OHS History on the Lawn

2014 History on the Lawn, photo 2.4

2014 History on the Lawn, photo 2.0

2014 History on the Lawn, photo 1.8

2014 History on the Lawn, photo 1.9

2014 History on the Lawn, photo 2.9

2014 History on the Lawn, photo 2.8

2014 History on the Lawn, photo 3.0

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 1.4

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 1.5

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 1.6

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 1.3

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 1.7

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 1.2

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 1.1

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 1.8

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 1.9

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 2.1

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 2.0

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 2.2

<p>An interview of Oconee County resident Larry Weatherford conducted in November 2013. He was born in 1930 in the county and grew up there. There was a point where he lived in Eagle Tavern. He speaks about picking cotton on a farm from 9 years old to 13 years old. He speaks fondly of the Oconee education system because of his mother who was a teacher. He recounts watching television on the very first television that Oconee county had, which belonged to a grocery store owner who shared it with the community. He speaks openly about race relations in Oconee during his childhood and adulthood. He also notes with irony that UGA was not built in Watkinsville supposedly because Watkinsville allowed bars to operate; however, while a little before 2013 the city passed a law to allow the sale of alcohol, there were about 43 operating bars near UGA in Athens.</p>

Interview with Larry Weatherford

<p>An interview of Oconee County resident Emily Barnes Porter conducted in November 2013. She moved to the county in 1934. She grew up in a farming family and recounted her experience with a rattlesnake. She recounts her father's work with the Civilian Conservation Corp under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She notes changes in Oconee in terms of the change from dirt to paved roads.</p>

OHS History on the Lawn

Items in this collection

2014 History on the Lawn, photo 2.4

2014 History on the Lawn, photo 2.0

2014 History on the Lawn, photo 1.8

2014 History on the Lawn, photo 1.9

2014 History on the Lawn, photo 2.9

2014 History on the Lawn, photo 2.8

2014 History on the Lawn, photo 3.0

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 1.4

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 1.5

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 1.6

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 1.3

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 1.7

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 1.2

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 1.1

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 1.8

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 1.9

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 2.1

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 2.0

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 2.2

Interview with Larry Weatherford

Interview with Emily Barnes Porter

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 3.1

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 3.2

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 2.6

2013 History on the Lawn, photo 2.4

.repo-1h6ne0y{background:#ffffff;text-transform:uppercase;padding-right:1.5rem;}.repo-1h6ne0y:after{content:'';position:absolute;background:#adadad;transform:translateY(-50%);top:50%;left:0;width:100%;height:0.1rem;z-index:-1;}Items in this collection

.repo-96qggn{color:inherit;text-align:left;font-weight:500;line-height:2.3rem;font-size:1.8rem;overflow-wrap:break-word;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:4;overflow:hidden;hyphens:auto;}.repo-96qggn:hover{color:inherit;}2014 History on the Lawn, photo 2.4

Items in this collection

2014 History on the Lawn, photo 2.4