Appalachian Historic Forest Conditions Oral History Project

This oral history collection consists of interviews (mostly during 1996) with eighteen elder (over 65) Appalachians about their recollections of the forest in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky. While the interviews focus on their experience of the forests, their stories also intersect with other aspects of their experience and contributions such as music and art.

Interviewees:

Giles Rainey
Minnie Yancey
Zan White
Ernest Kinnaird
William McClure
Beaulah "Billie" Lloyd
Delbert Leger
Frank Mullins
James Jones Jr.
Mae Stevens
Maggie Lamb
Ed Linville
William Pigg
Mendell Cates
Jim Robinson
Everett Robinson
Frances Reedy
Dora Mae Wagers


The project was conducted under the auspices of Appalachia Science in the Public Interest.