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The North Carolina 4 H Camp Oral Histories contain audiocassette tape interviews conducted by Jim Pippin. Jim Pippin was a member of the 4-H History and Learning Committee and he conducted these interviews in 2002. He interviewed 4-H staff members from the Millstone 4-H summer camp.
Jim Pippin was a Richmond County school teacher who served as the Summer Camp Director at both Betsy-Jeff Penn and Millstone 4-H camps for many years. He conducted these interviews as a member of the NC 4H History and Learning Committee in 2002.
The 4-H staff that were interviewed included: Wesley Faulkner, V.W. Cobb, Neil Calahan, Thelma McCoy, John Lewis, Emogene Kernodle, Emanual May, Harvey Fouts, Janice Fouts, Joe Freeman, Peggy Lewis, and Fred Wagoner.
Wesley Faulkner worked at Millstone from 1975-1978 and he taught swimming. V.W. Cobb worked with NCWRC, leadership of Fur, Fish, and Game Rendevous camps at Millstone. Neil Calahan was a Millstone staff member and 4-H agent. Thelma McCoy was the Millstone lead cook for 38 years. John Lewis was a past director and staff member at Millstone. Emogene Kernodle was the archery and recreation instructor from circa 1974-1980. She directed the camp from 1982-1990. Emanual May worked at Millstone. He was a 4-H agent from Alamance County and an Homor Club member. Harvey Fouts was a Millstone 4H camp director for many years. Janice Fouts was the wife of Harvey Fouts. Joe Freeman was a Millstone camp staff member. Peggy Lewis was a Millstone camp staff member and 4-H area agent. Fred Wagoner was a 4-H extension camping specialist for many years.
The North Carolina 4 H Camp Oral Histories are part of a much larger collection of North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service materials. The North Carolina 4-H program began in 1909. In 1909, North Carolina State College signed a memorandum of agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture to cooperatively develop Farmers' Boys' Clubs, or Corn Clubs. The first such club was formed in 1909, and the first for girls in 1911. In 1926, these now-extensive clubs were merged under a single banner, to become the state 4-H program. By the 1950s, North Carolina 4-H was one of the largest such programs in the nation.
Since its inception, North Carolina 4-H worked in conjunction with the public school systems, especially in the recruitment of leaders and members. Although revisions in this set-up had been underway for nearly a decade, major changes came in the 1960s when the final formal links to the school system were dissolved and strong community-sponsoring bases - usually local businesses or existing social organizations - were established. What traditionally had been a program for rural youth expanded to offer the same opportunities to urban youth, reflecting the trend towards decreasing rural population. The move away from school-centered clubs towards community-centered ones proceeded apace with integration.
Recent decades have seen continued interest in North Carolina 4-H. Membership has remained strong, and the program continues to reach tens of thousands of youth across the state in both rural and urban areas. The continuing mission of North Carolina 4-H to teach children to "learn by doing" is probably best expressed in the program's own words: "You can participate in projects where you make something, develop a skill, raise and/or train an animal, join a virtual club with kids from anywhere in the world! There are numerous projects available to you, including foods, clothing, public speaking, models, aerospace, wood science and livestock." In 2006 4-H Youth Development and the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences were combined into one unit under the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. In 2016, the Department of Youth, Family and Community Sciences merged with the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education to become the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences.
The North Carolina 4-H Camp Oral Histories contain audiocassette tapes from interviews conducted in 2002.
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appears that the name EA Mabe that appears on the tape should be EA Maye and that Janice Foust should be Janice Fouts
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[Identification of item], North Carolina 4-H Camp Oral Histories, MC 00750, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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