2010-06-23

Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston

Marie Southern begins by discussing her education at the various schools she attended, growing up in Corpus Christi, and then coming to Houston, where she attended St. Nicholas School. Moving to Houston, Southern tells about the change she experienced from leaving her boarding school at St. Peter and coming to St. Nicholas. Southern recalls her experience as a widow at age 22, after her first husband passed and reaching out to her mother, who helped raise her children. Southern tells about her children and various grandchildren and her experience joining the Altar Roses Society and the St. Nicholas Choir and getting her voice back after she began singing. Southern then describes her enchantment with the parish and the bonds she made there. Southern tells about various members of her family, including her grandparents, and the struggles they dealt with speaking Creole, how her education was financed, and her job at Bama Pie Company. After discussing how she met her second husband, Southern tells about her children and the activities in which they were involved and their marriages. Ms. Southern concludes by discussing black priests and her upbringing in the church. Interviewer: Natalie Garza.

interviews

Religion; Southern, Marie

Houston, Texas

Oral Histories from the Houston History Project

University of Houston Libraries Special Collections

English

Collection
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
Houston History Archives
Oral Histories from the Houston History Project

Preservation Location: ark:/84475/pm58021f134