Interview with Charles Shouse, June 29, 1992

Interview Summary

Charles Shouse, a farmer living on Cane Creek, begins the interview by describing family photos. The majority of the photographs are found to have been taken by the same photographer. The date that the photographs were taken range from the turn of the twentieth century to the 1940s. Next, Shouse gives an overview of his childhood farm, located in Estill County, Kentucky. Aspects such as the floor plan, daily life, and the surrounding community are included in the discourse. Lastly, the aforementioned topics are discussed in relation to the home that formerly occupied Shouse's current property (which was demolished, and replaced by a newer house that Shouse now lives in).

Interview Keyword

Construction materials. Discussion of photographs Farm buildings Fencing Flower garden Food preservation Fruit production Hardwick's Creek Kentucky Heritage farms Hog butchering Household spatial organization Memory map of Cane Creek Newspaper wallpaper Outhouse Residential history Rural education Rural sanitation Smokehouse Soap-making Solid waste disposal

Interview LC Subject

Agriculture--Kentucky Country life Family farms Farm life. Agriculture

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