Interview with Ellie Greenwood Applegate
Title
Interview with Ellie Greenwood Applegate
Description
Ellie shared her memories of growing up in South Newfane where her parents owned the General Store from 1935 to 1965. She attended the one room schoolhouse next door, then "graduated" to the two room schoolhouse in Williamsville. Ellie tells of her marriage (in the early 1970s) to Gideon Applegate, and describes his athletic career in Negro League Baseball. Gideon was the first black person her parents ever met.
Date
2021-03-09
Creator
Laura Wallingford-Bacon
Media Player
Interviewee
Eleanor Greenwood Applegate
Interviewer
Laura Wallingford-Bacon
Location
Newfane
Files
Citation
Laura Wallingford-Bacon, “Interview with Ellie Greenwood Applegate,” Newfane/Brookline Community Memory, accessed April 25, 2024, http://communitymemory.moorefreelibrary.org/items/show/84.