Interview with Carol Jarboe and Jake Book, September 3, 2016
Project: Living History Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Carol Jarboe and Jake Book are living history interpreters who portray early 19th century resurrectionists or body snatchers. Jarboe plays the part of a professional mourner who also gathers intelligence regarding burials, and Book plays the part of a gravedigger. The interview was recorded at the Fair at New Boston event at the George Rogers Clark Park near Springfield, Ohio.Interview Accession
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Jake Book
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Body snatching--United States--History. Grave-diggers Professional mourners Reenactment historyInterview Rights
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Jarboe, Carol Interview by J. D. Carruthers. 03 Sep. 2016. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Jarboe, C. (2016, September 03). Interview by J. D. Carruthers. Living History Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Jarboe, Carol, interview by J. D. Carruthers. September 03, 2016, Living History Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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