(SNP012) Lyle Beahm interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, transcribed by Sharon G. Marston

Authors

Lyle Edward Beahm

Files

Interviewee

Beahm, Lyle Edward

Identifier

SNP012

Format

1 audio file (running time: 0:56:19)

Interview Number

SNP-12

Location of Interview

Jewell Hollow, near Luray, Virginia

Date of Interview

4-25-1979

Description

Records the reminiscences of Lyle E. Beahm, who was born in the Jewell Hollow area of Page County, Virginia, on a farm that would eventually become part of Shenandoah National Park. Describes his early home and family life, school days at the Shenk Hollow School, farm chores,and folk remedies. Discusses family gatherings, such as apple butter boilings, hog butchering and funerals. Briefly mentions the Civilian Conservation Corps, racial segregation and intra-family marriages. An unnamed woman, identified only as Mrs. in the transcript, and believed to be Eva Sours, contributes to the interview as well.

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

Beahm, Lyle Edward, 1908-1992, Interviews; Sours, Eva C., Interviews

Family Names

Beahm family; Sowers family.

Subjects

Shenk Hollow School (Va.); Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) -- Virginia -- Shenandoah National Park -- History; 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; Farm life -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Country life -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Agriculture -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Food habits -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Apples -- Virginia; Folklore -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W.Va.) -- History; Holidays -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) - History; Traditional medicine -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.); Folk music -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.); Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Consanguinity; Inbreeding; Segregation -- Virginia -- Page County -- History; Land use -- Government policy -- United States.

Place Names

Jewell Hollow (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

Lyle Edward Beahm interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, April 25, 1979, SdArch SNP-12, Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection, 1964-1999, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University

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