Add to ORKGRecords an interview with Bernice Shifflett, (née Shifflett), who lived near Swift Run Gap, in Greene County, Virginia, within the future boundaries of Shenandoah National Park. Describes daily life in the mountains, touching on the work of growing and preserving food, raising livestock, holidays, funerals, chestnut harvests, bark peeling, and other local economic activities. Recalls some of the more definitive events occurring in the region, such as the devastating chestnut blight of the 1920s, the construction of Skyline Drive and a famous, local double murder. Mrs. Shifflett also describes the resettlement experiences of her family and her neighbors after the park took possession of their mountain properties.https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/s...
Records an interview with Myrtle Woodward, (née Broyles), who lived in the mountains near Syria, Vir...
Mr. Cave leads a walking and driving tour of the area around the Cave family homestead in Dark Hollo...
Records the reminiscences of Bennie Cupp, his grandmother, Lula Roach, and his aunt, Hazel Marshall ...
Records an interview with Carl Shifflett and his wife, Gertrude, (née Shifflett), who discuss their ...
Records an interview with Zenith Sampson, (née Shifflett), who lived on Lewis Mountain, in Greene Co...
Records the reminiscences of Miley Frazier, who was born in 1900 near Patterson Ridge, in what would...
Records an interview with Lorraine Tompkins, who was born on Old Rag Mountain, in Madison County, Vi...
Records a walking tour led by Vastine Fisher, whose family lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Mc...
Records the reminiscences of Vallie Cave, (née Thomas), and her brother, Floyd Thomas, who were born...
Records an interview with Blanche Rickard, (née Batman), who lived in Thornton Gap, within the futur...
Records an interview with Virginia Taylor, (née Haney), who grew up the Blue Ridge Mountains, near G...
Records an interview with Frank Wilberger, whose family ran an undertaking business in Augusta Count...
Records a group interview with David M. Taylor, who lived in an area known as Joliet Hollow, in Page...
Records the reminiscences of Isaac W. Beahm, who was born in the Batman Hollow area of Page County, ...
Records the reminiscences of Rufus and Hazel Cline, (née Garber), who lived in New Hope, not far fro...
Records an interview with Myrtle Woodward, (née Broyles), who lived in the mountains near Syria, Vir...
Mr. Cave leads a walking and driving tour of the area around the Cave family homestead in Dark Hollo...
Records the reminiscences of Bennie Cupp, his grandmother, Lula Roach, and his aunt, Hazel Marshall ...
Records an interview with Carl Shifflett and his wife, Gertrude, (née Shifflett), who discuss their ...
Records an interview with Zenith Sampson, (née Shifflett), who lived on Lewis Mountain, in Greene Co...
Records the reminiscences of Miley Frazier, who was born in 1900 near Patterson Ridge, in what would...
Records an interview with Lorraine Tompkins, who was born on Old Rag Mountain, in Madison County, Vi...
Records a walking tour led by Vastine Fisher, whose family lived in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Mc...
Records the reminiscences of Vallie Cave, (née Thomas), and her brother, Floyd Thomas, who were born...
Records an interview with Blanche Rickard, (née Batman), who lived in Thornton Gap, within the futur...
Records an interview with Virginia Taylor, (née Haney), who grew up the Blue Ridge Mountains, near G...
Records an interview with Frank Wilberger, whose family ran an undertaking business in Augusta Count...
Records a group interview with David M. Taylor, who lived in an area known as Joliet Hollow, in Page...
Records the reminiscences of Isaac W. Beahm, who was born in the Batman Hollow area of Page County, ...
Records the reminiscences of Rufus and Hazel Cline, (née Garber), who lived in New Hope, not far fro...
Records an interview with Myrtle Woodward, (née Broyles), who lived in the mountains near Syria, Vir...
Mr. Cave leads a walking and driving tour of the area around the Cave family homestead in Dark Hollo...
Records the reminiscences of Bennie Cupp, his grandmother, Lula Roach, and his aunt, Hazel Marshall ...