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Bernice Shifflett interviewed by Amanda Moody, transcribed by Tiffany Cole
Interviewee:
Shifflett, Bernice B.,
Title:
Bernice Shifflett interviewed by Amanda Moody, transcribed by Tiffany Cole
Identifier:
SNP111
Format:
1 audio file (running time: 2:13:31) :
Interview Number:
SNP-111
Location/Date:
Recorded on August 29, 1978, at Mrs. Shifflett's home in Charlottesville, 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 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"
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-111, 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:
Shifflett, Bernice B., (Bernice Belle), 1916-1999, Interviews
Family Names:
Shifflett 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:
"Bark peeling -- Virginia"
Subject:
"American chestnut"
Subject:
"Chestnut blight"
Subject:
"Homicide -- Virginia -- History"
Subject:
"Food habits -- Appalachian Region, Southern"
Subject:
"Holidays -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History"
Subject:
"Funeral rites -- Appalachian Region, Southern"
Subject:
"Land use -- Government policy -- United States"
Place Names:
Greene County (Va.) -- History
Place Names:
"Rockingham County (Va.) -- History"
Place Names:
"Swift Run Gap (Va.) -- History"
Place Names:
"Skyline Drive (Va.) -- History"
Place Names:
"Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Manners and customs"
Place Names:
"Shenandoah National Park (Va.) -- History, Local"
Interviewer/Transcriber:
Moody, Amanda Interviewer.
Interviewer/Transcriber:
"Cole, Tiffany Transcriber."
Collection Title:
Shenandoah National Park oral history collection
Bib record:
b23160251
Collection:
Shenandoah National Park
Record created:
Nov. 17, 2011
Last modified:
Feb. 27, 2012
Collection Memberships
Collection | Visible |
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Shenandoah National Park | yes |
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