Five-minute video interview conducted by Al Lowe with Carolyn Nolin-Lowe about her childhood in Fair Haven. She recalls growing up at 76 Browns Lane, describing close-knit neighborhood life centered around front porches, and memories of her great-grandfather’s farm, where produce was grown and sold to local stores. She discusses attending Willow Street School during the tenure of Mrs. Sickles and her involvement in the Fisk Chapel children’s choir, the “Little Songbirds.” The interview offers personal insight into daily life, education, agriculture, and church-centered community life in mid-20th-century Fair Haven.
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Interview with Mrs. Edith Blake
March 12, 2023
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Oral history interview with Edith Antoinette Albert Blake, recorded in March 2023 in Red Bank. Blake reflects on her life in Fair Haven, including attending a segregated “colored” school, her experiences with racism, and memories of community life in the early to mid-20th century. She was 105 at the time of the interview.