Interview of Ronald Brehm by Henry Koch for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library Memory Bank. Brehm discusses growing up next to the Barnitz Mill, working at the mill as a child next to his father, as well as the village of Barnitz and some of the history connected to the mill and village.
This transcript includes portions of the tape that relate to the migration of African-American families to Cumberland County or the Underground Railroad. Donald Owens stated that he heard many of these stories from his grandmother, who raised him. Other portions of the tape contain his memories of events in the 1930s, visits to his uncle’s farm where he helped with butchering, going to school, and jobs that he had.