Interviewer
Sarah Honaker
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Description
This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. Mrs. Moore was interviewed by her granddaughter and discusses: her husband's service in the Navy during World War II; Pearl Harbor; life during the war; food and gas rationing; her childhood in Clay County, WV; food and cooking; a brief discussion of herbs and teas used for illnesses; life in the coal fields before the war; life after her husband's retirement from the railroad; some aspects of Clay County History and genealogy; as well as other topics. Mr. & Mrs. Moore were named WV History Heroes shortly before Mr. Moore's death in March of 1998.
Publication Date
1998
Identifier
OH64-578
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-578.
Rights
Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-578, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Moore, Fannie I., 1921- -- Autobiography.
United States. Navy -- Oral histories.
Coal mines and mining -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Oral histories.
Faith -- Oral histories.