Interviewer
Amanda Meadows
Files
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Description
This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. Mr. Christie Meadows was born to a long line of farmers, miners, and loggers in rural Raleigh County, West Virginia. He discusses: his family; his childhood and lessons he learned; different types of trees and their uses; signs of the moon and how to plant by them; farming; his education; technology he had access to; jobs; recreation; livestock; mining (including strip mining); Future Farmers of America; folk medicine; a brief mention of beekeeping; as well as other topics.
Publication Date
1998
Identifier
OH64-593
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-593.
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, OH64-593, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Meadows, Christie H., 1948- -- Autobiography.
Future Farmers of America -- Oral histories.
Folk medicine -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Farm life -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.
Segregation -- West Virginia -- Oral histories.