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This newspaper article is a call for help from the family of Sarah Gudger needing resources as she has fallen critically ill.

This video is a voice-over of someone reenacting the narrative that Sarah Gudger gave to the Federal Writer's Project/Works Progress Administration worker. The voice featured is Becky Stone.

This website shows an in-depth timeline of Sarah Gudger's life during and after slavery. It also shows a written form of Sarah's life with links to other resources about her family and subsequent documents that validated her narrative.

This newspaper article is covering the 122nd birthday celebrations of community resident "Aunt" Sarah Gudger.

This 1920 Census record shows Sarah Gudger living in Swannanoa township in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Her age is listed as 100 years old and she is residing with Thomas and Sallie Whitesides. Sarah's census entry is on line 25.

This 1930 Census enumerates Sarah Gudger on line 100. She is now residing in Asheville township of Buncombe County, North Carolina. Her age is 113 and she is still living with possible distant relatives.

This is a picture of Sarah Gudger (121) after her interview with a worker of the Federal Writer's Project.