Interview with William B. "Bill" Keightley, October 25, 2005

Interview Summary

This is the first interview that Jeffrey Suchanek conducted with Mr. Keightley and it is largely biographical in nature. Mr. Keightley discusses his family and his hometown, the daily life of a child growing up during the Great Depression and the experience of growing up on a farm. He covers his family's ownership of livestock, the crops they raised and the daily life and routines of a farm family. Keightley extensively discusses tobacco farming during the era, and touches on early radio and telephone services and his family's holiday traditions. Finally, he discusses the generation gap between himself and players.

Interview Keyword

Bill Keightley William B. Keightley Christmas Politics Social life Chores Grading tobacco Neighbors Great Depression Curing meats Smokehouses Sausage-making

Interview LC Subject

Keightley, William Bond, 1926-2008 Keightley, William Bond, 1926-2008--Interviews Cattle Country life Crops Family farms Family farms--Management Family histories Farm life Farmers Farms, Small Food animals Land use, Rural Livestock Rural children Rural conditions Subsistence farming Traditional farming Childhood Tobacco industry Burley tobacco Tobacco farms--Kentucky Tobacco farmers Communities Agriculture Families

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Interview Usage

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