Interview with Mae Amburgey, Greg Amburgey, May 16, 2015
Project: Jenkins Coal Town Archaeology Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Mae Amburgey was born in 1924 and grew up in Whitesburg, Kentucky but has strong memories of visiting Jenkins and McRoberts for shopping, recreation, and visiting family. She speaks specifically about the movie theater, hospital, the interconnectedness of Letcher County, and outsiders' perceptions of Jenkins.Interview Accession
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Greg Amburgey
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Caudill family Changes Chopping Branch (Ky.) Class issues Italian stonemasons Jenkins Hospital Jenkins movie theater McRoberts (Ky.) Outhouses Playing Sawmills Shopping Toys Travel Class distinction Class differences Coal camp houses Camp houses Town reputations Social relations College life Family genealogyInterview Rights
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Amburgey, Mae Interview by Zada Komara. 16 May. 2015. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Amburgey, M. (2015, May 16). Interview by Z. Komara. Jenkins Coal Town Archaeology Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Amburgey, Mae, interview by Zada Komara. May 16, 2015, Jenkins Coal Town Archaeology Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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