Ruth A. Mann, Rose A. Gillespie, Betty G. Myers, and Alberta M. Glenn share their family history and talk about their memories of attending New Hampton Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. [All times approximate] [02:53] Betty Myers, a lifetime member of New Hampton Presbyterian Church, shares memories of her childhood in the Charlotte area and of attending the church. She remembers her family owning one car and how they would fit upwards of eight people in the car at one time. She describes where her family lived in relation to the church, and the crops her family grew on their family farm. She shares the names of her paternal and maternal great-grandparents, grandparents, and parents as well as some family stories. [08:12] Rose Gillespie shares fond memories of growing up in the church. She reveals that the current church was not the original church. Instead, the original church was located several feet away from the new church and was destroyed by fire. She describes how her family attended the church on Sunday mornings and how the young people attended Sunday school and daily vacation Bible school. She also recalls the revivals the church hosted. [15:29] Rose Gillespie talks about how church members would bring food for church dinners and describes a spring that ran downhill from the church. Ruth Mann mentions the lack of running water or sewage at that time and how they used an outhouse. [16:59] Rose Gillespie describes her family home in relation to the church and how their family of ten would ride in a truck or a wagon to church. Ruth Mann and Rose Gillespie recall children's day at the church and the gift boxes that the pastor handed out to congregants. Ruth Mann describes the church's homecoming events and the other interviewees joined in recalling the joyful memories they had of homecoming service. [22:42] Rose Gillespie and Ruth Mann remember the speeches Rose and her older sister gave during a children's day at the church. [26:28] Ruth Mann provides the names of her maternal and paternal grandparents and talks about her siblings. [28:33] Alberta Glenn introduces herself and explains how she came to the church in the 1960s. She describes the church building and the direction of the size of the church cemetery. [29:54] Betty Myers and Rose Gillespie describe the organization of the pews inside the church and recall that the old church had designated sections for men, elders, and missionary women. [32:08] Rose Gillespie reveals that the church was named Hamilton until later when the church was named after her great-great-uncle. Ruth Mann and Alberta Glenn theorize that the great-great-uncle might have been instrumental in building the original church in 1870. [34:47] Rose Gillespie explains that the original church was destroyed by fire in 1974 and that members hosted fish fries and other fundraising events to raise money for a new church building. [37:18] The women discuss the merging of New Hope Church with Hampton Presbyterian Church. [39:40] Ruth Mann and the other women share their knowledge of Jefferson Caldwell, formerly enslaved at Rosedale, and his family. [42:35] The women discuss the Derita neighborhood and discuss schools in Crab Orchard township as well as Rockwell Elementary and Newell Elementary schools. [44:06] The women recall the ministers of New Hampton Presbyterian Church from their youth, particularly Dr. Austin. [46:53] The women expand on their experience in schools around Charlotte including Clear Creek High School and J.H. Gunn School. Ruth Mann and Rose Gillespie talk about the setup of the classrooms and school dances. [01:04:24] The women end the interview with recollections of their childhood including memories about their working on a farm, the food they ate in their youth, neighbors, and other stories. [01:32:14] Betty Myers, Rose Gillespie, and Ruth Mann talk about the homes they lived in as children in Charlotte and how their families obtained the land they lived on.