Interview with Lucy Henegar, 1988

Interview Summary

In this interview, Henegar, a long time Etowah resident, reflects on her upbringing in McMinn County. Her parents had a farm and everyone in the family helped out with maintaining it. Henegar acquired an 8th grade education, and from there she went on to babysit for townspeople. For additional income, she and her mother would do laundry and ironing for various Etowah residents. Henegar also talks about how they preserved their foods, what her educational experience was like, and her brothers' employment at the railroad.

[This interview contains multiple, brief periods of silence throughout the voice recording. There are also a few abrupt stops in recording, as per the nature of voice recorders in that day and time.]

Interview Keyword

Etowah (Tenn.) Small towns Widows Farming Husbands Hobbies Parents Childhood Farmers Recess Canning and preserving Maids

Interview LC Subject

Asylums Small cities Etowah (Tenn.) Railroad stations Teenagers--United States--Attitudes Manners and customs Social trends in the United States Social values Marriage Quilting School children Education Bartering Housekeepers Agriculture Home economics

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