Oral History Interview with Doris Lancaster
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- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Doris Lancaster
- Date:
- 2022
- Interviewer:
- Walsh, Mike, 1947 -
- Interviewee:
- Lancaster, Doris, 1928 -
- Description:
- Doris Sander Lancaster was born in a house on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, in 1928, and ever since has spent most of her life on the island. In this interview she recounts memories of childhood growing up including games, crabbing, and playing on the beach. She tells of the house near Station 24 where she and other family members grew up "fatherless." Doris details much of the relationships between the civilian population and Fort Moultrie Military Reservation. She recalls the initial reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. She and other island girls then were recruited by the USO to dance with the ever-increasing number of servicemen in the area who were headed for the war. She tells of her emotional reaction to the newsreels showing the horrors of combat. Doris met her future husband, Bob, when he was stationed at the fort. They were married in 1948 and spent most of their married life on the island. A great deal of Doris's narrative surrounds the relationship with Stella Maris Catholic Church, the events that took place and the personalities involved. The interview ends with Doris Lancaster's reactions to the many changes that have occurred on Sullivan's Island over the 94 years of her life.
- Collection Title:
- Sullivan's Island Oral History Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Battery Gadsden Cultural Center
- Media Type:
- Oral Histories
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Stella Maris Church (Charleston County, S.C.), United Service Organizations (U.S.), Lancaster, Doris, 1928 -, Lancaster, Robert 1926-2020
- Topical Subject:
- Children, Cities and towns--Growth, Civilians in war, Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941, Crabbing, Child rearing, Military exchanges, Motion picture theaters
- Geographic Subject:
- Sullivans Island (S.C.), Fort Moultrie (S.C.)
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Digital:
- 2022-08-29
- Digitization Specifications:
- Mpg derivative video created with MP4 Converter software. Archival masters are .avi files.
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Copyright © Battery Gadsden Cultural Center
- Access Statement:
- All rights reserved.
- Access Information:
- For more information contact Battery Gadsden Cultural Center, Box 522, Sullivan's Island, SC 29482.
- Admin ID:
- 266989
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