Anna Amesbury Pless Peel and Larry [No Name Given]
Anna Amesbury Pless Peel and Larry [No Name Given] Anna Amesbury Pless Peel and Larry [No Name Given] Anna Amesbury Pless Peel and Larry [No Name Given] Anna Amesbury Pless Peel and Larry [No Name Given]

Anna Amesbury Pless Peel and Larry [No Name Given]

Recorded February 13, 2024 Archived February 13, 2024 49:29 minutes
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Id: atl004908

Description

Anna Amesbury Pless Peel (38) has a conversation with her father, Larry [No Name Given] (71), about his maternal grandmother, Anna Laura.

Subject Log / Time Code

1:22
Anna Amesbury Pless Peel says she is named after her paternal great grandmother, Anna Laura. Larry [No Name Given] describes Anna Laura and says he is also named for her.
2:41
Larry remembers when Anna Laura moved from Atlanta to Oxford, Georgia. He says she was a librarian.
00:24
Anna talks about how her daughters remind her of Anna Laura. Larry says Anna Laura was always cheerful and steady with strong opinions.
2:10
Larry talks about the Atlanta neighborhood where Anna Laura grew up on 6th and Piedmont. He says she was born in 1890.
3:58
Larry talks about Anna Laura's teen years. He says one of her girlfriends dated Robert Woodruff, who went on to found Coca-Cola.
6:09
Larry remembers Anna Laura's three close calls with death.
9:22
Larry talks about Anna Laura earning a Master's degree in Library Science. He says she attended Lucy Cobb Institute for 2 years as an undergraduate.
10:38
Larry talks about Anna Laura's wedding in October of 1914. He says the marriage ended in divorce.
13:09
Anna asks Larry about his Aunt Lyn.
15:11
Anna and Larry talk about the children of Anna Laura's ex-husband.
16:49
Larry remembers the similarities discovered by his mother and her half-sister, Aunt Lyn.
19:10
Anna asks how the cycle of abandonment was broken in their family.
21:05
Larry talks about his grandfather, Russell. He says he never really knew him.
22:45
Anna talks about Anna Laura being like a second parent to Larry. Larry agrees.
23:50
Larry remembers the integration efforts made by his mother at their church in Covington, Georgia.
26:25
Larry remembers weekly visits at their home by the rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd.
28:30
Anna talks about how Larry and his mom, her grandmother, have influenced her.
30:43
Anna expresses her hopes for her daughters' generation.
31:24
Anna says she recently drove by the house where Larry was born. Anna and Larry mention Asheville School.
33:29
Larry talks about his older brother, Jimmy. He remembers Jimmy loaning him the money to go to law school.
36:30
Larry remembers Jimmy's years at boarding school.
37:29
Larry says he and his wife, Anna's mom, met while working as paralegals in Washington, DC.
39:39
Larry remembers the significance of a temporary change to his bus schedule.
43:08
Larry talks about the Robinson side of his family. He says they settled in Newburn, Georgia, in the 1600s. Anna talks about the number of family members who have come back to Atlanta.

Participants

  • Anna Amesbury Pless Peel
  • Larry [No Name Given]

Recording Locations

Atlanta History Center

Venue / Recording Kit

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