Interview with Ellis Bartley, November 16, 2006

Partial Transcript: --the Prestonsburg Elementary School PRIDE program.

Segment Synopsis: Jones introduces Ellis Bartley and begins the interview.

Partial Transcript: Uh, when and where were you born and describe your first house.

Segment Synopsis: Bartley describes his first home as a child, located beside his grandfather's store, which had no running water or electricity.

Keywords: Childhood homes; Coal ovens; Coal stoves; Electricity; Family; Family stores; Homes; Houses; Outhouses; Running water; Stores

Subjects: Childhood.; Families.; Plumbing.

Partial Transcript: Please tell us about your family: mother, father, brothers and sisters.

Segment Synopsis: Bartley describes his grandfather, father, and mother in detail. He discusses how each of them made a living, and how he and his 9 siblings would work on their family farm. He describes growing up during the Great Depression and how his family lived during that time.

Keywords: Coal mining; Coal ovens; Coal stoves; Cooking; Dinners; Family stores; Farms; Fathers; Grandfathers; Great Depression; Homes; Houses; Mothers; Occupations; Outhouses; Parents; School teachers; Stores

Subjects: Agriculture.; Childhood; Coal mines and mining.; Depressions--1929; Employment; Families.

Partial Transcript: Ten of us children lived. One died when he was a baby.

Segment Synopsis: Bartley discusses how he and his siblings made a living working in the mines. He briefly discusses working in the mines. He describes his grandfather's store and a story of him and his sister in the store after closing. He also describes repurposing his first car after its motor stopped working.

Keywords: Automobiles; Cars; Coal mining; Coal ovens; Coal stoves; Family stores; Farms; Fathers; Grandfathers; Homes; Houses; Mothers; Occupations; Outhouses; Parents; School teachers; Stores

Subjects: Agriculture.; Childhood; Coal mines and mining.; Employment; Families.; Recycling (Waste, etc.)

Partial Transcript: What did you and your friends do for fun whenever you was kids?

Segment Synopsis: Bartley describes how he and his friends would entertain themselves after working during his childhood. He discusses playing ball, swimming, fishing, and other activities.

Keywords: Churches; Games; Ice skating; Playing; Sports; Swimming

Subjects: Childhood.; Families; Recreation

Partial Transcript: As a child, where did your family get its household drinking water and was it good water?

Segment Synopsis: Bartley discusses where his family got their water and how they disposed of their trash during his childhood.

Keywords: Burning; Childhood homes; Electricity; Families; Family stores; Garbage; Homes; Houses; Outhouses; Running water; Spring water; Springs; Stores; Trash; Trash collection; Well water; Wells

Subjects: Childhood.; Refuse and refuse disposal.; Water.

Partial Transcript: What do you feel needs to be done for a cleaner and safer environment?

Segment Synopsis: Bartley discusses what he thinks needs to be done for a cleaner and safer environment, including cars that don't run on gasoline and not burning things outside. He discusses how his family would reuse tires during his childhood. He also discusses what he would like younger generations of his family to know about the keeping the environment clean.

Keywords: Alternative fuels; Automobiles; Burning; Cars; Children; Environment; Families; Garbage; Gasoline; Generations; Grandchildren; Recycling; Reusing; Solid waste; Tires; Trash

Subjects: Environmental protection; Environmentalism.; Pollution.; Recycling (Waste, etc.)