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Long time resident of Portland, Wayne Pruett, sits down with Paula and Anita to discuss his childhood, growing up playing sports and how some of the youth sports got started.

Paula sits down with Wayne Lamberth, lifetime Portland area resident and Portland Banker for over 40 years. Mr. Lamberth tells his story of growing up around Portland and working in Portland all his life.

Mr. Ferguson is interviewed by Mrs. Bettye Glover at his home on June 28th, 1979. Mr. Ferguson (b. 8/26/1893 d. 4/2/1983) has been a teacher, a School Administrator, the Sumner County Historian and a writer of many books, including "Richland birth…

Mr. Larry Hinton tells the story, as told to him by his family, about the shooting of the only deer known to be in this area in 1925.

Mrs. Nellie Yokely talks to Ms. Katherine Green and Mrs. Florence Hunnicutt from the Portland area about their past teaching experiences and what they have been doing since retirement.

This is a casual setting type interview with 3 ladies that attended school at the Cold Springs School in the early 1900s. These ladies are Mrs. Opal Emberton, Mrs. Erma Gore and Mrs. Lorene Searcy. They discuss their experiences and what it was…

This interview is with 3 gentlemen that that attended the Cold Springs School in the early 1900s. They include Mr. Bailey Stinson, Mr. Howard McDowell and Mr. Alfred Barnard. They talk about their experiences and what it was like to attend the…

Mr. Pat McGuire, who was the Portland City Historian for several years, gives a presentation to the Historical Society during a meeting. At this time we do not have possession of any of the documents or photographs that he presented at that time.

Paula Shannon and Anita Lamberth sit down with Mrs. Clarise Lehman to talk about her life and the time she has lived in Portland. Mrs. Lehman worked at the Consumers Drug Store on Main Street for several years and talks about Main Street being the…

Mrs. Barbara Russell, former library director, sits down with Paula and tells about the ghost that made its presence known, how libraries are always changing and what a great time she had working at the library for over 30 years.