Interview with Betty Kettenring, May 16, 2017

Project: Scott County (Kentucky) Public Library: Scott County Stamping Ground Tornado of 1974 Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Betty Kettenring talks about her birth in Stamping Ground in 1933 on property her family had owned for generations. She talks about her experience growing up in the small community. She talks about her mother taking her to Lexington to get her first job. She talks about her marriage and her three daughters. She talks about undergoing an operation which left her hospitalized for an extended period of time.

Kettenring describes her and her family's actions on the day of the tornado. She talks about the destruction their home and church suffered. She discusses her mental health after the tornado and the process of rebuilding their home, the church, and the community.

Interview Accession

2017oh375_scpl008

Interviewee Name

Betty Kettenring

Interviewer Name

Julia Taylor

Interview Date

2017-05-16

Interview Keyword

Stamping Ground Tornado, 1974 Employment--Kentucky Lexington (Ky.). Surgery 1970s medical practices Muddy Ford (Ky.) Marriage Children Mental health. Church buildings--Kentucky. Churches--Kentucky

Interview LC Subject

Childhood Medical care Family farms Traditional farming Scott County (Ky.) Dwellings Housing Stamping Ground (Ky.) Tornado damage Tornadoes Families Communities

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Kettenring, Betty Interview by Julia Taylor. 16 May. 2017. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Kettenring, B. (2017, May 16). Interview by J. Taylor. Scott County (Kentucky) Public Library: Scott County Stamping Ground Tornado of 1974 Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Kettenring, Betty, interview by Julia Taylor. May 16, 2017, Scott County (Kentucky) Public Library: Scott County Stamping Ground Tornado of 1974 Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

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