Estelle Perrault
Estelle Perrault
devoted gotten local lots reference resources shelf tremendous
We used to have just one little shelf devoted to local history. We have tremendous new resources now. We have gotten some CDs, some microfilm, lots of reference materials.
hotels james
We had two hotels then - the James and the Waldorf.
black both everybody knew
You knew everybody on the streets, both black and white.
black lack
There has been such a lack of black genealogy.
bodies private public quite resources
It was quite illegal. Public bodies can't give resources to private bodies.
devoted job people took
He was devoted to the job he had to do. He never took any credit. You don't see people like that much.
beautiful fish guess hated palm spanish trees
How we hated when they tore down the beautiful Spanish Colonial-style courthouse. It had palm trees around it. There were two fish ponds with fountains in them. I guess they called it progress.
blacks businesses color freedom laws people seeking
The laws were different here. Blacks had a lot more freedom to own businesses and property. Free people of color could come here seeking opportunity.
air leaks
The leaks have stopped. It's beautifully air conditioned now.