(SNP134) Luther and Myra Wood interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, transcribed by Peggy C. Bradley

Authors

Luther W. Wood
Myra Wood

Files

Interviewee

Wood, Luther W.; Wood, Myra

Identifier

SNP134

Format

1 audio file (running time: 00:48:24)

Interview Number

SNP-134

Date of Interview

10-15-1979

Description

Records an interview with Luther and Myra Wood, (née Sandice), who lived in Afton, Virginia. Describes daily life in the mountains, touching on the work of growing and preserving food, herbal remedies, courtship and holidays.

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

Wood, Luther W., (1902-1991), Interviews; Wood, Myra, Interviews

Family Names

Wood 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; Afton (Va.) – History; Nelson 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

Bradley, Peggy C.

Collection Title

Shenandoah National Park oral history collection

Collection Number

SdArch SNP

Recommended Citation

Luther and Myra Wood interviewed by Dorothy Noble Smith, October 15, 1979, SdArch SNP-134, Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection, 1964-1999, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University

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