Oral History Taped Interviews

Oral History Taped Interviews
History of Central West
Virginia
Name Date Subject
Allen, John S 3/9/1985 History of Mining in Widen, WV
Amos, Autumn 3/23/1980 Life of Autumn Amos
Barbe, Bruce 5/25/1978 Lumbering in Webster County
Barnes, Madeline P. 3/20/1987 History of Education in Gilmer County
Barger, Pauline 4/7/1985 History of Education in Webster County
Barr, James T. 3/18/1987 Depression in WV
Batten, Foster 4/13/1985 History of Oil/Gas in Sand Fork, Gilmer County
Beery, Wini 4/1/1983 Elementary School Teaching
Bell, June 4/12/1981 History of Farming in Gilmer County
Bell, June 4/12/1981 History of Education in Gilmer County
Bennett, Eustis 3/27/1983 Transportation in Buckhannon, WV
Bosley, Maggie 10/31/1979 History of Falls Mills, WV
Brannon, Ethel L. 12/6/1986 History of Food Preservation
Brooks, Mary Z. 4/23/1984 History of Blairton, WV
Brown, Mr. & Mrs.
Solomon 1/17/1980 History of Knawls Creek
Brown, Mr. Solomon 1/17/1980 Impressions of U.S. Army Corps of Engineer
Buck, Ed 3/16/1987 History of Life in Richwood, Teaching, etc.
Burke, Billy D. 10/15/1986 History of Politics in WV
Burke, Roy 5/14/1987 History of Sand Fork Baptist Church
Burton, Minney 4/9/1981 History of Travel in Gilmer
Burton, Minney 4/11/1981 History of Home Preservation Food
Butcher, Robert 11/23/1985 History of Glenville, Gilmer County
Carr, Georgia Ann 3/18/1983 Home Preservation Food
Carr, Georgia Ann 10/14/1986 WV Folk Ballads
Carr, Wesley C. 4/22/1983 Timbering in Cent, WV
Cobb, Marvin 12/23/1980 History of Bulltown, WV :Part I
Cobb, Marvin 12/28/1980 History of Bulltown, WV :Part II
Cogar, Mae 4/18/1981 History of Timbering/Education in Webster County
Colter, Junior 2/14/1987 History of Braxton County- CCC Camp
Crutchfield, Arnold 4/14/1987 Farm Life in Jackson County
Crutchfield, Hester Gaye 2/28/1981 History of the Little Kanawha River
Crutchfield, Hester Gaye 2/14/1981 History of Bulltown, Part I
Crutchfield, Hester Gaye 2/14/1981 History of Bulltown, Part II
Crutchfield, Laura Bell 5/13/1981 History of Burnsville Schools
Cummings, Gerald 12/6/1981 History of Education in Nicholas County
Currence, Guy 11/7/1979 Early Life Styles at Bulltown, Part I
Currence, Guy 11/7/1979 Early Life Styles at Bulltown, Part II
Dillion, John W. 4/15/1986 History of Coal Mining
Dotson, Donald O. 3/16/1984 History of Race Tracks in Eastern Panhandle
Dulaney, Annie Harvey 2/16/1985 History of Education in Cent, WV
Dyer, Eva 6/20/1980 Life in Cowan, Webster County

Emerson, R. 5/15/1978 Cox's Mills Oil Boom
Farley, Laura 9/8/1980 Life of Laura Farley
Fields, Frank 4/14/1984 History of Wallback
Fowler, Earl 4/8/1980 History of Blacksmithing
Frasher, Wayne 2/15/1987 Life in Lewis County
Green, Miss Marle 3/15/1981 History of the St. Michaels Comm.
Goff, Abe 10/23/1980 Tanner Oil Fields
Greenlief, Ted no date History of Riverboating
Gregory, Henry 3/28/1984 History of Timbering C. WV
Gregory, Daisy /1981 No Title
Hall, Clifton B. 12/25/1983 History of WV Coal Fields
Hamilton, Lorentz 10/26/1983 Politics in Calhoun County
Harrah, Raymond 11/21/1978 Transportation
Harris, Dr. Asa 2/11/1983 History of Transportation
Harold, Iva Irene 4/16/1981 History of Weston
Heater, Leona Riffle 2/14/1987 History of Braxton County, 1900's
Heckert, Carl 10/11/1981 Discussion on Logging in Gilmer County
Henlein, Fern 4/22/1980 Home Preservation of Foods
Hickman, Jessie 1/15/1980 Farming and Teaching at Bulltown, Part 1
Hickman, Jessie 1/15/1980 Farming and Teaching at Bulltown, Part 2
Hickman, S.R. 11/25/1986 History of Blacksmithing
Hoard, Mary E. 12/6/1987 Farm Life/Transportation in Braxton County
Holcomb, O.L. 2/16/1987 History of Sutton, WV, Part 1
Holcomb, O.L. 2/16/1987 History of Sutton, WV, Part 2
Horner, Gertrude 2/1/1986 History of Ritchie County, Part I
Horner, Gertrude 2/1/1986 History of Ritchie County, Part II
Jett, Roy 12/15/1979 Planting of Sorghum/Cain
Johnson, Jesse 1/30/1980 Black History at Bulltown and Falls Mills
Jones, Gilbert 10/10/1985 History of Coal Mining in Gilmer County, Part I
Jones, Gilbert 10/10/1985 History of Coal Mining in Gilmer County, Part II
Kennedy, J.R. 4/6/1981
History of Soil Conservation Service in Gilmer
County
Kennedy, J.R. 2/19/1981 History of Farming in Gilmer County
Kennedy, Mamie 10/2/1980 History of Gilmer County Education
Knotts, Robert Jr. 11/28/1983 Riverboats on Little Kanawha
Kraft, Mrs. Carrie Veith 1/12/1980 History of Falls Mills, Part I
Kraft, Mrs. Carrie Veith 1/12/1980 History of Falls Mills, Part II
Krause, Marjorie 5/15/1981
History of Home Preservation of Foods in Harrison
County, Part I
Krause, Marjorie 5/15/1981
History of Home Preservation of Foods in Harrison
County, Part II
Lacorte, Pauline 10/6/1979 Widen, WV Coal Operations
Langford, Irma 2/19/1984 History of Superstitions
Leslie, Clyde 12/14/1986
History of Timbering/Lumber in Webster County,
WV
Linger, Cosbie Ellen Teter 4/18/1976 History of Upshur/Randolph County, WV
Lockard, Arden 12/2/1984
History of Farming/Blacksmithing in Braxton
County
Marks, Jessee 10/23/1983 Timbering/Mining in Cent, WV
Marple, Lousia Lockard 10/11/1979 Life at Bulltown, Part I
Marple, Lousia Lockard 10/11/1979 Life at Bulltown, Part II

McCumbers, Juanita 9/27/1980 Ginseng Harvesting
McDonald, Edward 2/21/1981 History of St. Michaels Church, Part I
McDonald, Edward 2/21/1981 History of St. Michaels Church, Part II
McGinnis, Ruth S. 4/30/1981 History of School in Braxton, WV
McHenry, Mildred
Cunningham 1/30/1980 History of Bulltown Area, Part I
McHenry, Mildred
Cunningham 1/31/1980 History of Bulltown and Cunningham Family, Part I
McHenry, Mildred
Cunningham 1/31/1980
History of Bulltown and Cunningham Family, Part
II
McHenry, Mildred
Cunningham 2/16/1980 History of Bulltown and Area, Part II
McLaughlin, Bessie 11/24/1979 Education in Clay County
Miller, Grace 4/19/1985 History of Richwood Cass and Rainelle, WV
Miller, Robert 6/16/1983 Tales of Shock, WV 1800-Present
Moore, Elizabeth 4/12/1986 History of Farming in Ritchie County
Nutter, Tracey 10/21/1986 History of Agriculture in Gilmer County
Perrine, Audree 12/8/1981 Food Perservation
Perrine, Clifford 12/8/1981 Coal Mine Industry
Perrine, Clifford 12/8/1981 The CCC in WV
Perrine, Rush /1982 History of Coal Mines in Webster County, Part I
Perrine, Rush /1982 History of Coal Mines in Webster County, Part II
Perrine, Rush 3/17/1982 History of Sheriff in Webster County
Post, Bertha S. 4/15/1976 NO Tape Found, Only Release
Pullin, Robert 12/4/1987 History of Sutton, WV
Reil, Paul 1/12/1986 History of Camp Lee- CCC Camp
Riffle, Fred 12/28/1984 History of Burnsville/Orlando, WV
Riffle, Fred 12/28/1984 History of "Moonshining" in Braxton County, WV
Riley, John 3/8/1982 Life in the Oil and Gas Field
Riley, John 11/7/1983 Farmers and Workers ATTIT? Gas and Oil Fields
Rogers, Hattie 4/19/1984
History of One Room School House in Nicholas
County
Safreed, Eveleth 12/12/1985
History of Education in Putnam-Kanawha County,
WV
Sampson, Homer R. 11/23/1980 Home Preservation of Food
Scott, Harold /1980 History of Farming-Farm Life in Gilmer/Troy
Scott, Harold No Date Troy Community
Sharp, Jane Price 12/5/1980 Pocahontas Times
Sharp, Jane Price 1/3/1981 History of Marlington, WV
Sherwood, Bill /1979 Oil and Gas Drilling
Skidmore, Edward 3/3/1983 History of Transportation, Part I
Skidmore, Edward 3/3/1983 History of Transportation, Part II
Skinner, Mary M. 5/3/1986 History of Baldwin
Skinner, Ruth C. 3/11/1981 History of Bulltown, Part I
Skinner, Ruth C. 3/11/1981 History of Bulltown, Part II
Sleeth, Carrie 12/8/1980 Education in Gilmer County
Smith, Clavel 5/11/1981 History of Education in Central WV
Smith, Clavel 3/21/1984 History of Cedarville, WV
Smith, Ingram 9/16/1987 History of Cass, WV/ Timbering Industry
Spencer, Jennings 3/16/1987 History of Richwood, WV 1910-50
Spencer, Sterling 3/16/1987 History of Richwoods, WV and Family History
Spencer, Sterling 3/16/1987 History of Richwood/ Cooper Family

Spruce, Mae H. 7/18/1979 Stories of WV
Sommerville, Talmage 10/2/1979 History of Auburn
Sommerville, Talmage 11/9/1979 Cattle and Sheep Farming in Auburn, WV
Stoneking, Everett 11/5/1987 History of Transportation in Cent, WV
Sutphin, Albert 7/18/1980 Coal Mining in Boone County, WV
Sutphin, Albert 7/18/1980
The American Column Lumber Company in Boone
County, WV, Operations, Part I
Sutphin, Albert 7/19/1980
The American Column Lumber Company in Boone
County, WV, Operations, Part II
Sweeny, Martin 2/27/1987 Irish Famlies in Lewis County
Sweeny, Martin 2/27/1987 Weston, WV
Tallman, Thelma 3/13/1983 Family Chores in Wilsie, WV (Braxton County)
Tenney, Dave 3/29/1983 Timbering in Randolph County, WV
Tenney, Conrad J. 3/16/1982 Lumber Interview, Part I
Tenney, Conrad J. 3/16/1982 Lumber Interview, Part II
Turner, Don 2/15/1981 History of Carpentry in Gilmer County, Part I
Turner, Don 2/15/1981 History of Carpentry in Gilmer County, Part II
Vaughan, Garnett 11/27/1987 History of Elmira
Vieth, Irma Lowther 2/28/1981 History of Falls Mills, Part I
Vieth, Irma Lowther 2/28/1981 History of Falls Mills, Part II
Vieth, Wilbur & Egan 10/29/1979
Recreation, Law Enforcement, Logging at
Bulltown and Falls Mills, WV
Waldesoth, Agnes 2/10/1985 History of Home Presercation of Food
White, Virgie 8/3/1983 Planting Gardens by Signs
Whiting, Marguerite 5/9/1981 History of Glenville Post Office
Williams, Mr. & Mrs.
French 11/14/1979 Falls Mills, Braxton County: Part I
Williams, Mr. & Mrs.
French 11/14/1979 Falls Mills, Braxton County: Part II
Williams, Louella 9/28/1983 Home Remedies
Wilson, Kathleen 2/24/1984 History of Growth of Tanner, WV
Wilson, Hallie 2/18/1984 History of Quilting
Wines, Melvin 5/6/1983 Melvin Wines and his fiddle
Woodyard, Jack 5/7/1985 History of Riverboating the Little Kanawha River
Wright, R. 4/4/1987 History of Deep Mining in Cent, WV