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Interviewee
Woodward, Myrtle B.
Identifier
SNP136
Format
1 audio file (running time: 01:03:59)
Interview Number
SNP-136
Date of Interview
11-23-1977
Description
Records an interview with Myrtle Woodward, (née Broyles), who lived in the mountains near Syria, Virginia. Describes daily life in the mountains, touching on the work of growing and preserving food, herbal remedies and holidays. Also recalls her experiences with local entrepreneur George Freeman Pollock, owner of nearby Skyland resort, who was a major influence in the establishment of Shenandoah National Park.
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
Woodward, Myrtle B., 1907-2000, Interviews; Pollock, George Freeman, 1869-1949 -- Anecdotes
Family Names
Woodward family; Broyles 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; Traditional medicine -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.); Food habits -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Holidays -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) – History; Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Courtship -- Virginia – History; African Americans -- Virginia -- Nelson County -- History -- 20th century – Sources.
Place Names
Blue Ridge Mountains -- Economic conditions; Syria (Va.) – History; Skyland (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
Meisel, Mara; Popp, Rebecca; Browne, Heather
Collection Title
Shenandoah National Park oral history collection
Collection Number
SdArch SNP
Recommended Citation
Myrtle B. Woodward interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, November 23, 1977, SdArch SNP-136, Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection, 1964-1999, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University
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