– Oral Histories –

Rev. Wright recalls growing up in Elliston, his early education and work experience, and his philosophy of living. …

Interview with Dot King (b.1930), conducted on February 27, 2023 by museum volunteer Sarah Orrick. Dot tells the stories behind items that she donated to the Meadowbrook Museum. …

Billy Northcross Ellis reads children’s stories. Margaret (“Billy”) Northcross Ellis was the first teacher and a founder of North Cross School, which opened in a Salem basement in 1944. …

Interview with Carrie Belle Callaway (1886-1982), conducted in 1972 by Lena Mac Sammons. Carrie Callaway was the daughter of Pompey Callaway, a former Franklin County slave …