Interview with Millard T. Bishop, July 5, 1983

Partial Transcript: What kinds of things did you make or grow on your own that you didn't have to buy?

Segment Synopsis: This segment regards which goods were home grown. Bishop discusses the raising of cows and pigs for milk, butter, and meat.

Keywords: Agriculture; Canned Goods; Cows; Farming; Homegrown; Milk; Pork; Subsistence agriculture; farmersVegetables

Subjects: Family farms; Subsistence farming; Teges Creek (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: Oh, so as long as you could remember, you always had access to stuff from the store. Like canned stuff, or, what about pop?

Segment Synopsis: This segment regards the arrival of electricity in the Teges community. Bishop states that soda only became a popular beverage in Teges once electricity was introduced in the mid 1900s.

Keywords: Electricity; Energy; Food; Goods; Pop; Purchases; Soda; catalogs

Subjects: General stores; Rural electrification--Kentucky--Teges Creek

Partial Transcript: Well you could pay cash, most of them ran credits though. You could buy it on credit or pay cash.

Segment Synopsis: This segment regards forms of currency and bartering that commonly occurred in the Teges community. Bishop discusses how despite cash and credit were prominent forms of currency, housewives would rely on bartering as a means of acquiring goods.

Keywords: Cash; Commodity, Purchasing; Credit; Currency; Merchant

Subjects: Country life--Kentucky--Teges Creek; General stores

Partial Transcript: What about, uh, things like newspapers and books and magazines? Did you have access to things like that?

Segment Synopsis: This segment regards forms of entertainment available in the Teges community. Bishop recalls that prior to World War II, newspapers and books were scarce and therefore had to be exchanged amongst friends.

Keywords: Books; Entertainment; Magazines; Newspapers; Westerns

Subjects: Appalachian Region--Social conditions; Teges Creek (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: What about government programs? When do you remember that feeling like there were things going on around here that had to do with government programs of some kind?

Segment Synopsis: This segment regards to introduction of government programs in the Teges community. Bishops recalls the beneficial presence of such initiatives as WPA, PWA, and ICCC in providing people with jobs and extra funds.

Keywords: Depression; Economy; Government; ICCC; Jobs; PWA; Programs; WPA

Subjects: Economic development; Kentucky--Politics and government.; Rural-urban migration--Kentucky--Teges Creek; Teges Creek (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: What about you? What are some of the different kinds of work that you have done and places that you've lived? You grew up where?

Segment Synopsis: This segment regards the childhood of Millard T. Bishop. Bishop discusses growing up in a highly agricultural society, enlisting in the military, attending college, and eventually pursuing a career as a teacher. The interview is concluded.

Keywords: Agriculture; Childhood; Farming; Subsistence; WWII; army; education; teaching

Subjects: Childhood; Education; Subsistence farming; Teges Creek (Ky.)