OH040 John H. Burd Oral History
Collection Title
West Kentucky - History and Culture - Land Between the Lakes Series
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Series Number
OH040
Interviewee
Burd, John H.
Interviewer
Sullivan, David
Date Interviewed
August 18th, 1976
Processed by
Sheree Wise
Date Processed
March 3rd, 2010
Description
1 sound disc and 1 cassette tape - identical recordings (15 minutes)
Abstract
John Burd discusses his activities as a moonshine runner during the prohibition era in Graves and Trigg Counties, Kentucky
Biographical/Historical Note
John Burd was born in Graves County, Kentucky in 1904. He and his brother, Eddie Burd, were associated with distilling whisky during the prohibition era. During his youth, he had learned the method to produce and sell moonshine. After his brother was shot and killed near Dublin, Kentucky in 1926, he made regular trips to the Land Between the Lakes to obtain drinking whisky.
General Information
No user access to original recordings. Use audio user copies, digital derivatives, transcripts, and/or tape indexes. This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Permission for reproduction must be requested from Murray State University.
Subject Headings/Descriptors
Burd, John H., 1905-
Burd, Edward T., d. 1926
Graves County (Ky.)
Land Between the Lakes (Ky. and Tenn.) – History.
Moonshine Distilling, Illicit – Kentucky.
Prohibition – Kentucky.
Recommended Citation
Sullivan, David, "OH040 John H. Burd Oral History" (2025). Land Between the Lakes. 10.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-lbl/10
Audio Transcript