The Landing: Where Our Crowd Gathers

Della Brooks joins us this week for a heartfelt conversation. She tells us stories filled with love and laughter for Harkers Island and the people that make Down East home. Listen in and enjoy as we hear Della share her story.

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This week’s episode is full of history told through an interview with Elmo Gaskill, given by Connie Mason in 2010. Elmo highlights the importance of education in the community, his ties to the Primitive Baptist Church, and details many locations throughout core banks in this conversation. Listen in to hear Elmo Gaskill share his knowledge on Down East. 

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This week we are highlighting an interview with Norma Clark, given by Connie Mason on March 17, 2011. Norma Clark was the first Administrative Officer for the park at Cape Lookout. Enjoy this episode as Norma takes us through her life and career, and the important work she did at Cape Lookout.

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Wayne Davis is back to tell us a few stories of the worst he’s ever been hurt. Some of these memories end in little more than a scrape, while other moments were more serious, but the way he tells his story with a humorous perspective shows just how he finds joy even through challenges.

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We are back this month with a conversation with Kyle Willis. Kyle and Staci sit down to talk his “free range” childhood growing up Down East  and the importance of generational stories, both listening and telling. Enjoy this conversation full of heart and laughter between two old friends.

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This week’s oral history spotlights Don Hoss, a retired NOAA scientist. This interview given by Barbara Garrity-Blake in 2015 highlights soccer in Down East, a sport that wasn’t in the area at that time. With his time spent in Scotland where the sport was prominent, Don and the other scientists he worked with introduced this sport to the community.

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This week we are highlighting another oral history, this one from an interview with Lisa Pelletier Harmon, given by Barbara Garrity-Blake. In this interview, Lisa shares memories growing up around surfing, the way it brings family and community together, and the important work of the Buddy Pelletier Surfing Foundation, which Lisa founded and is president of. 

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This Interview with Polly Davis given by Amy Davis on February 4, 1997 highlights the importance of the church communities on Harkers Island. Polly was a member of the Methodist church and was heavily involved as a member since she was 15. Enjoy this interview filled with memories, insight, and history. 

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This week, we are putting a spotlight on one of the museum’s oral histories. In this 2017 interview conducted by Bonnie Hunter, we hear from John C. Bunting, District Commissioner for District 2, Eastern NC Babe Ruth Girls Softball League. He discusses the history of the league, how he became District Commissioner, and the importance the league has played in the Down East community over the years.

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In Part 2 of our conversation with Teresa Willis Freeman, she shares more about her childhood Down East. From the food she ate to the shenanigans her and her siblings got up to, her fond memories fill this episode with joy and love for the place she calls home.

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