Authors

Ron Sayre

Interviewer

Sharon Skeen

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This interview is one of a series conducted with West Virginia farmers about growing up on farms and about the farming business. Mr. Sayre was reared on a farm near Cottageville, West Virginia. He worked a variety of jobs in the Fairmont area before returning to farm life in Jackson County. Mrs. Sayre taught school for several years. In 1976, Mr. and Mrs. Sayre resided on a farm outside of Cottageville. Mr. and Mrs. Sayre do not discuss any subject at length. Those mentioned include: family life, work experiences, fairs and World War II.

Publication Date

1976

Identifier

OH64-183

Type

Text

Library of Congress Subjects

Sayre, Ron, 1897- -- Autobiography.
Sayre, Edna, 1899- -- Autobiography.
Farm life -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Rural schools -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Oral histories.

Comments

Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-183.

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Oral History Interview: Ron Sayre and Edna Sayre

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