Interview with Lucy Henegar, 1988

Partial Transcript: We have to hurry up and get through though...

Segment Synopsis: Henegar discusses her family and personal background. She mentions her parents, who were both farmers, and her two deceased husbands. Henegar also talks about the railroad in Etowah, and how the railroad impacted the city's day to day operation.

[Silences at 04:00-04:11, 04:31-04:37, 04:46-04:53, 05:03-05:14, and 05:28-05:38]

Keywords: Background; Childhood; Deceased spouses; Farming; Parents; Railroad stations; Small towns; Stories; Widows

Subjects: Etowah (Tenn.); Families.; Genealogy; Manners and customs; Railroad stations; Small cities; Social trends in the United States; Social values

Partial Transcript: Uh, what is your name?

Segment Synopsis: In this segment, Caldwell and Henegar repeat the personal background section of the interview. Henegar does add a little more background information in this segment. She discusses her favorite hobby, quilting. She talks about what school was like for her as a child. They carried lunches in little paper bags to class. Recess was also held twice, at 10am and 2pm.

Keywords: Anecdotes; Background; Baseball; Childhood; Farmers; Farming; Parents; Recess; Sack lunches; Schoolchildren; Small towns; Stories; Teenagers

Subjects: Education; Etowah (Tenn.); Families.; Genealogy; Manners and customs; Railroad stations; School children; Small cities; Social trends in the United States; Social values; Teenagers--United States—Attitudes

Partial Transcript: Alright, what kind of work did you do after you, uh, finished school?

Segment Synopsis: Henegar discusses her work as a babysitter after finishing the 8th grade. She talks about the different people she babysat for, and how much money she was paid at the time. She and her mother also did laundry for various townspeople to earn additional income. Henegar closes the segment by discussing the value of a dollar when she was younger. She also talks about how her family grew all of the food they ate and also preserved a lot of their foods or traded them for other items.

Keywords: 8th grade education; Background; Canning; Childhood; Farmers; Farming; Housekeepers; Maids; Parents; Preserving

Subjects: Agriculture; Barter; Etowah (Tenn.); Housekeeper; Manners and customs; Small cities; Social trends in the United States; Social values

Partial Transcript: You raised what?

Segment Synopsis: Henegar discusses her family, most specifically her brothers who worked on the railroad, and how her family used to grow and sell cotton as a source of income. She also talks about how they had chickens, and she could take eggs into town to barter for other foods or candy. Henegar discusses her marriages and quilting hobby again.

Keywords: 8th grade education; Anecdotes; Childhood; Deceased spouses; Farmers; Farming; Hobbies; Husbands; Marriage; Parents; Quilting; Railroad stations; Small towns; Teenagers; Widows

Subjects: Agriculture; Education; Etowah (Tenn.); Manners and customs; Marriage; Quilting; Small cities; Social trends in the United States; Social values; Teenagers--United States--Attitudes

Partial Transcript: Well back in that time, didn't they have something like the children today have 4H, uh, clubs in the schools...

Segment Synopsis: Henegar discusses the home economics class they had at her school. There would be a teacher that would travel around the area to teach girls how to cook, sew, do makeup, preserve foods, and various other domestic skills. She said that the students had to provide their own food for the cooking and preservation lessons. Henegar also discusses downtown Etowah back when she was growing up. She mentions a few businesses that are no longer there, and reminisces on her memories of them.

Keywords: Anecdotes; Businesses; Canning; Downtown; Home economics; Housekeeping; Marriage; Preserving; School children; Small towns; Teenagers

Subjects: Education; Etowah (Tenn.); Home economics; Housekeeper; Manners and customs; Marriage; Quilting; School children; Small cities; Social trends in the United States; Social values; Teenagers--United States--Attitudes