Personal Legacies

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Personal Legacies: Surviving the Great Depression explores ordinary histories during extraordinary times. Adding living color to the black and white facts about that era, it focuses on how individuals from various walks of life survived and how that survival shaped their lives.

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What Others Have to Say About Personal Legacies: Surviving the Great Depression

“Stories are the lifeblood of our families and communities, connecting us, keeping us whole. This collection of stories about surviving economic hardships is priceless.”--Susan Wittig Albert, founder of the Story Circle Network, author of Writing From Life: Telling Your Soul's Story

“Robin Edgar weaves the stories of individuals from all walks of life into a rich tapestry of experience. These warm and wise recollections illustrate how the strength of community and family were common threads that bound people together and helped them survive through the toughest times.”--Pamela Meister, Former President & CEO of the Charlotte Museum of History

“When we recall a time past, or a person loved, we ransom life's most sacred moments. In Personal Legacies: Surviving the Great Depression, Robin A. Edgar has ransomed the sacred moments of many lives. By collecting these narratives, she's made a commendable deposit on behalf of future generations into the bank of eternity.” --Karen Spears Zacharias, author of Operation Homecoming, and After the Flag Has Been Folded.

“Robin Edgar has a flair for helping people reveal big histories on a personal level. Her work is informative, the stories are uplifting, and the process is inspiring.”--Eric Davis, Director of Production, WTVI

"The generation that struggled through and survived the Great Depression is quickly passing. The powerful images and stories found in these pages testify to the strength and character of those sturdy individuals, and remind us how tenuous life as we know it can be."--Byron Baldwin, co-founder of The Light Factory and photographer/ author with Frye Gaillard of The 521 All-Stars, A Championship Story of Baseball and Community. 

This project was made possible, in part, through the support of the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency, the Blumenthal Endowment, and the arts councils in Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Rutherford, and York (SC) counties.