Weekly Acorn #6
This week I want to share with you were I am with this project. When I first began a couple of years ago, my intention was to have some sort of written documentation (i.e. a booklet) with the history of OC along with photos, whos who, and put all of it in chronological order. That option is still not out of the question.
But since I have created the website, photo gallery, and this blog, I can share the information with you as I receive it and add it to the site. Now everyone can enjoy this information much faster than waiting on me to complete the project and then put it all in a booklet form. Isn’t technology wonderful?!
I have not conducted interviews in a very long time. There are quite a few people on my list too. Unfortunately, a couple of them have passed away and I have missed the opportunity to interview them. So, I suppose I had better get busy!
Recently I researched each house in OC and obtained the dates that each house was built. I will be adding this information in the Historic Oak Crest Photo Gallery as time permits.
The photo gallery gives me the option to add content below each photo. I think this is the best means for me to publish the information as I gather it. Right now the gallery is categorized by Street. In the future I may also categorize by date (i.e. 1920-1930).
Currently, I only have photos of about 1/3 of the houses in OC. I hope to complete the collection in the next few months. I am also researhing property records and transfer dates. This information is all handwritten. It takes time to piece it together and keep it accurate.
I have also obtained multiple copies of a map of OC. I will use these to illustrate the growth of the neighborhood over different time inervals. This will help build a time line of history.
Then comes the part I really like. I will then attempt to figure out which families are related to one another and which residents have moved around to different homes within OC. This is the information that makes our community so interesting. I have already learned so much just reading the property records. I had no idea that so many people were related to one another while others have house hopped all over Oak Crest.
Finally, I am really interested in vintage photos. I would appreciate any photos you are willing to share. I can easily scan them in my computer, so I can assure you your photos will not be damaged. Any old photos of houses or people (black & white or color) are all eligible to be posted to the site. Check out the vintage photos that are already posted.
If anyone has any information or photos they would like to share that would enrich the historic background of Oak Crest, please contact me at 336.727.9771 or via email at ktsnc@triad.rr.com . All information is very much appreciated.
For more information on the Oak Crest Project, please see the complete proposal.