Interview with Joan Pennings, August 6, 1992
Project: Christian Appalachian Project Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Joan Pennings was born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in 1935. She immigrated to Canada in 1960. She talks about her childhood and her family dynamics. She talks about her marriage, career, and further education. She discusses religion in her childhood and her religious beliefs now. Pennings talks about how she first learned of Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) and why she was interested in volunteering there. She talks about her work as a temporary volunteer at The Attic secondhand clothing store. She talks about her day-to-day work, how the store helps the local people, her impressions of the local people and their needs, and some of the surprises she has encountered while working at The Attic. Pennings talks about living in community at CAP and the religious aspects of community life there. She talks about how she would describe CAP to others. Pennings talks about her definition of religious and how it has changed over time.Interview Accession
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Appalachian Region Appalachian Region--Economic conditions Appalachian Region--Social conditions Christian Appalachian Project Pennings, Joan Pennings, Joan--Interviews Social service, Rural Volunteering Volunteers Voluntarism. Rural conditions. Regionalism--Appalachian Region Poverty--Appalachian Region Nonprofit organizations. Lifestyles. Community involvement Community Culture Communities Community development Community life Community organization Community-based family services Community-based social servicesInterview Rights
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Pennings, Joan Interview by Zack Lewton. 06 Aug. 1992. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Pennings, J. (1992, August 06). Interview by Z. Lewton. Christian Appalachian Project Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Pennings, Joan, interview by Zack Lewton. August 06, 1992, Christian Appalachian Project Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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