Conversations with the people who make Lynchburg tick, one per newsletter.
Example topic · not yet interviewedA Local Historian or Museum Volunteer
Interviewee: to be confirmed
No interview has been recorded. This space will hold the conversation, in the interviewee’s own words, once it happens and they’ve approved it.
Questions we plan to ask (10)
- What do visitors most want to know about the old jail?
- What happened in the fire of December 1883, and what was rebuilt?
- Which story about the town's name do you believe, and why?
- What was Lynchburg like as a mule-trading town in the 1870s?
- How did the 1988 city-county consolidation change daily life?
- What do you know about Nearest Green and the town's distilling history before Prohibition?
- Which family papers, photographs, or newspapers are you still looking for?
- Which oral histories should be recorded before they are lost?
- How can residents donate or lend artifacts?
- Who are the people every newcomer should know about?
A Shop Owner on the Square
Interviewee: to be confirmed
No interview has been recorded. This space will hold the conversation, in the interviewee’s own words, once it happens and they’ve approved it.
Questions we plan to ask (8)
- How long has your business been on the square, and how did it start?
- What is it like to run a shop in a town that gets so many visitors?
- What do locals buy that visitors never notice?
- Which festival is the busiest, and which is your favorite?
- What has changed on the square in the last ten years?
- Where do you eat lunch in town?
- What would you tell someone thinking of opening a business here?
- What would make the square even better?
A Moore County Farmer
Interviewee: to be confirmed
No interview has been recorded. This space will hold the conversation, in the interviewee’s own words, once it happens and they’ve approved it.
Questions we plan to ask (3)
- What do you raise, and how long has your family farmed here?
- The county was once known for its mules. Is any of that left?
- What should newcomers know about rural life in Moore County?
A Local Tradesperson or Builder
Interviewee: to be confirmed
No interview has been recorded. This space will hold the conversation, in the interviewee’s own words, once it happens and they’ve approved it.
Questions we plan to ask (3)
- How did you get started?
- What is it like to work on Lynchburg's older houses and storefronts?
- What do you wish homeowners knew before they call?
A Teacher or Motlow State Staff Member
Interviewee: to be confirmed
No interview has been recorded. This space will hold the conversation, in the interviewee’s own words, once it happens and they’ve approved it.
Questions we plan to ask (3)
- What is it like to teach in one of Tennessee's smallest school systems?
- What do Moore County students go on to do?
- What should a family moving here know about the schools?