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Interviewee
Willberger, Henry F.
Identifier
SNP130
Format
1 audio file (running time: 00:37:55)
Interview Number
SNP-130
Location of Interview
New Hope, Virginia
Date of Interview
1978
Description
Records an interview with Frank Willberger, whose family ran an undertaking business in Augusta County in the early part of the 20th century. Describes the practice of undertaking in those years, and the special conditions encountered when working with local mountain families, whose homes were often located in remote and marginally accessible areas.
Rights
The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).
Personal Names
Willberger, Henry F., (Henry Franklin), 1896-1981, Interviews
Family Names
Willberger family
Subjects
Undertakers and undertaking – Virginia; Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.); Mountain people -- Blue Ridge Mountains -- Social life and customs; Mountain people -- Virginia -- Shenandoah National Park -- Social life and customs; Rural poor -- Health and hygiene – Virginia; Country life -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Land use -- Government policy – Virginia.
Place Names
Blue Ridge Mountains -- Economic conditions; Augusta County (Va.) – History; Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Manners and customs; Shenandoah National Park (Va.) -- History, Local.
Interviewer
Moody, Amanda
Transcriber
Edwards, Victoria M.
Collection Title
Shenandoah National Park oral history collection
Collection Number
SdArch SNP
Recommended Citation
Henry F. Willberger interviewed by Amanda Moody, January 1, 1978, SdArch SNP-130, Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection, 1964-1999, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University
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