Oral History Interview with Peggy Ferri
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- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Peggy Ferri
- Date:
- 2022
- Interviewer:
- Walsh, Mike, 1947 -; Ferri, Michael, 1945 -
- Interviewee:
- Ferri, Peggy, 1923 -
- Description:
- Peggy Maginn Ferri shares her recollections of nearly 100 years living on Sullivan’s Island, including growing up in a house with 16 people, 9 of whom were children. She describes childhood activities that centered around the beach, playing ball, fishing and crabbing. Though she attended elementary school only a few blocks from her house, getting to high school in downtown Charleston required walking to the government dock, taking the ferry, and walking to Bishop England on Calhoun Street, an all day affair. Peggy speaks of her marriage to Ferdinand “Fergie” Ferri and their life together, both on and off the island. Much of Peggy’s life has been related to her family’s strong Catholic faith. Other anecdotes cover wine making, rum runners, and a famous island murder. Peggy ends with her statement that she has always considered herself a “girl of the island” having led an idyllic childhood, but notes her strong dislike for all the changes that have occurred on Sullivan’s Island.
- Collection Title:
- Sullivan's Island Oral History Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Battery Gadsden Cultural Center
- Media Type:
- Film
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Catholic Church, Ferri, Peggy, 1923 -, Ferri, Ferdinand, Maginn, Nora Scharlock, McGuire, Katy, Stith, Louis P.
- Topical Subject:
- Children, Cities and towns--Growth, Ferries, Transportation, Civilians in war, Prohibition, Crabbing, Child rearing, Alcohol trafficking, Homicide
- Geographic Subject:
- Charleston (S.C.), Fort Moultrie (S.C.), Las Vegas (N.M.)
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Digital:
- 2022-09-14
- Digitization Specifications:
- Mpg derivative video created with MP4 Converter software. Archival masters are .avi files.
- Format:
- video/mp4
- 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:
- 271090
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