OH064 Nancy Nance Oral HIstory

Collection Title

West Kentucky - History and Culture - Land Between the Lakes Series

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Series Number

OH064

Interviewee

Nance, Nancy

Interviewer

Hopkins, Margaret

Date Interviewed

September 16th, 1976

Processed by

Sheree Wise

Date Processed

April 9th, 2010

Description

2 compact discs and 2 cassette tapes - Identical Recordings (1 hour, 14 minutes)

Abstract

Nancy Nance discusses the various customs, activities and attitudes that marked the family life of a young woman in the Land Between the Lakes region of Tennessee. Her recollections include comments on courting practices, quilting, church events and various home remedies. She delineates what chores were expected of women, as well as which events and entertainment programs were specifically for women. She also discusses gardening practices, weaving, candle making and other crafts learned from earlier generations of her family.

Biographical/Historical Note

Nancy Nance was born at Standing Rock in Stewart County, Tennessee on October 19th, 1899. She attended the Mulberry Hill School near Kentucky Lake. She married and relocated near Fort Henry, Tennessee in 1922 where her husband owned and operated a farm.

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

Nance, Nancy, 1899-

Land Between the Lakes (Ky. And Tenn.) - History.

Stewart County (Tenn.) - History.

Fort Henry (Tenn.)

Standing Rock (Tenn.)

Farm life - Kentucky - Stewart County.

Rural women - Kentucky - Social Conditions.

LBL Nance, Nancy OH061 Transcript.docx (54 kB)
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