(SNP053) Miley Frazier interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, transcribed by Victoria M. Edwards

Authors

Miley Jackson Frazier

Files

Interviewee

Frazier, Miley Jackson

Identifier

SNP053

Format

1 audio file (running time: 0:57:57)

Interview Number

SNP-53

Date of Interview

11-12-1975

Description

Records the reminiscences of Miley Frazier, who was born in 1900 near Patterson Ridge, in what would become the Southern Section of Shenandoah National Park. Describes daily life in the mountains, including local agriculture, livestock production and food preservation, courting rituals and folk music. Discusses the annual cattle drives from the lowlands to the mountain pastures. Discusses the importance of seasonal harvests, including chestnuts, huckleberries and tan bark, to the local economy.

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

Frazier, Miley Jackson, 1900-1981, Interviews

Family Names

Fraser 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; Courtship -- Virginia – History; Food habits -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Folk music -- Virginia – History; Huckleberries; Bark peeling -- Virginia -- Rockingham County – History; Chestnut blight.

Place Names

Patterson Ridge (Va.) – History; Rockingham 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

Edwards, Victoria M.

Collection Title

Shenandoah National Park oral history collection

Collection Number

SdArch SNP

Recommended Citation

Miley Jackson Frazier interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, November 12, 1975, SdArch SNP-53, Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection, 1964-1999, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University

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