Interview with James Alvin Lyons, March 22, 2024

Project: Scott County (Kentucky) Public Library: Scott County Farmers Oral History Project

Interview Summary

This interview pertained to the Lyons family farming in Scott County, primarily raising tobacco and cattle. We discussed the difficulties facing farming today, as well as some of Lyons' previous work as a magistrate on the fiscal court in Scott County.

Interview Accession

2024oh0130_scplag0006

Interviewee Name

James Alvin Lyons

Interviewer Name

Julia Taylor

Interview Date

2024-03-22

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Lyons, James Alvin Interview by Julia Taylor. 22 Mar. 2024. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Lyons, J.A. (2024, March 22). Interview by J. Taylor. Scott County (Kentucky) Public Library: Scott County Farmers Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Lyons, James Alvin, interview by Julia Taylor. March 22, 2024, Scott County (Kentucky) Public Library: Scott County Farmers Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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