OH066 Rowena Payne Oral History

David Sullivan

Collection Title

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

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Series Number

OH066

Interviewee

Payne, Rowena

Interviewer

Sullivan, David

Date Interviewed

July 28th, 1976

Processed by

Sheree Wise

Date Processed

April 30th, 2010

Description

1 compact disc and 1 cassette tape - identical recordings (65 minutes)

Abstract

Rowena Payne discusses foreign immigrants who settled the Land Between the Lakes region of Kentucky during the early part of the 20th Century. She describes the history of several communities and how they became named and the Night Rider raids on Rockcastle and Birmingham. Payne also recalls stories her parents and grandparents told regarding the Civil War, the educational system in the region and the evolution of her business at Sardis.

Biographical/Historical Note

Rowena Payne was a resident of the Land Between the Lakes region of Kentucky for over thirty years. She was born in Cadiz, Kentucky in 1898. She relocated with her family to the Land Between the Lakes area in 1902. Her father farmed the "Barber Place." She was educated at the Hematite School and after graduation became a teacher. She taught at Ferguson Spring and Trigg Furnace. Payne eventually quit teaching to start a business at Sardis, Kentucky.

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

Payne, Rowena, 1898-

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

Cadiz (Ky.)

Hematite (Ky.)

Ferguson Spring (Ky.)

Trigg Furnace (Ky.)

Sardis (Ky.)

Rockcastle (Ky.) - History.

Birmingham (Ky.) - History.

Night Riders

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