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Blanche Rickard interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, transcribed by Sharon G. Marston

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Interviewee:
Rickard, Blanche
Title:
Blanche Rickard interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, transcribed by Sharon G. Marston
Identifier:
SNP104
Format:
1 transcript (33 leaves 28 cm.)
Interview Number:
SNP-104
Location/Date:
Recorded on May 26, 1978 at Mrs. Rickard's home in Luray, Va
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 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"
Description:
"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"
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
Citation:
SdArch no. SNP-104, 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:
Rickard, Blanche 1883-1986, Interviews
Family Names:
Rickart family
Subject:
Batman 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:
"Country life -- Appalachian Region, Southern"
Subject:
"Traditional medicine -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)"
Subject:
"Distilling, Illicit -- Virginia -- History"
Subject:
"Food habits -- Appalachian Region, Southern"
Subject:
"Holidays -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History"
Subject:
"Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Appalachian Region, Southern"
Subject:
"Courtship -- Virginia -- History"
Subject:
"Land use -- Government policy -- United States"
Place Names:
Page County (Va.) -- History
Place Names:
"Rappahannock County (Va.) -- History"
Place Names:
"Thornton Gap (Va.) -- History"
Place Names:
"Frazier Hollow (Va.) -- History"
Place Names:
"Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Manners and customs"
Place Names:
"Shenandoah National Park (Va.) -- History, Local"
Interviewer/Transcriber:
Smith, Dorothy Noble, 1915-1999 Interviewer.
Interviewer/Transcriber:
"Marston, Sharon G, Transcriber."
Collection Title:
Shenandoah National Park oral history collection
Bib record:
b23076847
Collection:
Shenandoah National Park
Record created:
Nov. 17, 2011
Last modified:
Feb. 27, 2012


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