(SNP120) Margueritte Sutherland interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, transcribed by Sharon G. Marston

Authors

Margueritte Sutherland

Files

Interviewee

Sutherland, Margueritte

Identifier

SNP120

Format

1 audio file (running time: 0:28:21)

Interview Number

SNP-120

Location of Interview

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Date of Interview

4-13-1979

Description

Records an interview with Margueritte Sutherland, (née Daniel), who grew up in Graves Mill, in Madison County, Va. Describes daily life in the mountains, touching on the work of growing and preserving food, raising livestock, holidays, funerals, and working in her family's orchards.

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

Sutherland, Margueritte, Interviews

Family Names

Sutherland family; Daniels family

Subjects

Mountain people -- Blue Ridge Mountains -- Social life and customs; Mountain life -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) – History; Mountain people -- Virginia -- Shenandoah National Park -- Social life and customs; Rural poor – Virginia; Country life -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Food habits -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Holidays -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) – History; Funeral rites -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Land use -- Government policy -- United States.

Place Names

Graves Mill (Va.) – History; Madison County (Va.) – History; Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Manners and customs; Shenandoah National Park (Va.) -- History, Local.

Interviewer

Smith, Dorothy Noble, 1915-1999

Transcriber

Marston, Sharon G.

Collection Title

Shenandoah National Park oral history collection

Collection Number

SdArch SNP

Recommended Citation

Margueritte Sutherland interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, April 13, 1979, SdArch SNP-120, Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection, 1964-1999, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University

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