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Lula Mae Wise moved from Georgia to Florida in 1952 right out of high school. Wise wanted to pursue a college career. Raised on a farm, Wise was a jack of all trades; she knew how to sew, cook and can vegetables. She moved to St. Augustine in 1958.…

Evelyn Owens describes her experiences growing up in a small house with large family of 14. She recalls the daily work and her mother’s strictness. There were luxuries that they had like a radio and had not like a phone. She reminisces her close…