Oral history interview with Mrs. Essie El-Ramey of Farmville, N.C., an immigrant from Lebanon, interviewed by Moses Moye, Jr., as part of an Eagle scout project. El-Ramey discusses her childhood in Lebanon, her immigration with her father to the United States in 1911 at the age of 12, her upbringing in Greenville, N.C., including her schooling and bullying due to her accent, her employment, her courtship and marriage to Joseph El-Ramey of Farmville, N.C., the raising of her children, travel from Farmville to Greenville, the various forms of transportation she experienced throughout her life, and the changes she has witnessed in Farmville over the years. The interview closes with a discussion of the conflict in Lebanon occurring in 1979 and the causes of the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
April 27, 2020, (unprocessed), 1 digital surrogate file; Oral history interview with Mrs. Essie El-Ramey of Farmville, N.C., an immigrant from Lebanon, interviewed by Moses Moye, Jr., as part of an Eagle scout project. El-Ramey discusses her childhood in Lebanon, her immigration with her father to the United States in 1911 at the age of 12, her upbringing in Greenville, N.C., including her schooling and bullying due to her accent, her employment, her courtship and marriage to Joseph El-Ramey of Farmville, N.C., the raising of her children, travel from Farmville to Greenville, the various forms of transportation she experienced throughout her life, and the changes she has witnessed in Farmville over the years. The interview closes with a discussion of the conflict in Lebanon occurring in 1979 and the causes of the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Original cassette was returned to owner.
Lent by David Miller, director of Farmville Public Library
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