OH046 Ina Mae Franklin Oral History

Collection Title

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

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Series Number

OH046

Interviewee

Franklin, Ina Mae

Interviewer

Hopkins, Margaret

Date Interviewed

October 1st, 1976

Processed by

Sheree Wise

Date Processed

March 9th, 2010

Description

1 sound disc and 1 cassette tape - identical recordings (9 minutes)

Abstract

Ina Mae Franklin discusses social, educational and occupational patterns in the Land Between the Lakes region of Stewart County, Tennessee. She also discusses home crafts, farm chores and the role of the church in community affairs. Franklin describes rivalries among Methodist churches, quarterly conferences and other social functions at which adults and young people could mingle. She mentions box suppers, pie suppers, popcorn ball parties and molasses candy pulling. She outlines the details of her education in the local schools and in Dover High School She also discusses the Fort Henry School and the Fort Henry Community.

Biographical/Historical Note

Ina Mae Franklin was born in Lost Creek and resided her entire life in Stewart County, Tennessee. Franklin's forebears include a Methodist minister, tobacco farmers, and an operator of a local grocery store. Her father was a farmer and a butcher and her mother operated a tomato canning business.

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

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

Fort Henry (Tenn.)

Stewart County (Tenn.)

Lost Creek (Tenn.)

Dover (Tenn.)

Methodists – Tennessee – Stewart County.

Country life – Tennessee.

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