An oral history interview conducted with Edna Earl Smith Poppell, Sherra Poppell Simes, and Audrey Taylor O’Rourke by Charlotte County Libraries & History. The interview highlights Edna Poppell's and Audry O'Rourke's lives growing up in Punta Gorda, recollections of local individuals, and their work as phone operators. The statements expressed within do not reflect the views of Charlotte County staff.

An oral history interview conducted with Edna Earl Smith Poppell by Charlotte County Libraries & History. The interview highlights her youth Punta Gorda, her family, hurricanes, and desegregation in Punta Gorda. The statements expressed within do not reflect the views of Charlotte County staff.