Welcome to the Appalachian History Archive's oral history project.
In conducting their interviews, students in the Governor's School's Appalachian History class use an audio recording device to document the interview. Herein you will find transcripts of the interview recordings. Have an "aha moment" reading about their lives.
The table below lists each interview subject, in alphabetical order, by name.
To reach an individual's interview, simply click on their name. To return to this page, use your browser's back arrow key, the Explore app on the left (selecting 'People by Name'), or the breadcrumbs at the top and bottom of each transcript page.
| NAME | COUNTY | CITY (if available) |
| A | ||
| Carl Absher | Wise | Norton |
| Chub Arnold | Smyth | |
| B | ||
| Pauline Ball | Dickenson | Pound |
| Georganna Williams Berry | Scott | Coeburn |
| Client Blanton | Wise | Big Stone Gap |
| Andrew Blevins | Smyth and Washington |
Saltville |
| Ann G. Bordwine | Smyth and Washington |
Saltville |
| C | ||
| Cassel Family | N/A | |
| Lettie Marie Cassel | Bland | Ceres |
| Rev Anail Childress | Buchanan | |
| Robert Clear | Smyth and Washington |
Saltville |
| Ruth Collinsworth | Dickenson | |
| Jim Cook | ||
| F | ||
| Ruby Fleming | Dickenson | |
| G | ||
| Emna Gardner | Dickenson | Roda |
| Herbert Gardner | Wise | Norton |
| Edwin R. Gibson | Wise | |
| H | ||
| Anne Hamilton | Bland | |
| Donna Haynes | Smyth | |
| Harry Haynes | Smyth | Saltville |
| Bill Hendrick | Wise | Big Stione Gap |
| Goldie Marie Horn | Buchanan | |
| J | ||
| Ray Jones | Wise | |
| K | ||
| Preston Lee Keen | Buchanan | Grundy |
| L | ||
| Teresa Lynn O'Quinn Lowe | Buchanan | Grundy |
| M | Virginia Meador | Wise | < |
| Mable Mullins | Buchanan | |
| O | ||
| Billy Odle | Scott | Nickelsville |
| P | ||
| Mildred Patrick | Buchanan | |
| S | ||
| June Seay | ||
| Clarence Shelton | ||
| Mable Short | Wise | |
| Sherry Stacy | ||
| Betty Sturgill | Wise | Coeburn |
| W | ||
| Edward Whited | N/A | |
| Rev. Giles Wilson | Buchanan | |
| Lola Wimmer | Buchanan | Whitewood |
| V | ||
| Jimmy Vanover | Wise | |