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Arlene Carr Abel interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, transcribed by Sharon G. Marston

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Interviewee:
Abel, Arlene Carr,
Title:
Arlene Carr Abel interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, transcribed by Sharon G. Marston
Identifier:
SNP001
Format:
1 audio file (running time: 1:10:17) :
Interview Number:
SNP-1
Location/Date:
Recorded at Mrs. Abel's home on October 2, 1979
Description:
The Shenandoah National Park oral history collection, SdArch SNP, (SC# 4030), consists of 135 interviews of people who were living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia prior to the creation of the Shenandoah National Park. Most of the interviewees resided on land that was claimed by eminent domain by the commonwealth of Virginia and subsequently turned over to the US government in the 1930s. For a description of the entire collection see the Finding Aid
Description:
"Records the reminiscences of Arlene Carr Abel who grew up in Sugar Hollow, Virginia, prior to the establishment of Shenandoah National Park in 1934. Describes her home and family life, schooling, holidays and community events. Among the topics discussed are the growing, harvesting and preserving of food, corn shucking and apple butter boiling parties, wild game hunting, home remedies and folk medicine. Includes references to holiday celebrations, mountain music, her father's occupation as a tanner and tales of local moonshiners"
Description:
Records the reminiscences of Arlene Carr Abel who grew up in Sugar Hollow, Virginia, prior to the establishment of Shenandoah National Park in 1934. Describes her home and family life, schooling, holidays and community events. Among the topics discussed are the growing, harvesting and preserving of food, corn shucking and apple butter boiling parties, wild game hunting, home remedies and folk medicine. Includes references to holiday celebrations, mountain music, her father's occupation as a tanner and tales of local moonshiners
Citation:
SdArch no. SNP-1, Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection, SdArch SNP, (SC# 4030), Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.
Rights:
Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of James Madison University's Libraries & Educational Technologies' Special Collections (540) 568-3612, library-special@jmu.edu
Personal Names:
Abel, Arlene Carr, Interviews
Family Names:
Abel family
Family Names:
"Carr family"
Subject:
Mountain people -- Blue Ridge Mountains -- Social life and customs
Subject:
"Mountain life -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History"
Subject:
"Mountain people -- Virginia -- Shenandoah National Park -- Social life and customs"
Subject:
"Rural poor -- Virginia"
Subject:
"Farm life -- Appalachian Region, Southern"
Subject:
"Country life -- Appalachian Region, Southern"
Subject:
"Agriculture -- Appalachian Region, Southern"
Subject:
"Food habits -- Appalachian Region, Southern"
Subject:
"Canning and preserving -- History"
Subject:
"Cookery -- Virginia"
Subject:
"Folklore -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History"
Subject:
"Holidays -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History"
Subject:
"Traditional medicine -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)"
Subject:
"Folk music -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)"
Subject:
"Distilling, Illicit -- Virginia"
Subject:
"Tanneries"
Place Names:
Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Manners and customs
Place Names:
"Sugar Hollow (Va.) -- History"
Place Names:
"Rappahannock County (Va.) -- History -- Sources"
Interviewer/Transcriber:
Smith, Dorothy Noble, 1915-1999 Interviewer.
Interviewer/Transcriber:
"Marston, Sharon G, Transcriber."
Collection Title:
Shenandoah National Park oral history collection
Bib record:
b21606109
Collection:
Shenandoah National Park
Record created:
Aug. 27, 2010
Last modified:
Feb. 27, 2012


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