QUARTERLY BULLETIN
courier spotlight
Sally Hamby, Courier, 1974 Sally Hamby is one of the many Couriers who has contributed to Frontier’s legacy. You can read about Sally’s experiences as a Courier in the Autumn 1974 Bulletin. We recently had the privilege of catching up with Sally. Below you will see how the Courier experience has affected Sally in her own words. What year(s) did you serve? I served in the fall of 1974. Where are you originally from? I am originally from Washington, D.C., where I grew up in a family with ties to Washington, D.C. and to South Carolina. The mothers of a number of my friends had been couriers, and when I was a teenager Mrs. Neel showed us the film on FNS. From that point on I was determined to be a courier. It didn’t happen until I was 23, already a year out of college and before graduate school. I was relatively old for a courier. Where do you currently reside? I currently divide my time among South Carolina, Washington, D.C. and Tuscany. What other involvement have you had with Frontier? My then-15 year old daughter and I visited FNS in January 2010 and stayed in my old courier quarters as the Big House was under-going renovation. We had meals with the workmen, we went by the Flat Creek outpost which is now a private house, we went around Hyden, to Berea etc. Seeing this part of the USA and the work of FNS made an important impression on her. I have remained involved with FNS because, as I observed 41 years ago, it is an organization that realizes its ideals and doesn’t waste its resources. FNS spends funds wisely and does not use donations to pad the pockets of employees but rather puts the money to good use. Tell us a little about you: I am a mother, a performing musician specializing in renaissance music, a teacher, and a writer.
9