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(Snp084) Mae Atkins Long Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Sharon G. Marston, Mae Atkins Long Nov 1978

(Snp084) Mae Atkins Long Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Sharon G. Marston, Mae Atkins Long

Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection

Records an interview with Mae Long, (née Atkins), who grew up in Page County, Virginia. Describes daily life in the mountains, including raising livestock, the means of growing and preserving food and other aspects of the local economy, such as chestnut and ginseng harvesting and moonshine.


November 14, 1978, James Madison University Nov 1978

November 14, 1978, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1970-1979

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.


October 27, 1978, James Madison University Oct 1978

October 27, 1978, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1970-1979

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.


October 17, 1978, James Madison University Oct 1978

October 17, 1978, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1970-1979

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.


(Snp047) Fisher F. Finks Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Peggy C. Bradley, Fisher F. Finks Oct 1978

(Snp047) Fisher F. Finks Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Peggy C. Bradley, Fisher F. Finks

Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection

Records the reminiscences of Fisher Finks and his wife, Myrtle Hurt Finks, who lived near the Big Meadows area of Shenandoah National Park until the mid 1920s. Opens with Mr. Finks reading from family documents that establish the presence of the Finks family in Virginia dating back to 1736. Describes daily life in the mountains, including local agriculture, livestock production and food preservation, as well as the important tan bark industry. Discusses popular community events, such as weddings and funerals, corn husking, apple butter boilings and courting. Recalls the traditional remedies used for common ailments and injuries, as well as …


(Snp078) Howard Lam Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Henry Heatwole, Howard Lam Sep 1978

(Snp078) Howard Lam Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Henry Heatwole, Howard Lam

Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection

Records an interview with Howard Lam, who lived near Jollett Hollow, in Page County, Virginia. Describes daily life in the mountains, the means of growing and preserving food and other aspects of the local economy, such as the chestnut harvest and moonshine.


(Snp026) Vallie Cave And Floyd Thomas Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith And Octavia Allis, Transcribed By Victoria M. Edwards, Vallie Cave, Floyd Thomas Sep 1978

(Snp026) Vallie Cave And Floyd Thomas Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith And Octavia Allis, Transcribed By Victoria M. Edwards, Vallie Cave, Floyd Thomas

Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection

Records the reminiscences of Vallie Cave, (née Thomas), and her brother, Floyd Thomas, who were born and raised near Bootens Gap, Virginia, prior to the establishment of Shenandoah National Park in 1934. Describes home and family life, daily chores, schooling, holidays and community events. Among the topics discussed are the growing, harvesting and preserving of food, soap making, raising livestock and wild game hunting. Includes references to trapping, moonshining, courtship, the chestnut tree blight, Camp Hoover and meetings with President Hoover. This collection includes two copies of the typed transcript, which note that the transcript is unfinished, with approximately another …


(Snp030) Lucille Blose Coffman And Benjamin Coffman Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Peggy C. Bradley, Lucille Blose Coffman, Benjamin P. Coffman Aug 1978

(Snp030) Lucille Blose Coffman And Benjamin Coffman Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Peggy C. Bradley, Lucille Blose Coffman, Benjamin P. Coffman

Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection

Records the reminiscences of Lucille V. Coffman, (née Blose), and her husband, who is not named in the interview, but is believed to be Benjamin P. Coffman, both of whom grew up near the southern edge of Shenandoah National Park. Describes home and family life, daily chores, schooling, holidays and community events. Among the topics discussed are the growing, harvesting and preserving of food, raising livestock, wild game hunting and fishing. Includes references to the herbal remedies, moonshiners, the Influenza Epidemic of 1918 and the chestnut tree blight of the early part of the 20th century. Refers to the origins …


(Snp045) Irene Eppard Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Sharon G. Marston, Irene V. Eppard Aug 1978

(Snp045) Irene Eppard Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Sharon G. Marston, Irene V. Eppard

Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection

Records the reminiscences of Irene Eppard, (née Breeden), who was born and raised near Thorofare Mountain, in Rockingham County, Virgina, and lived there until the local families were evicted in 1936. Describes her early home and school life, popular community gatherings such as corn shucking and apple butter boiling parties, as well as courting, wedding and funeral rituals. Includes references to the gardens and livestock raised by the mountain people, their methods of food preservation and popular holiday traditions.


(Snp015) John Bradley Interviewed By Smith, Dorothy Noble, Transcribed By D. P. Hammond, John Bradley Jun 1978

(Snp015) John Bradley Interviewed By Smith, Dorothy Noble, Transcribed By D. P. Hammond, John Bradley

Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection

Records the reminiscences of John Bradley, who grew up near the Jewell Hollow area of what would become Shenandoah National Park. Describes home and family life, daily chores, schooling, holidays and community events. Among the topics discussed are the growing, harvesting and preserving of food, grist mills, traditional herbal medicines and fur trapping. Includes references to the weddings, wakes and funerals, moonshiners and licensed distillers, toll roads and Skyline Drive. Also refers briefly to local military skirmishes during the Civil War. Mr. Bradley describes communal activities such as apple butter boilings and occasions known locally as frolics where farm families …


(Snp104) Blanche Rickard Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Sharon G. Marston, Blanche Rickard May 1978

(Snp104) Blanche Rickard Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Sharon G. Marston, Blanche Rickard

Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection

Records an interview with Blanche Rickard, (née Batman), who lived in Thornton Gap, within the future boundaries of Shenandoah National Park. Describes daily life in the mountains, touching on the work of growing and preserving food, herbal remedies, courtship, birthing and funeral rituals, as well as holiday celebrations. Discusses at length the reaction of family and neighbors to being forcefully evicted from their property by the state of Virginia, to make way for the national park.


(Snp061) James E. Hickerson, Sr. Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Sharon G. Marston, James Edwin Hickerson May 1978

(Snp061) James E. Hickerson, Sr. Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Sharon G. Marston, James Edwin Hickerson

Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection

Records an interview with James Hickerson, who grew up in Hickerson Hollow, near Front Royal, Virginia, prior to the establishment of Shenandoah National Park. Discusses home and school life, livestock and vegetable production, herbal remedies and moonshining.


Jmu Bulletin, April, 1978, James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Va.) Apr 1978

Jmu Bulletin, April, 1978, James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Va.)

All Bulletins

Published by James Madison University 1977-. Includes catalogs, calendars, Profile edition, James Madison journal etc. Continues Madison College bulletin.


(Snp093) Franklin Miller Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Sharon G. Marston, Franklin E. Miller Mar 1978

(Snp093) Franklin Miller Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Sharon G. Marston, Franklin E. Miller

Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection

Records an interview with Franklin and Margaret Miller, who lived in Rocky Branch, near the town of Luray, in Page County, Virginia. Describes daily life in the mountains, the means of growing and preserving food and other aspects of the local economy. Discusses the country store owned by Mrs. Miller's father, Homer Fox, and the mountain people who traded there.


February 24, 1978, James Madison University Feb 1978

February 24, 1978, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1970-1979

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.


January 31, 1978, James Madison University Jan 1978

January 31, 1978, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1970-1979

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.


(Snp101) Nelson And Claudia Nicholson Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Peggy C. Bradley, Nelson M. Nicholson Nov 1977

(Snp101) Nelson And Claudia Nicholson Interviewed By Dorothy Noble Smith, Transcribed By Peggy C. Bradley, Nelson M. Nicholson

Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection

Records an interview with Nelson Nicholson and his wife, Claudia, who lived in Nicholson Hollow, within the future boundaries of Shenandoah National Park. Describes daily life in the mountains, touching on the work of growing and preserving food, herbal remedies, hunting and fishing. Discusses the limited economic opportunities available to the mountain people, such as the apple and chestnut harvests, bark peeling and moon-shining. Includes references to local entrepreneur, George Freeman Pollock, owner of nearby Skyland resort.


November 18, 1977, James Madison University Nov 1977

November 18, 1977, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1970-1979

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.


November 4, 1977, James Madison University Nov 1977

November 4, 1977, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1970-1979

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.


October 28, 1977, James Madison University Oct 1977

October 28, 1977, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1970-1979

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.


October 25, 1977, James Madison University Oct 1977

October 25, 1977, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1970-1979

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.


October 18, 1977, James Madison University Oct 1977

October 18, 1977, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1970-1979

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.


September 30, 1977, James Madison University Sep 1977

September 30, 1977, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1970-1979

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.


September 2, 1977, James Madison University Sep 1977

September 2, 1977, James Madison University

The Breeze, 1970-1979

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.


Jmu Bulletin, August, 1977, James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Va.) Aug 1977

Jmu Bulletin, August, 1977, James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Va.)

All Bulletins

Published by James Madison University 1977-. Includes catalogs, calendars, Profile edition, James Madison journal etc. Continues Madison College bulletin.


June 24, 1977, Madison College Jun 1977

June 24, 1977, Madison College

The Breeze, 1970-1979

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.


Jmu Bulletin, June, 1977, James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Va.) Jun 1977

Jmu Bulletin, June, 1977, James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Va.)

All Bulletins

Published by James Madison University 1977-. Includes catalogs, calendars, Profile edition, James Madison journal etc. Continues Madison College bulletin.


April 26, 1977, Madison College Apr 1977

April 26, 1977, Madison College

The Breeze, 1970-1979

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.


April 19, 1977, Madison College Apr 1977

April 19, 1977, Madison College

The Breeze, 1970-1979

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.


Jmu Bulletin, March, 1977, James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Va.) Mar 1977

Jmu Bulletin, March, 1977, James Madison University (Harrisonburg, Va.)

All Bulletins

Published by James Madison University 1977-. Includes catalogs, calendars, Profile edition, James Madison journal etc. Continues Madison College bulletin.