Buffalo National River Oral History

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Interviews

14:29
Karen (Clark) Fancher: "We Come from Good Stock"

Lauren Ray interviews Karen Clark Fancher of Compton, AR, about her family roots in the Buffalo River area of Newton County.

15:16
Jerry Lynn Brasel Havens: Growing Up in Newton County

Kevin Middleton interviews Jerry Lynn Havens about her life in Newton County near the Buffalo River

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42:49
Jenny Butler: Stolen Water, Forgotten Liberties

Lauren Ray interviews sisters Jenny (Barnes) Butler and Justine (Barnes) France about their experience growing up on the Buffalo River

09:07
Nathan Windel: Stewarding an Outdoor Laboratory

Lauren Ray interviews Nathan Windel, a local science educator, about the importance of place-based learning opportunities at the Buffalo. This interview was conducted during an oral history workshop at the Newton County Library.

22:34
41:54
Kevin Cheri: The Buffalo's First African-American Employee & Superintendent

In this interview we hear from Kevin Cheri, Buffalo National River's first African-American employee and retired superintendent, about his experience rising up in the National Park Service

18:11