(SNP058) J. Maurice Grove and Frances Grove interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, transcribed by Peggy C. Bradley

Authors

J. Maurice Grove

Files

Interviewee

Grove, J. Maurice

Identifier

SNP058

Format

1 audio file (running time: 1:08:01)

Interview Number

SNP-58

Date of Interview

9-30-1977

Description

Records an interview with Frances Grove and her brother, J. Maurice Grove, whose father owned large tracts of land in the Rocky Branch area of what later became Shenandoah National Park. The Grove family raised beef cattle at the time and Mr. Grove would drive hundreds of head of cattle to mountain pastures each summer, and then on to the rail yards in New Market in the fall. Describes cattle raising, food production, and preservation. Includes references to local entrepreneur, George Freeman Pollock, owner of nearby Skyland resort.

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

Grove, J. Maurice, (John Maurice), 1904-1980, Interviews; Grove, Frances, 1906-1992, Interviews; Pollock, George Freeman, 1869-1949 -- Anecdotes.

Family Names

Grove family; Spittler 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; Agriculture -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Food habits -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Canning and preserving – History; Cookery – Virginia; Cattle trade -- Virginia – History; Beef cattle -- Virginia – History; Livestock -- Virginia – History; Land use -- Government policy – Virginia.

Place Names

Rocky Branch (Va.) – History; Page 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

Maurice J. Groves interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, September 30, 1977, SdArch SNP-58, Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection, 1964-1999, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University

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