Interview with Christine Kane

Interview with Christine Kane

Christine Kane was interviewed by Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections volunteer Gretchen LeMaistre on May 18, 2025. This interview took place over Zoom (audio only, per narrator's request) and was conducted as part of the Come Hell or High Water Oral History Project for Buncombe County Special Collections, Pack Memorial Library.

Kane discusses how Helene impacted her home and rental properties in the area of Botany Woods, Riverbend neighborhoods in East Asheville [00:03:05], describing prior flooding events [00:07:34], preparations before the flooding [00:09:19], the loss of two of her properties and multiple neighbors [00:10:45]. She shares her frustrations working with government agencies to receive compensation for her losses [00:14:48] and how she has dealt with the emotional toll of the loss of her home [00:18:52].

Interview materials copyright Buncombe County Special Collections and Christine Kane.

English

MS456.001P

1 digital audio recording (00:37:21); 1 transcript (26 pages)

00:37:21

Gretchen LeMaistre

Christine Kane