Members and others associated with the school and Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church of Folly Mills, Virginia, interviewed by Nancy Sorrells, 1992

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Records the reminiscences of a group of people, all but one, who had either attended school and/or the Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Folly Mills, Va. during the 1920s and 1930s. Included in the discussion: the one-room public schoolhouse located near the site of the church (complete with pot-bellied stove); the building of the church: influential members who founded the church (Mrs. Joseph C. Cochran and Miss Violet Greene), the ground-breaking ceremony, and hauling in stone; and the parish house. Mention of church organizations such as the Girls' Friendly Society; Sunday school; lawn parties; plays; church suppers; various ministers; and relief efforts for two Netherlands families following World War II. Recorded at the Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Folly Mills, Va., on October 4, 1992.

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