Thomas, Allen, 1941-United States, Georgia, Laurens County, 32.46366, -82.92224United States, Georgia, Laurens County, Dublin, 32.54044, -82.90375Light, Tedi (Theodora Huszagh), 1991-Thomas, Allen2022-07-25Abstract: Allen Thomas and Tedi Light talk about some of the memorable oral history interviews in the Allen Thomas collection. They discuss Thomas' history and experience living and working as the Clerk of the Court for Laurens County (a position he started in 1984). Thomas discusses taking on the organization of the vast collection of historical legal documents, which he abstracted and published into two, award-winning books. He gives details on the types of records he included, his opinion on their significance to history, how he organized them, and the assistance offered by the Laurens County Library to house and digitize them.audio/mpegenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Allen Thomas Oral History CollectionGenealogyLaurens County (Ga.)--HistoryUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865BaseballBoston Red Sox (Baseball team)Clerks of courtCourts--Records and correspondenceFlorida State University (Tallahassee, Fla.)Laurens County Library (Dublin, Ga.)Library materials--DigitizationNational Genealogical SocietyNineteenth centuryProcter and Gamble Distributing CompanySchoolteachersCapital City Bank (Dublin, Ga.)Dublinaire Nursing Home (Dublin, Ga.)HangingHistoriansInspirationMasters of ceremoniesOral historyPoetryPublic executionsBellsInfluenza Epidemic, 1918-1919Laurens County Bicentennial Committee (2007)McConnell, C.A.Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (Laurens County, Ga.)Time capsulesGod--Providence and governmentHeart attackPoplar Springs North Baptist Church (Laurens County, Ga.)Real property, Exchange ofReminiscingEstate salesFind a GravePleasant Hill Baptist Church (Laurens County, Ga.)Verses (poetry)Oral history interview with Allen Thomas on July 25, 2022 by Theodora LightSound