home, formerly located at 1510 Franklin Road SW.
Thomas A. and Josephine Kinsey in front of their home at 1510 Franklin Road, SW.
The Thomas A. Kinsey family on front porch of the home at 1510 Franklin Road, SW.
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Josef Loebl stands next to a Vorclone drying tumbler in Loebl Dye Works, formerly located at 350 Salem Avenue.
William Staples, Iva Staples and an unknown woman prepare garments for cleaning and alterations at Loebl Dye Works.
Unidentified Loebl employees in the cleaning area.
Unidentified Loebl employees in the dyeing area.
Robert Loebl (left) inspects the work of unidentified employees on the Hoffman Pressing Machine.
Robert Loebl (left) and two unidentfied men in the next to the cleaning tumblers.
As seen here, Loebl Dye Works once filled a row of buildings on Salem Avenue.
This package illustrates just how well known Loebl Dye Works was, not just locally, but globally. This was sent from a dry cleaner in New Zealand for dye work. Among other clients of Loebl were the White House, the Greenbrier, New York designers and Burlington Mills.
After the explosion of synthetic fabrics in the 1970s, Loebl Dye Works went out of business in 1981. The building was razed in 2001. The buildings at left in this photograph were also once used by the business and still stand today.
Left to Right: Josef Loebl, Robert Loebl, Julia Loebl, _____, and Roy Hargraves in front of Loebl Dye Works, formerly on Salem Avenue.
Left to right: Roy Hargraves, Josef Loebl and Robert Loebl in a dyeing room of Loebl Dye Works, formerly located on Salem Avenue.
In addition to dyeing, Loebl also provided dry cleaning and alteration services. Photo is labeled with the following names, though their order as they appear is unclear: Minnie Duncan, Gertrude Gentry, Mrs. Flippen, Stella Taylor, and Miss Sandberg
Hungarian born, Josef Loebl grew up in Austia. He set up his dyeing and cleaning shop on Salem Avenue in the 1920s.
A fleet of four Loebl Dye Works dry cleaning trucks parked in front of Loebl Dye Works on Salem Avenue.
Loebl Dye Works dry cleaning trucks parked in front of Loebl Dye Works on Salem Avenue.
Robert Loebl, Hattie Mae Beck and Iva M. Spangler in the pick-up and drop-off area of Loebl Dye Works.
Josef Loebl (center) and two unidentified men in "storefront" of Loebl Dye Works
Date of Birth: October 31, 1894 Mayor from October 15, 1943 to August 31, 1946 Date of Death: November 14, 1974
Julian Stanley Wise founded the Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew in 1928. Wise had witnessed a drowning in the Roanoke River as a child. This incident greatly impacted his life, resulting in the formation of the first volunteer rescue squad in the country. Wise remained involved with the crew as captain and president for more than 50 years.
Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew equipment display, including the crew's first ambulance, a Cadillac donated by John M. Oakey and Sons Funeral Home.
Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew purchased it first ambulance in 1932, a Ford panel truck.
Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew equipment display arranged for the public.
Some equipment, including an "iron lung" and 1947 Oldsmobile 78 emergency vehicle on display at Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew.
John M. Oakey and Sons garage, located at 321 Luck Avenue SW, provided the first ambulance and garage for Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew.
Marshall Waid Date of Birth: 1841 Mayor, Town of Big Lick from July 1, 1880 to February 3, 1882, and Town of Roanoke, February 3, 1882 to June 30, 1882 Date of Death: March 7, 1887
The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.
The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School. Pages 16 and 17 partially missing.
The Matador is the annual of James Madison Middle School.
This medical complex on Henry Street at Centre Avenue NW included (top left) Community Drug Store, where Dr. Beverly Adams (bottom left) was a pharmacist. Also in the building was the dental office of Dr. H.T. Penn (on right).
Gathering for a 1942 postcard at the Lynhaven Smoke Shop, formerly located at 125 N. Henry Street are from left: Mr. Roberts, Lorenzo Redd, Hobart Eggleston, Dr. George A. Moore, owner Bill Marshall and his son, James "Anse" Marshall.
Group photo of Norfolk & Western Veterans Association Colored Division in front of the Lincoln Theatre. Originally built as the Strand Theatre (circa 1920). The Strand Theater took a new name “The Lincoln Theater”. The theater eventually became the Morocco Club and the Ebony Club, which were African American dance clubs serving the surrounding Gainsboro neighborhood.
Roanoke Memorial Hospital Nursing School
Medi Cen was the annual for Roanoke Memorial Hospital Nursing School.
Sign for Roanoke Metropolitan Area noting population as 160,0000.
A newly constructed First Federal Savings and Loan. The building is located on the corner of Church Avenue and 1st Street.
Sears Town, formerly located at 1502 Williamson Road NE.
Crowds gather for the grand opening of the new Miller & Rhoads. The department store was located at 32-38 Campbell Avenue SW.
Heironimus was located at 401 S. Jefferson Street.
Two 500 space parking garages were constructed on the corner of Bullitt Avenue and Jefferson Street to provide greater accessibility to downtown shopping facilities.
Shenandoah Life was affiliated with WSLS radio and TV services. The building is located at 401 3rd Street.
The Times-World building was home to Roanoke's two newspapers and the CBS affiliate, WDBJ radio and television.
The Norfolk & Western Passenger Station is located at 101 Shenandoah Avenue NE. The building now houses the Visit Blue Ridge Visitor's Center, O. Winston Link Museum, and History Museum of Western Virginia.
A crowd gathers for the dedication of the new terminal at Woodrum Field.
Panoramic view of Roanoke from Mill Mountain.
The Main Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries, located at 706 S, Jefferson Street.
A new YMCA building was completed in 1958 at 425 Church Avenue SW.
The second Lucy Addison High School was built in 1951. Located at 1220 5th Street NW, the high school was in operation until 1973. The building now houses Lucy Addison Middle School.
Home located at 2524 Cornwallis Avenue SE.
The former general office building of Norfolk and Western, located at 108 N. Jefferson Street, now houses the Roanoke Higher Education Center.
General Electric, located at 1531 Roanoke Boulevard in Salem.
ITT Exelis is located at 7635 Plantation Road.
Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company. Located at 1242 S. Colorado Street, the building is now used by Graham-White.
Rowe Furniture Company was located at 239 Rowan Street in Salem before moving to Elliston.
Shenandoah Life Insurance Company, formerly located at 2301 Brambleton Avenue.
Yearbook for Morningside Elementary School.
William D. Fortune as an infant. Fortune was born 24 September 1908 to George E. Fortune and Mara Ophelia Blanton.
Frances Elvira Fortune as an infant. She was born 31 December 1909 to George E. and Mara Ophelia Blanton.
Roberta Blanton Fortune as an infant. She was born 6 August 1913 to George E. Fortune and Mara Ophelia Blanton.
Molly W. Wood milking a cow at her son Jessie's farm in Cave Spring.
George Fortune as a child. Born in Rocky Mount, 22 February 1879, to Charles McDonald Fortune and Cleopatra Board Gill.
George Fortune poses next to a car. Location unknown.
Unidentified streetcar employees pose next to a streetcar in Richmond. Destination sign reads Oakwood and Broad Street.
Unidentified streetcar employees pose next to a streetcar. Location unknown.
Unidentified service employee of Holdren's stands next to service van at 2272 Westover Avenue.
Fink's Jewelers, at its former 310 S. Jefferson Street location.
Unidentified members of Williamson Road Life Saving and First Aid Crew suiting up.
Kenmore Plantation, the home of Fielding and Betty Washington Lewis. Betty was the sister of George Washington.
East Building on the campus of Hollins University.
Cannaday House, also known as Waverly Plantation was purchased by Woodrum Airport in 1934. The house was used as a weather station and terminal for the remainder of the 1928s. It was razed in 1955 to make room for growth of the airport.
An aerial view looking toward Mill Mountain. I581 can be seen under construction on the left .
Aerial view of Downtown Roanoke looking west.
An aerial view of Mill Mountain Zoo. The zoo opened in 1952.
An aerial view of Victory Stadium. Victory Stadium was built in 1942 and razed in 2006.
An aerial view of the Roanoke City Mills, once located at 1750 Jefferson Street. The mill facility was razed in 2009.
Hotel Roanoke. Civic Center and I581 can be seen to the right. First Baptist Church, destroyed by fire in 1995, and St. Andrews can be seen at left.
Looking south toward the intersection of Franklin Road and Williamson Road. The parking lots visible here became the Norfolk Southern building, Franklin Plaza, and a parking garage.
Elliott Buick, formerly located at 4721 Melrose Avenue NW.
Roanoke Valley Motors, formerly located at 2239 Franklin Road.
Roanoke Industrial Loan and Thrift, formerly located at 20 Franklin Road.
Lawrence Augustine Washington Society Children of the American Revolution at the Daughters of the American Revolution state conference. Members: Holding flag - Charles F. Massey, Junior Vice President, Walter P. Massey, Helen Price Hotoler, Retha Carson Cooper, Ethel A. Cooper. Eleanor Gillespie Scully, Mrs. William P Massey, Sr., President, Center: Mrs. J.F. Negley Scully, Hettie Turner, Mollie Baker Glass, Mary Devereaux Bowles, John Edward O'Neal, William P. Massey, Jr.
Riverside Filling Station, formerly located at 13th Street next to Woodrum Bridge, which would be replaced by Memorial Bridge.
Waverly Filling Station, formerly located at the corner of 14th Street and Jamison Avenue.
Marathon Filling Station, formerly located at 824 3rd Street.
George Davis, far left, poses for a photo during a bike ride up the old Mill Mountain road.
Students from an unknown private school in Bedford. According to notes on photo, "This is a private school in Bedford at Mrs. Witt's house. Miss Amelia Buck, in center, is the teacher.
Unidentified students and teachers in front of school in Shawsville in Montgomery County.
Students in front of Shiloh School in Catawba Valley. 1st row, L to R: Hortense Deeds, Eva Reed, Gladys Grisso, Edna Wright, Mary Garman, Paris Wright, Roy Hall, Claude Garman, Nelson Alls, John Garman, Kermit Garman, Roy Brillhart, Clyde Brillhart, Kenneth Deeds, Grattin Hall and Matthew Wright. 2nd row, L to R: Pearl Bain (teacher), Vera Deeds, Mary Reed, Violet Custer, McKenley Damewood, Leo Garman and Oscar Garman.
Students in front of Narrows School in the Catawba Valley. 1st row, L to R: Students in front of Narrows School in the Catawba Valley. 1st row, L to R: Hubert Brillhart, Kyle Shelor, Clovis Garman, ? Bennett, ? Bennett, Edna Brillhart, Hazel Shelor, unknown, Eva Garman, Edith Brillhart. 2nd row, L to R: Lloyd Shelor, Roy Brillhart, Marvin Garman, unknown (teacher), Pernia Brillhart, ? Finch, ? Moore. Narrows School was located at the corner of "Old Blacksburg Road" and Route 311.. Narrows School was located at the corner of "Old Blacksburg Road" and Route 311.
Unidentified students in front of Mt. Pleasant School in Roanoke County.
Unidentified Roanoke firemen pose on fire truck.
Group photo of the Roanoke Chapter of the Union of Railroad Equipment Painters.
Engine 2151 of Norfolk & Western Railway.
Engine 601 of the Norfolk & Western Railway.
Engine 604 of the Norfolk & Western Railway.
Engine 609 of the Norfolk & Western Railway.
William Bryan's homestead at the Great Spring west of Salem was known as Bryan's On Roanoke, according to F.B. Kegley's Virginia Frontier. Photo depicts detail of stone chimney.
Unidentified group of men pose on the steps of a school or church(?) presumably on the Bryan Homestead property. Photo was included with Bryan Home photos.
Presumed photo of Robert C. Bryan, a descendant of William Bryan, owner of the Bryan Home. Photo was included with Bryan Home photos.
Unidentified group of children pose in Elmwood Park. Terry House in background.
Reid and Cutshall Furniture, formerly located at 301 3rd Street.
Reid and Cutshall Furniture Wayside, formerly located at 3441 Brandon Avenue.
Interior view of Reid and Cutshall Furniture. This photo is believed to have been taken in the Brandon Avenue location. Individuals unidentified.
Interior view of Reid and Cutshall Furniture. This photo is believed to have been taken in the Brandon Avenue location.
Hallmark Hall of Cards store, formerly located at 301 S. Jefferson Street.
Interior view of Hallmark Hall of Cards, formerly located at 301 S. Jefferson St.
A&U Mobile Homes, formerly located at 1827 W. Main Street in Salem
Roanoke Salem Plaza opened in 1962. It was the third largest shopping center to open in the valley, with Crossroads being the first and Towers, the second.
Two unidentified women pose next to Christmas decorations at the Roanoke Salem Plaza.
Towers Mall under construction. Towers opened in 1961 at 2207 Colonial Avenue. At the time, it was reported in the Roanoke Times that Towers was the largest shopping center in the state. This photo depicts the upper level.
Peters Creek Church of the Brethren, located in the 5300 block of Cove Road.
Mill Mountain Star was constructed in 1949 by the Roanoke Merchants Association to kick off the 1949 holiday shopping season. Though at first the star was not meant to be lit all year, it became popular enough with citizens that it was decided to illuminate it year round. Today, the Star is the most well-known symbol of Roanoke.
Hut Restaurant in Collinsville, Virginia.
The Barrens was built between 1865 and 1870 by Dr. Francis and Letitia Watts Sorrel. The home was sold to PC Huff in 1900. It stood on the present site of Valley View Mall.
The American Theatre once stood on the corner of Jefferson Street and Kirk Avenue. Built in 1928, the theatre remained in operation until 1971; it was razed in 1973. This interior view is of the stage from the balcony.
The American Theatre once stood on the corner of Jefferson Street and Kirk Avenue. Built in 1928, the theatre remained in operation until 1971; it was razed in 1973. This view shows the loge, just above the orchestra pit.
The American Theatre once stood on the corner of Jefferson Street and Kirk Avenue. Built in 1928, the theatre remained in operation until 1971; it was razed in 1973. This view shows the ornately appointed foyer. The placard at left advertises the film "Love", starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert.
The American Theatre once stood on the corner of Jefferson Street and Kirk Avenue. Built in 1928, the theatre remained in operation until 1971; it was razed in 1973. This view shows paintings in the foyer as seen from the mezzanine.
The American Theatre once stood on the corner of Jefferson Street and Kirk Avenue. Built in 1928, the theatre remained in operation until 1971; it was razed in 1973. This view is of the mezzanine.
The American Theatre once stood on the corner of Jefferson Street and Kirk Avenue. Built in 1928, the theatre remained in operation until 1971; it was razed in 1973. This view is of a staircase from the mezzanine to the upper balcony and loges.
The American Theatre once stood on the corner of Jefferson Street and Kirk Avenue. Built in 1928, the theatre remained in operation unitl 1971; it was razed in 1973. This is a view of the auditorium and balcony as seen from the stage.
The American Theatre once stood on the corner of Jefferson Street and Kirk Avenue. Built in 1928, the theatre remained in operation until 1971; it was razed in 1973. This view shows the theatre's main entrance with marble walls and brass doors.
The original American Theatre building was located at 217 S. Jefferson Street. Built by the Young Men's Christian Association in 1902, it would later be sold to an investment group and converted into a theatre in 1913. This building was razed in 1927. It was replaced by a more grand American Theatre, which opened in 1928.
The American Theatre once stood on the corner of Jefferson Street and Kirk Avenue. Built in 1928, the theatre remained in operation until 1971; it was razed in 1973.
An unidentified man points to bullet holes in the windshield of a car involved in the Fork Ridge Mine shootout on 15 April 1941. The shootout was a result of a strike between mine workers and non-union mines operated in Mingo Hollow on the Kentucky-Tennessee border. The massacre ended with four dead and nine wounded.
Bullet holes in the windshield of a car involved in the Fork Ridge Mine shootout on 15 April 1941. The shootout was a result of a strike between mine workers and non-union mines operated in Mingo Hollow on the Tennessee-Kentucky border. The massacre ended with four dead and nine wounded.
An unidentified man points to bullet holes in the wheel of a car involved in the Fork Ridge Mine shootout on 15 April 1941. The shootout was a result of a strike between mine workers and non-union mines operated in Mingo Hollow on the Kentucky-Tennessee border. The massacre ended with four dead and nine wounded.
Bullet holes seen from the interior of a car involved in the Fork Ridge Mine shootout on 15 April 1941. The shootout was a result of a strike between mine workers and non-union mines operated in Mingo Hollow on the Kentucky-Tennessee border. The massacre ended with four dead and nine wounded.
Bullet holes riddle the side of a car involved in the Fork Ridge Mine shootout on 15 April 1941. The shootout was a result of a strike between mine workers and non-union mines operated in Mingo Hollow on the Kentucky-Tennessee border. The massacre ended with four dead and nine wounded.
An interior view of the Barn Dinner Theatre. The theatre was created by Roanoker Howard Wolfe as a franchise in 1961. The chain grew to 27 theatres throughout the country. They were characterized by barn inspired architecture and included farm-themed decorations. Wolfe created a "magic stage" that would disappear into the ceiling after each act.
Interior view of Garland's Drugstore, formerly located 1327 Grandin Road.
Roanoke Police inspection at Maher Field.
Patrons use reference materials in the Rivinus Room at the Main Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
Contents are placed into the time capsule in front of the Main Library during the Diamond Jubilee Time Capsule Ceremony. The time capsule is not to be opened until 2032 for Roanoke's 150th Anniversary. Claude Settlemire, City Librarian, on left.
Contents are placed into the time capsule in front of the Main Library during the Diamond Jubilee Time Capsule Ceremony. The time capsule is not to be opened until 2032 for Roanoke's 150th Anniversary.
Staff members prepare the Williamson Road Branch for opening.
Unidentified men set the cornerstone at the Williamson Road Branch Library.
Architectural rendering of the Williamson Road Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries.
A newly completed Williamson Road Branch Library.
The Williamson Road Branch found its beginnings as the Williamson Road Book Station, formerly located at 2919 Williamson Road NE.
Home formerly located on the southwest corner of Franklin Road and Broadway Avenue.
The Terry House, formerly located in Elmwood Park, was the first library in the city.
Mabry Mill was built by Edwin Boston Mabry. E.B. Mabry returned to Floyd County in 1903 and began the construction of the mill. It was first a blacksmith and wheelwright shop, then became a sawmill. By 1905 it was in operation as a gristmill. By 1910 the front part of the mill was completed and included a lathe for turning out wheel hubs, a tongue and groove lathe, a planer and a jig-saw. Between 1905 and 1914 E.B. Mabry bought adjacent tracts of land, mostly for the purpose of acquiring more water power.
Promotional shot of golfers at Roanoke Country Club. The club had its beginnings in South Roanoke in 1899, It relocated to its current location in the early 1920s.
Looking west on Salem Avenue toward the intersection with Jefferson Street.
Looking north on Jefferson Street from the Church Avenue intersection. Construction of the Liberty Trust Building can be seen in background. Sign advertises J.H. Marsteller's (a car enthusiast and businessman) "Model Garage", formerly located at 16 E. Church Avenue.
Looking west on Campbell Avenue. Sheen's Cafe was located at 119 Campbell Avenue SW. The building in the right background with balconies was the original Ponce de Leon Hotel.
Looking east on Campbell Avenue from 1st Street during paving. People's Drugstore, Standard Drug, Krees & Co. and Lerner Shops were several of the businesses along this block.
Looking east on busy Campbell Avenue from 1st Street. People's Drugstore, Standard Drug, Kress & Co. and Lerner Shops were several of the businesses along this block.
Looking south on 1st Street from the 1st Street Bridge. The bridge connected Henry Street to Downtown Roanoke. The bridge was renamed in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 2003.
Looking west at saloons along Salem Avenue. The Silver Moon Quick Lunch, Raleigh Cafe and Brady's were located at approximately 20 Salem Avenue SW.
Looking west from the 100 block of Salem Avenue SE. A horse takes a drink from the Dog's Mouth Fountain, visible at right.
Boyd-Sweeney Company Hardware and National Business College, formerly located at 9-11 Church Avenue SW.
Superimposed image of the Patrick Henry Hotel.
An unidentified employee works with a fur coat at Henri Kessler Furriers, formerly located at 117 Campbell Avenue.
Nobel's Flowers, formerly located at 430 Church Avenue.
Lady Byrd Johnson greets the press and spectators at Roanoke Regional Airport during the Landscape-Landmark Tour. This tour led to the Highway Beautification Act of 1965
Lady Byrd Johnson greets the press and spectators at Roanoke Regional Airport during the Landscape-Landmark Tour. This tour led to the Highway Beautification Act of 1965. She stands with Director of the National Park Service, George Harzog.
WSLS Channel 10 News station, located at 401 3rd Street.
Staff of WSLS Channel 10 await results of the 1967 elections in the newsroom.
Advertising displays in the windows of WSLS Channel 10, located at 401 3rd Street.
Inside the WSLS Channel 10 studio during merchandising promotion.
Unidentified women sit at registration desk of an Advertising Clinic held at the Hotel Roanoke to promote the Valley's businesses and industries.
Advertising displays at an advertising clinic held at the Hotel Roanoke.
Marcia Fink woman holds a copy of an advertisement for Fink's Jewelers printed in Life Magazine at an advertising clinic
Display at an ad clinic for the Roanoke Advertising Club.
Virginia Heights Elementary School is located at 1210 Amherst Street SW.
William Ruffner Middle School, formerly located at 3601 Ferncliff Avenue NW. The school opened in 1970 and closed in 2009. The building is used as an operations center by Roanoke City Public Schools.
McNease Shoe Company, formerly located at 14 Campbell Avenue SE. At left is the owner, Wallace M. McNease. Others unidentified.
Ferris wheel and Scrambler at Lakeside Park
Crystal Spring Laundry and Cleaners, formerly located at 720 Franklin Road SW.
Crystal Spring Laundry and Cleaners, formerly located at 3008 Williamson Road NW.
Crystal Spring Laundry and Cleaners, formerly located at 2049 E. Main Street in Salem.
Roanoke Police Department in front of the Municipal Building.
The aftermath of the wreck of the "Ole 97". Due to excessive speed in an attempt to maintain schedule, the train derailed at the Stillhouse Trestle near Danville, Virginia where the train careened off the side of the bridge, killing eleven personnel on board and injuring seven others.
Artist rendering of Heironimus. Artist unknown. Location is 401 S, Jefferson Street.
Peaks of Otter Lodge in the latter part of construction.
Crystal Clear Ice Cubes vending machine.
Drivers of Andrews-Pitzer-Butler Fuel Oil Corporation pose next to their trucks in Highland Park.
The Roanoker Cafeteria, formerly located at 4142 Melrose Avenue.
Sign for The Bride's House, formerly located at 2223 Crystal Spring Avenue
Roanoke Motor Car Company, formerly located at 503 S. Jefferson Street. The company sold Chevrolets.
Huntingdon, located at 320 Huntington Boulevard, was built circa 1820 by Elisha Betts. The home underwent extensive renovations in the late 1980s and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It now operates as a bed and breakfast.
Date of Birth: March 16, 1919 Ex-Officio Mayor from September 1, 1962 to August 31, 1964 Other offices held: City Council, September 1, 1962 to August 31, 1966 Date of Death: July 4, 2002
National Business College: A School of Merit
Descriptive book for National Business College.
Neighborhood History Interview with A. Byron Smith
Neighborhood History Interview with A. Byron Smith Interviewer: Kellie Thomas Date: 29 August 2007 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 42:41 Transcription prepared by: unknown
Neighborhood History Interview with A. Gordon Thornton, Jr.
Neighborhood History Interview with Andrew Gordon Thornton, Jr. Interviewer: unknown Date: 20 May 2006 Location: Greater Raleigh Court Civic League Block Party Total Duration: 40:14
Neighborhood History Interview with Alice Johnson
Neighborhood History Interview with Alice Johnson Interviewer: Tanya Weigel Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 27:16
Neighborhood History Interview with Alphonza M. Easley
Neighborhood History Interview with Alphonza M. Easley Interviewer: Joey Klein Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 51:25
Neighborhood History Interview with Alphonzo L. Holland, Sr.
Neighborhood History Interview with Alphonzo L. Holland, Sr. Interviewer: Arleen Ollie Date: 19 October 2006 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 56:02 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Alphonzo L. Holland, Sr.; Arleen Ollie; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Anita Louise Ollie
Neighborhood History Interview with Anita Louise Ollie Interviewer: Alicia Sell Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 26:21
Neighborhood History Interview with Ann C. Keffer
Neighborhood History Interview with Ann C. Keffer Interviewer: Kellie Thomas Date: 29 March 2007 Location: Main Library Total Duration: 46:29 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Ann Connolly Keffer; Kellie Thomas; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Annie Enoch
Neighborhood History Interview with Annie Enoch Interviewer: Brent Weigel Date: 23 February 2008 Total Duration: 29:41
Neighborhood History Interview with Antinette Beane
Neighborhood History Interview with Antinette Beane Interviewer: C.L. Bohannon Date: 5 November 2009 Location: Main Library Total Duration: 38:42 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Antinette Beane; C.L. Bohannon; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Arleen Ollie
Neighborhood History Interview with Arleen Ollie Interviewers: Ashley Lewis; DeAsia Calloway; Chantel Wilson Date: 4 March 2010 Location: Lucy Addison Middle School Total Duration: 37:12 Transcription prepared by: Ashley Lewis
Arleen Ollie; Ashley Lewis; DeAsia Calloway; Chantel Wilson
Neighborhood History Interview with B. Ray Phanelson
Neighborhood History Interview with B. Ray Phanelson Interviewer: Pam Young Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 49:09 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
B. Ray Phanelson; Pam Young; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Barbara Earley Brown
Neighborhood History Interview with Barbara Earley Brown Interviewer: Arleen Ollie Date: 23 February 2008 Location: unknown Total Duration: 42:06
Neighborhood History Interview with Beatrice Burwell
Neighborhood History Interview with Beatrice Burwell Interviewer: Alicia Sell Date: 8 November 2006 Location: Elm Park Estates Total Duration: 1:03:34 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Beatrice Burwell; Alicia Sell; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Brenda McDaniel
Neighborhood History Interview with Brenda McDaniel Interviewer: Mary Bishop Date: 20 May 2006 Location: Greater Raleigh Court Civic League Block Party Total Duration: 24:01
Neighborhood History Interview with Caralene Mathis Lewis
Neighborhood History Interview with Caralene Mathis Lewis Interviewer: Nick Potts Date: 15 March 2010 Location: Lucy Addison Middle School Total Duration: 29:19
Neighborhood History Interview with Carolyn Ann Johnson Jones
Neighborhood History Interview with Carolyn Ann Johnson Jones Interviewer: Sarah Lavender Date: 11 June 2008 Location: Main Library Total Duration: 1:37:02 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Carolyn Ann Johnson Jones; Sarah Lavender; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Cecil "Duke" Brown
Neighborhood History Interview with Cecil "Duke" Brown Interviewer: Alicia Sell Date: 25 June 2009 Location: Melrose Branch Library Total Duration: 55:07 Transcription prepared by: Krissy Price
Cecil "Duke" Brown; Alicia Sell, Krissy Price
Neighborhood History Interview with Charles Anderson
Neighborhood History Interview with Charles Anderson Interviewers: Peter Townsend; Alijah Webb; Elijah Williams Date: 10 March 2010 Location: Lucy Addison Middle School Total Duration: 43:08
Charles Anderson; Peter Townsend; Alijah Webb; Elijah Williams
Neighborhood History Interview with Charles Wesley Day
Neighborhood History Interview with Charles Wesely Day Interviewer: Dr. Reginald Shareef Date: 5 October 2006 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 1:00:51 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Charles Wesley Day; Dr. Reginald Shareef; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Charlotte and Evelyn Clements
Neighborhood History Interview with Charlotte and Evelyn Clements Interviewer: Cheryl Ramsey Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 36:38
Evelyn L. Clements; Charlotte Clements; Cheryl Ramsey
Neighborhood History Interview with Christine Payne
Neighborhood History Interview with Christine Payne Interviewer: Carla Lewis Date: 10 January 2007 Location: Private residence of Christine Payne Total Duration: 25:13 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Christine Payne; Carla Lewis; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Claudia Akers
Neighborhood History Interview with Claudia Akers Interviewer: Brian Clark Date: 17 September 2007 Location: Our Lady of the Valley Total Duration: 1:04:07 Transcription prepared by: Brian Clark
Neighborhood History Interview with Claudia Whitworth
Neighborhood History Interview with Claudia Whitworth Interviewer: Dr. Reginald Shareef Date: 5 October 2006 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 1:20:51 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Claudia Whitworth; Dr. Reginald Shareef; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Corbin Wilson
Neighborhood History Interview with Corbin Wilson Interviewer: Brian Clark Date: 17 December 2007 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 1:03:15
Neighborhood History Interview with Daniel Wright
Neighborhood History Interview with Daniel Wright Interviewer: Kevin Speed Date: 20 May 2006 Location: Greater Raleigh Court Civic League Block Party Total Duration: 37:17
Neighborhood History Interview with Delois C. Broady
Neighborhood History Interview with Delois C. Broady Interviewer: Robert Dulin Date: 15 March 2010 Location: Lucy Addison Middle School Total Duration: 30:24 Transcription prepared by: Chelsea Seddon
Delois C. Broady; Robert Dulin, Chelsea Seddon
Neighborhood History Interview with Delvis "Mac" McCadden
Neighborhood History Interview with Delvis "Mac" McCadden Interviewer: Arleen Ollie Date: 30 October 2006 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 42:46 Transcription prepared by: unknown
Neighborhood History Interview with Dian Tapscott
Neighborhood History Interview with Dian Tapscott Interviewer: Brian Clark Date: 3 October 2007 Location: Private residence of Dian Topscott Total Duration: 26:17 Transcription prepared by: Brian Clark
Neighborhood History Interview with Dorothy Sharpley
Neighborhood History Interview with Dorothy Sharpley Interviewer: Frank Eastburn Date: 20 May 2006 Location: Greater Raleigh Court Civic League Block Party Total Duration: 33:16
Neighborhood History Interview with Dr. Reginald Shareef
Neighborhood History Interview with Dr. Reginald Shareef Interviewer: Anne Beckett Date: 19 October 2016 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 59:17 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Reginald Shareef; Anne Beckett; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Dr. Walter Claytor
Neighborhood History Interview with Dr. Walter Claytor Interviewer: Carla Lewis Date: 16 December 2006 Location: Harrison Museum of African American Culture Total Duration: 59:49 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Dr. Walter Claytor; Carla Lewis; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Dr. Willie Mae Ingram
Neighborhood History Interview with Willie Mae Ingram Interviewer: Ashley Maynor Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 32:25
Neighborhood History Interview with E. Elizabeth Spoelma
Neighborhood History Interview with E. Elizabeth Spoelma Interviewer: Alicia Sell Date: 7 February 2007 Location: Friendship Manor Total Duration: 42:19 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
E. Elizabeth "Libby" Spoelma; Alicia Sell; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Earl B. Reynolds, Jr.
Neighborhood History Interview with Earl B. Reynolds, Jr. Interviewer: Carla Lewis Date: 12 October 2006 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 1:00:39 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Earl B. Reynolds, Jr.; Carla Lewis; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Ed and Bob Simpson
Neighborhood History Interview with Ed and Bob Simpson Interviewer: Claire Hunter Date: 20 May 2006 Location: Greater Raleigh Court Civic League Block Party Total Duration: 21:54
Edward C. Simpson; Robert D. Simpson, Jr.; Claire Hunter
Neighborhood History Interview with Edward T. Burton
Neighborhood History Interview with Edward T. Burton Interviewer: Arleen Ollie Date: 19 October 2006 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 18:59 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Edward T. Burton; Arleen Ollie; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Elizabeth A. Cregger
Neighborhood History Interview with Elizabeth A. Cregger Interviewer: Alicia Sell Date: 17 November 2008 Location: Private residence of Ms. Cregger Total Duration: 1:21:41
Neighborhood History Interview with Emerson Lamb
Neighborhood History Interview with Emerson Lamb Interviewer: Brian Clark Date: 26 November 2007 Location: Our Lady of the Valley Total Duration: 1:07:04 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Emerson Lamb; Brian Clark; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Ernell Glasby
Neighborhood History Interview with Ernell Glasby Interviewer: Hazel Law Date: 6 November 2006 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 31:22 Transcription prepaperd by: Andrew Sterling
Ernell Glasby; Hazel Law; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Estelle McCadden
Neighborhood History Interview with Estelle McCadden Interviewer: Wafa Al-Daily Date: 6 April 2009 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 1:00:07
Neighborhood History Interview with Evelyn Bethel and Helen Davis
Neighborhood History Interview with Evelyn Bethel and Helen Davis Interviewer: Carla Lewis Date: 15 March 2007 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 1:16:44 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Helen E. Davis; Evelyn D. Bethel; Carla Lewis; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Florence Farley
Neighborhood History Interview with Florence Farley Interviewer: Carla Lewis Date: 26 February 2007 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 1:12:42 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Florence Farley; Carla Lewis; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Fola McCray Dickey
Neighborhood History Interview with Fola McCray Dickey Interviewer: Carla Lewis Date: 17 July 2008 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 1:00:08
Neighborhood History Interview with Francis J. Gill
Neighborhood History Interview with Francis J. Gill Interviewer: Theresa Gill-Walker Date: 9 March 2009 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 42:54 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Francis J. Gill; Theresa Gill-Walker; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Frederick Douglas Hairston, Jr.
Neighborhood History Interview with Frederick Douglas Hairston Interviewer: Carla Lewis Date: 4 May 2008 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 28:53 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Frederick Douglas Hairston, Jr.; Carla Lewis; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Freeland O. Pendleton, Sr.
Neighborhood History Interview with Freeland O. Pendleton, Sr. Interviewer: Laura Wickstead Date: 12 October 2006 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 1:00:17 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Freeland O. Pendleton, Sr.; Laura Wickstead; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with George E. Rogers
Neighborhood History Interview with George E. Rogers Interviewer: Mary Bishop Date: 12 October 2006 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 1:05:27 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
George E. Rogers; Mary Bishop; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Gilmore Perry, Jr. with Lawrence Mitchell
Neighborhood History Interview with Gilmore Perry, Jr. with Lawrence Mitchell Interviewer: Cheryl Ramsey Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 36:35 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Gilmore Perry, Jr.; Lawrence Mitchell; Cheryl Ramsey; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Gladys Hilton Buckner
Neighborhood History Interview with Gladys Hilton Buckner Interviewer: Tanya Weigel Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 28:48 Transcription prepared by: Krissy Price
Gladys Hilton Buckner; Tanya Weigel, Krissy Price
Neighborhood History Interview with Gloria A. Dowe
Neighborhood History Interview with Gloria A. Dowe Interviewer: Chris Fetterman Date: 17 March 2010 Location: Lucy Addison Middle School Total Duration: 35:52
Neighborhood History Interview with Gloria Jean Coan
Neighborhood History Interview with Gloria Jean Coan Interviewer: Michael Blankenship Date: 30 September 2006 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 1:02:00 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Gloria Jean Coan; Michael Blankenship; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Gloria Jean Wilson
Neighborhood History Interview with Gloria Jean Wilson Interviewer: Alicia Sell Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 29:05 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Gloria Jean Wilson; Alicia Sell; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Harold Bowman
Neighborhood History Interview with Harold Bowman Interviewer: Alicia Sell Date: 8 June 2007 Location: Mountain View Recreation Center Total Duration: 36:21 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Harold Edwin Bowman; Alicia Sell; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with James Atkinson
Neighborhood History Interview with James Atkinson Interviewer: Claire Hunter Date: 20 May 2006 Location: Greater Raleigh Court Civic League Block Party Transcription prepared by: Susan Hensley
James Atkinson; Claire Hunter; Susan Hensley
Neighborhood History Interview with James Beverly Keeling
Neighborhood History Interview with James Beverly Keeling Interviewer: Arleen Ollie Date: 19 October 2006 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 19:06 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
James Beverly Keeling; Arleen Ollie; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with James Bullington
Neighborhood History Interview with James Bullington Interviewer: Ashley Maynor and Pam Young Date: 5 February 2008 Location: Private residence of James Bullington Total Duration: 59:75 (in two parts)
James Bullington; Ashley Maynor; Pam Young
Neighborhood History Interview with Janice Hale
Neighborhood History Interview with Janice Hale Interviewer: Alicia Sell Date: 8 June 2007 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 31:14 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Janice Idena Hale; Alicia Sell; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Jimmy Cook
Neighborhood History Interview with Jimmy Cook Interviewer: Theresa Gillespie Date: 20 April 2009 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 38:17
Neighborhood History Interview with John and Mattie Johnson
Neighborhood History Interview with John and Mattie Johnson Interviewer: Nathan Abernethy Date: 18 March 2010 Location: Lucy Addison Middle School Total Duration: 1:05:49
John H. Johnson, Mattie Johnson; Nathan Abernethy
Neighborhood History Interview with Katherine Pullens
Neighborhood History Interview with Katherine Pullens Interviewer: Carla Lewis Date: 24 March 2008 Location: Private residence of Katherine Pullens Total Duration: 57:40
Neighborhood History Interview with Laura Toliver
Neighborhood History Interview with Laura Toliver Interviewer: Alicia Sell Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 12:52 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Laura Marguerite Toliver; Alicia Sell; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Lawrence Bennett
Neighborhood History Interview with Lawrence Bennett Interviewer: Sarah Swenson Date: 1 April 2009 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 34:39 Transcription prepapred by: Andrew Sterling
Lawrence Bennett; Sarah Swenson; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Lawrence Mitchell
Neighborhood History Interview with Lawrence Mitchell with Gilmore Perry Interviewer: Cheryl Ramsey Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 36:42 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Lawrence Mitchell; Gilmore Perry; Cheryl Ramsey; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Lewis Peery
Neighborhood History Interview with Lewis Peery Interviewer: Mary Bishop Date: 12 October 2006 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 57:13 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Lewis Peery; Mary Bishop; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Lillie Johnson
Neighborhood History Interview with Lillie Johnson Interviewer: Brent Weigel Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 25:12
Neighborhood History Interview with Lular Ree Clark Lucky
Neighborhood History Interview with Lular Ree Clark Lucky Interviewer: Ashley Maynor Date: 26 June 2008 Location: Private residence of Ms. Lucky Total Duration: 1:20:36 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Lular Ree Clark Lucky; Ashley Maynor; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Madeleine Daniels
Neighborhood History Interview with Madeleine Daniels Interviewer: Brenda Finley Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 8:22 (in two parts) Transcription prepared by: Sarah Lavender
Madeleine E. Daniels; Brenda Finley; Sarah Lavender
Neighborhood History Interview with Mae Huff
Neighborhood History Interview with Mae Huff Interviewer: unknown Date: 15 March 2010 Location: unknown Total Duration: 1:00:15
Neighborhood History Interview with Malcolm Shaw
Neighborhood History Interview with Malcolm Shaw Interviewer: Michaele J. Johnson Date: 12 April 2010 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 42:57
Neighborhood History Interview with Marcus and Danielle Preston
Neighborhood History Interview with Marcus and Danielle Preston Interviewer: Kellie Thomas Date: 23 October 2007 Location: Main Library Total Duration: 37:31
Marcus Preston; Danielle Preston; Kellie Thomas
Neighborhood History Interview with Margaret Fariss
Neighborhood History Interview with Margaret Fariss Interviewer: Mary Bishop Date: 20 May 2006 Location: Greater Raleigh Court Civic League Block Party Total Duration: 31:14
Neighborhood History Interview with Marie McGeorge
Neighborhood History Interview with Marie McGeorge Interviewer: Kellie Thomas Date: 21 August 2007 Location: Jackson Park Branch Library Total Duration: 25:20
Neighborhood History Interview with Mary Divers Hackley
Neighborhood History Interview with Mary Divers Hackley Interviewer: Alicia Sell Date: 14 February 2007 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 56:24 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Mary Divers Hackley; Alicia Sell; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Mary Hines with Geneva Ogden
Neighborhood History Interview with Mary Hines with Geneva Ogden Interviewer: Arleen Ollie Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 49:04
Neighborhood History Interview with Mary Jane Callahan
Neighborhood History Interview with Mary Jane Callahan Interviewer: Alicia Sell Date: 10 January 2007 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 35:08 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Mary Jane Callahan; Alicia Sell; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Maxine N. Hunt
Neighborhood History Interview with Maxine N. Hunt Interviewer: Dr. Reginald Shareef Date: 5 October 2006 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 1:08:00 Transcription prepared by Andrew Sterling
Maxine N. Hunt; Dr. Reginald Shareef; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Michael Franklin
Neighborhood History Interview with Michael Franklin Interviewer: Brian Clark Date: 14 April 2008 Location: Mountain View Recreation Center Total Duration: 34:05 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Michael A. Franklin; Brian Clark; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Mildred Fairfax
Neighborhood History Interview with Mildred Fairfax Interviewer: Ellie Conlin Date: 23 February 2008 Location: unknown Total Duration: 27:03
Neighborhood History Interview with Peggy Parker
Neighborhood History Interview with Peggy Parker Interviewer: Meghan Shea-Keenan Date: 4 November 2009 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 33:56
Neighborhood History Interview with Peggy Sue Mason
Neighborhood History Interview with Peggy Sue Mason Interviewer: Mary Blitz Date: 16 March 2010 Location: Lucy Addison Middle School Total Duration: 41:56
Neighborhood History Interview with Perneller Chubb-Wilson
Neighborhood History Interview with Perneller Chubb-Wilson Interviewer: Carla Lewis Date: 18 June 2009 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 1:22:12
Neighborhood History Interview with Ray L. Garland
Neighborhood History Interview with Ray L. Garland Interviewer: Alicia Sell Date: 4 October 2007 Location: Main Library Total Duration: 47:27
Neighborhood History Interview with Rebecca Raper Austin
Neighborhood History Interview with Rebecca Raper Austin Interviewer: Arleen Ollie Date: 23 March 2007 Location: Main Library Total Duration: 55:47 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Rebecca R. Austin; Arleen Ollie; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Regina Holmes Peeks
Neighborhood History Interview with Regina Holmes Peeks Interviewer: Cheryl Ramsey Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 43:02 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Regina Holmes Peeks; Cheryl Ramsey; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Rev. Carl Tinsley
Neighborhood History Interview with Rev. Carl Tinsley Interviewer: Kellie Thomas Date: 22 March 2007 Location: Private residence of Carl Tinsley Total Duration: 1:29:25 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Rev. Carl T. Tinsley; Kellie Thomas; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Richard Chubb
Neighborhood History Interview with Richard Chubb Interviewer: Alicia Sell Date: 19 October 2006 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 53:41
Experiences as a principal in area schools.
Neighborhood History Interview with Richard Chubb Interviewer: Sarah Swenson Date: 6 April 2009 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 40:42
Neighborhood History Interview with Robert Garland
Neighborhood History Interview with Robert Garland Interviewer: Alicia Sell Date: 12 June 2007 Location: Private residence of Robert Garland Total Duration: 1:36:18 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Robert Allen Garland; Alicia Sell; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Robert Hale
Neighborhood History Interview with Robert Hale Interviewer: Mary Bishop Date: 16 December 2006 Location: Harrison Museum of African American Culture Total Duration: 48:47 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Rodolph Wakim
Neighborhood History Interview with Rodolph Wakim Interviewer: Alicia Sell Date: 8 June 2007 Location: St. Elias Church Total Duration: 26:43 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Rodolph Wakim; Alicia Sell; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Roy Nelson McFarland, Jr.
Neighborhood History Interview with Roy Nelson McFarland, Jr. Interviewer: Michaele J. Moore Date: 18 February 2010 Location: Main Library Total Duration: 47:57
Roy Nelson McFarland, Jr.; Michaele J. Moore
Neighborhood History Interview with Ruth Bennett
Neighborhood History Interview with Ruth Bennett Interviewer: Brent Weigel Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 27:35 Transcription prepared by: Chelsea Seddon
Ruth E. Bennett; Brent Weigel, Chelsea Seddon
Neighborhood History Interview with Sandra Smith Jordan
Neighborhood History Interview with Sandra Smith Jordan Interviewer: Carla Lewis Date: 9 March 2009 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 1:26:54
Neighborhood History Interview with Sarah Showalter
Neighborhood History Interview with Sarah Showalter Interviewer: Pam Young Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 23:14 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Sarah Hodge Showalter; Pam Young; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Sheila Anderson
Neighborhood History Interview with Sheila Anderson Interviewer: Cheryl Ramsey Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 23:17 Transcription prepapred by: Amy Burns
Sheila Anderson; Cheryl Ramsey; Amy Burns
Neighborhood History Interview with Shirley Hudgins
Neighborhood History Interview with Shirley Hudgins Interviewer: Alicia Sell Date: 18 June 2007 Location: Main Library Total Duration: 23:41
Neighborhood History Interview with Shirley Perry
Neighborhood History Interview with Shirley Perry Interviewer: Alicia Sell Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 24:51 Transcription prepared by: Catherine Jessee
Shirley Bennett Perry; Alicia Sell; Catherine Jessee
Neighborhood History Interview with Virginia C. Morrison
Neighborhood History Interview with Virginia C. Morrison Interviewer: Tanya Weigel Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 25:37 (in two parts)
Virginia Elizabeth Cooper Morrison; Tanya Weigel
Neighborhood History Interview with Virginia M. Chubb-Hale
Neighborhood History Interview with Virginia M. Chubb-Hale Interviewer: Carla Lewis Date: 11 January 2007 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 28:20
Neighborhood History Interview with Virginia Mignon Chubb-Hale
Neighborhood History Interview with Virginia Mignon Chubb-Hale Interviewer: Chris Boucher Date: 16 March 2010 Location: Lucy Addison Middle School Total Duration: 35:24
Virginia Mignon Chub-Hale; Chris Boucher
Neighborhood History Interview with Virginia Wolfe
Neighborhood History Interview with Virginia Wolfe Interviewer: Kellie Thomas Date: 29 August 2007 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 1:02:18
Neighborhood History Interview with Vivian Woody
Neighborhood History Interview with Vivian Woody Interviewer: Arleen Ollie Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 29:16 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Vivian Woody; Arleen Ollie; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Walter Melvin Bryant
Neighborhood History Interview with Walter Melvin Bryant Interviewer: Kellie Thomas Date: 20 March 2007 Location: Private residence of Walter Bryant Total Duration: 55:52 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Walter Bryant; Kellie Thomas; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with Westley Rogers
Neighborhood History Interview with Westley Rogers Interviewer: Arleen Ollie Date: 2 July 2007 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 1:49:29
Neighborhood History Interview with William Highfill, III
Neighborhood History Interview with William Highfill, III Interviewer: Brian Clark Date: 19 November 2007 Location: Private residence of William Highfill Total Duration: 1:07:05 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
William "Hank" Highfill, III; Brian Clark; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood History Interview with William Lawrence
Neighborhood History Interview with William Lawrence Interviewer: Brent Weigel Date: 23 February 2008 Location: Jerusalem Baptist Church Total Duration: 16:22
Neighborhood History Interview with William Penn
Neighborhood History Interview with William Penn Interviewer: Drew Mines Date: 4 March 2010 Location: Lucy Addison Middle School Total Duration: 21:13
Neighborhood History Interview with Wilma Warren
Neighborhood History Interview with Wilma Warren Interviewer: Brian Clark Date: 17 September 2007 Location: Our Lady of the Valley Total Duration: 1:21:30 Transcription prepared by: Brian Clark
Neighborhood Oral History Interview with Ann Turner
Neighborhood Oral History Interview with Ann Turner Interviewer: Kerri Taylor Date: 6 April 2017 Location: Ms. Taylor's residence Duration: 45:26
Neighborhood Oral History Interview with English Showalter
Neighborhood Oral History Interview with English Showalter Interviewer: Kerri Taylor Date: 13 May 2017 Location: Mr. Showalter's residence in Chevy Chase, Maryland Duration: 1:05:26
Neighborhood Oral History Interview with Jeanette Willis
Neighborhood Oral History Interview with Jeanette Willis Interviewer: Arleen Ollie Date: 30 October 2006 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Total Duration: 41:03 Transcription prepared by: Andrew Sterling
Jeanette Willis: Arleen Ollie; Andrew Sterling
Neighborhood Oral History Interview with Stephen Niamke
Neighborhood Oral History Interview with Stephen Niamke Interviewer: Kerri Taylor Date: 19 April 2017 Location: Melrose-Rugby Center Duration: 54:18
Neighborhood Oral History Interview with Virginia Mignon Chubb-Hale
Neighborhood Oral History Interview with Virginia Mignon Chubb-Hale Interviewer: Kerri Taylor Date: 10 November 2017 Location: Gainsboro Branch Library Duration: 8:43
Virginia Mignon Chubb-Hale; Kerri Taylor
The Norsemen is the annual for Northside Middle School.
The North Star is the annual for Northside High School.
The North Star is the annual for Northside High School
Oak Leaves is the annual for Oak Grove Elementary School.
Oral History Interview with Amanda Ervin
Oral History Interview with Amanda Ervin Interviewer: Vanessa Dotson and Miu Iwasaki Date: 2 October 2019 Location: Salvation Army Duration: 45:22 Transcription prepared by: Kierra Burda
Salvation Army; Roanoke College Public History Program
Amanda Ervin; Vanessa Dotson; Miu Iwasaki; Kierra Burda
Oral History Interview with Anonymous1 Interviewers: Roanoke College students Date: 24 February 2017 Location: Downtown Roanoke Duration: 52:17
Southwest Virginia LGBTQ+ History Project
Interviewer: Caitlyn Lewis; Kitty Bridgewater Interviewee: Anton Black Date: 22 February 2018 Duration: 66:22 Transcription prepared by: Caitlyn Lewis
Anton Black, Caitlyn Lewis, Kitty Bridgewater
Oral History Interview with Ashley Rhame
Oral History Interview with Ashley Rhame Interviewer: Julian Edwards Interviewee: Ashley Rhame Date: 23 February 2020 Location: Fintel Library, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia Total Duration: 66:45 Transcription prepared by: Julian Edwards, Saja Alexander, and Sophia Morales
Ashley Rhame, Julian Edwards, Saja Alexander, Sophia Morales
Oral History Interview with Barbara Maberry
Interviewer: Zacch Wooten Interviewee: Barbara Maberry Date: 5 October 2016 Duration: 58:59 Transcription prepared by: Amelia Woodworth and Joshua Bailey
Barbara Maberry, Zacchariah Wooten, Amelia Woodworth and Joshua Bailey
Oral History Interview with Carolyn Sue Wilson
Interviewer: Kitty Bridgewater Interviewee: Carolyn Sue Wilson Date: 25 February 2018 Duration: 1:22:48 Transcription prepared by: Kitty Bridgewater
Oral History Interview with Catina Lowery
Oral History Interview with Catina Lowery Interviewee: Catina Lowery Interviewer: Alexis Mattson Date: 24 March 2021 Location: Online via Zencastr Duration: 59:49 Transcription prepared by: Lucy Perry
Catina Lowery, Alexis Mattson, and Lucy Perry
Oral History Interview with Daddy Sam Interviewer: Marlee Wertz Interviewee: Daddy Sam Date: 24 February 2016 Location: Interviewee’s private residence, Roanoke, VA Total Duration: 60:07 Transcription prepared by: Micheala McDonald, Rachel Barton, and Brittany Peterson
Daddy Sam; Marlee Wertz; Micheala McDonald; Rachel Barton; Brittany Peterson
Oral History Interview with Daniel Jones
Oral history interview with Dan Jones Interviewer: Gregory Rosenthal Interviewee: Daniel Jones Date: 20 February 2016 Location: Roanoke College History Department, 223 E. Main Street, Salem Total Duration: 95:28 Transcription prepared by: Gregory Rosenthal
Oral History Interview with Don Muse Interviewer: Sasha Roberts, Brooke Thacker, Victoria Preston Interviewee: Don Muse Date: 19 February 2017 Location: Home of Don Muse Total Duration: 1:01:18 Transcription prepared by: Victoria Preston, Brooke Thacker, Sasha Roberts
Southwest Virginia LGBTQ History Project
Don Muse, Sasha Roberts, Brooke Thacker, Victoria Preston
Oral History Interview with Dr. Gregory Samantha Rosenthal
Oral History Interview with Dr. Gregory Samantha Rosenthal Interviewer: Catherine Jessee Interviewer: Dr. Gregory Samantha Rosenthal Date: 6 April 2021 Location: Online via Zencastr Duration: 1:29:39
Dr. Gregory Samantha Rosenthal, Catherine Jessee
Oral History Interview with Edna Whittier
Oral History Interview with Edna Whittier Interviewer:Tessa Pleban Interviewee: Edna Whittier Date: 2 March 2016 Location: Floyd Public Library, Floyd,VA Total Duration: 1:37:59 Transcription prepared by: Mahmoud El-­‐Hazzouri and Jessica Hopkins
Edna Whittier; Tessa Pleban; Mahmoud El-­‐Hazzouri; Jessica Hopkins
Oral History Interview with Erika Joyner
Interviewers: Rebecca Proctor, Kalyn Fowler Interviewee: Erika Joyner Date: 29 September 2016 Duration: 57:17 Transcription prepared by: Kalyn Fowler and Sarah Groft
Erika Joyner, Rebecca Proctor, Kalyn Fowler, Sarah Groft
Oral History Interview with Gail Burruss
Oral History Interview with Gail Burruss Interviewers: Michelle Eimen Interviewee: Gail Burruss Date: February 18, 2019 Location: Fintel Library, Roanoke College Total Duration: 59:20 Transcription prepared by: Katie Thaxton, Michelle Eimen, Christian Delaney, Marley Gonzalez
Gail Burruss, Michelle Eimen, Katie Thaxton, Christian Delaney, Marley Gonzalez
Oral History Interview with Garland Gravely
Oral History Interview with Garland Gravely Interviewer: Madison Pinckes, Erik Weed Interviewee: Garland Gravely Date: 19 February 2017 Location: Home of Garland Gravely Total Duration: 50:15 Transcription prepared by: Dacotah McGaffic, J.T. Shrader
Garland Gravely, Madison Pinckes, Erik Weed, Dacotah McGaffic, J.T. Shrader
Oral History Interview with Gerry Jennings
Oral History Interview with Gerry Jennings Interviewer: Gregory Rosenthal Interviewee: Gerry Jennings Date: February 23, 2016 Location: Gerry Jennings’s home, Roanoke, Virginia Total Duration: 1:15:59 Transcription prepared by Erin Hannon
Gerry Jennings; Gregory Rosenthal; Erin Hannon
Oral History Interview with J Interviewer: Samantha Meyer Date: 25 October 2019 Location: Salvation Army Duration: 40:42 Transcription prepared by: Liz Lee and Megan Reynolds
Oral History Interview with James Best Interviewers: Caitlyn Allen (Madison Kunstman also present) Interviewee:James Ernest Best Date: February 21, 2016 Location: Roanoke College, Miller Hall, 221 College Lane Salem, VA Total Duration: 58:37 Transcription prepared by: Cara Cline
James Ernest Best; Caitlyn Allen; Madison Kunstman; Cara Cline
Oral History Interview with Joe Cobb Interviewer: Eve Allen Interviewee: Joe Cobb Date: 21 February 2020 Location: Fintel Library, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia Total Duration: 82:58 (in four parts) Transcription prepared by: Miranda Lawhorn, Buck Parrott, and Eve Allen.
Joe Cobb, Eve Allen, Miranda Lawhorn, Buck Parrott.
Oral History Interview with Kathryn L. Beranich
Oral History Interview with Kathryn L. Beranich Interviewer: Julia Greider Interviewee: Kathryn L. Beranich Date: 17 January 2017 Location: Fintel Library, Roanoke College Duration: 1:37:03 Transcription prepared by: Kerri Taylor
Kathryn L. Beranich, Julia Greider, Kerri Taylor
Oral History Interview with Kim O'Donnell
Interviewers: Caitlyn Allen and Madison Kunstman Interviewee: Kim O’Donnell Date: 25 February 2016 Total Duration: 77:42 Transcription prepared by: Will Lucas
Kim O'Donnell; Caithlyn Allen; Madison Kunstman; Will Lucas
Oral History Interview with L Saunders Interviewer: Madelyne Culkin Interviewee: L Saunders Date: February 27, 2022 Location: Fintel Library, Roanoke College Total Duration: 59:14 (in two parts: 45:57 and 13:17) Transcription prepared by: Andrew Austin, Mel Staton, Madelyne Culkin, and Barney
L Saunders, Madelyne Culkin, Andrew Austin, Mel Staton, and Barney
Oral History Interview with Larry Bly Interviewer: Meghan Kennedy (and Caroline Allison) Interviewee: Larry Bly Date: 1 March 2016 Location: System 4 Advertising, 322 Bullitt Avenue SE, Roanoke, VA Total Duration: 34:52 Transcription prepared by: Brittany Piro and Emily Lyons
Larry Bly; Meghan Kennedy; Caroline Allison; Brittany Piro; Emily Lyons
Oral History Interview with Larry Forrest
Interviewer: Princess Carter Interviewee: Larry Forrest Date: 15 March 2018 Duration: 50:08 Transcription prepared by: Princess Carter
Oral History Interview with Linny Caldwell
Oral History Interview with Linny Caldwell Interviewer: Megan O'Neill, Brian Fersini Interviewee: Linny Caldwell Date: 23 February 2017 Location: Fintel Library, Roanoke College Total Duration: 66:47 Transcription prepared by: Bridget Reardon, Hannah Listopad
Linny Calwell, Megan O'Neill, Brian Fersini, Bridget Reardon, Hannah Listopad