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Come Hell or High Water Community Memory Project

Come Hell or High Water Oral Histories

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Title

Come Hell or High Water Oral Histories

Description

Oral history interviews conducted for the Come Hell or High Water project.

Interviews were conducted starting in April 2025 by Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections volunteers or Buncombe County Special Collections staff members. Interviews may contain audio recordings, video recordings, transcribed text and summaries of interviews, photographs of narrators, and additional material in any format (photos, video, etc.)

Creator

Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections

Source

Buncombe County Special Collections

Rights

Oral history narrators and Buncombe County Special Collections hold joint copyright ownership over recordings and transcripts in this collection. Bill Green holds copyright ownership over photographs taken by him, including narrator portraits.

Identifier

MS456.001
Maeve Williams outside the pig pen of the agricultural utility buildings of Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, NC, November 20, 2025. Photo by Bill Green Photography.Interview with Maeve Williams
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, November 7, 2025
Ken McClung in the driveway of his home residence, December 11, 2025. Photo by Bill Green Photography.Interview with Ken "Mick" McClung
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, May 30, 2025
Interview with Danny Tipps
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, May 15, 2025
Interview with William Auman
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, November 17, 2025
Sam in the entrance area of Covenant Community Church, November 18, 2025. Photo by Bill Green Photography.Interview with Sam Burleson
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, September 30, 2025
Interview with CJ Randall
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, August 21, 2025
Molly Cleveland in downtown Weaverville at the main street park, September 25, 2025. Photo by Bill Green.Interview with Molly Cleveland
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, August 25, 2025
Meagan in the fulfillment room of Babies Need Bottoms, August 18, 2025. Photo by Bill Green.Interview with Meagan Lyon Leimena
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, May 14, 2025
Portrait of Dr. John Gossett, 2023. Courtesy of Dr. John Gossett.Interview with Dr. John Gossett
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, September 22, 2025
Aisha Adams standing in a grouping of storm-ravaged trees on her property headed down her driveway, October 9, 2025. Photo by Bill Green.Interview with Aisha Adams
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, August 25, 2025
Taylor Schenker on the bank of the Swannanoa river looking across at the abandoned condos, October 23, 2025. Photo by Bill Green.Interview with Taylor Schenker
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, May 30, 2025
Karis outside discussing the day Helene hit WNC, August 22, 2025. Photo by Bill Green.Interview with Karis Roberts
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, June 23, 2025
Ethan Miller at East Asheville Library
Ethan Miller, September 27, 2025
Penny Meacham at East Asheville Library
Penny Meacham, September 27, 2025
Jared Rennie in the hallway of Pack Memorial Library, November 20, 2025. Photo by Bill Green Photography.Interview with Jared Rennie
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, August 21, 2025
Interview with Sue Purdue
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, May 2, 2025
Jim and Allie inside their home under reconstruction, May 22, 2025. Photo by Bill Green Photography.Interview with Allie and Jim Bourdy
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, May 5, 2025
Jeremy French inside the Making Whole workshop area, March 11, 2025. Photo by Bill Green Photography.Interview with Jeremy French
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, May 7, 2025
Interview with Jenny Bowen
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, May 19, 2025
Tracy Samantha Calderón-Colón at the All-Purpose Studios during the recording of her interview, May 12, 2025.Interview with Tracy Samantha Calderón-Colón
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, May 12, 2025
Nadja Simon at her work studio in Woodfin, NC, May 28, 2025. Photo by Bill Green Photography.Interview with Nadja Simon
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, April 29, 2025
Ethan Winograd inside his home across from downtown Marshall, May 6, 2025. Photo by Bill Green Photography.Interview with Ethan Winograd
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, May 6, 2025
Tamie Beldue at work in her home studio in Swannanoa, April 15, 2022. Photo by Bill Green Photography.Interview with Tamie Beldue
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, May 6, 2025
Head and shoulders portrait of Corinne Duncan, a white woman with mid-length brown hair, wearing a gray cardigan.Interview with Corinne Duncan
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, May 8, 2025
Full-body portrait of Sheila Jenkins, a woman with waist-length brown hair, a black shirt, jeans, and sandals, standing with arms behind her back.Interview with Sheila Jenkins
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, April 29, 2025
Shoulders-up portrait of Drew Reisinger, a white man wearing rectangular eyeglasses and an off-white button-up shirt.Interview with Drew Reisinger
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, April 14, 2025
Amy O'Connor standing next to her husband, who is holding their dog. Both are leaning against a stone wall. Three statues of bears are visible in the foreground.Interview with Amy O'Connor
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, April 10, 2025
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