Interview with Marie Morton McCoy, May 19, 1992

Interview Summary

Marie Morton McCoy, a farmer living on Cane Creek, begins the interview by giving an overview of her life. Details about her family and where she has lived throughout the years are disclosed. Next, a sketch of McCoy's childhood home is provided, as well as the daily aspects of her youth, such as chores. The importance and influence of education upon the interviewee and her family is examined. Then, McCoy's religious beliefs are discussed, along with her recent burgeoning teaching career. Additionally, a sketch of the home McCoy lived in during her teenage years is given. Former grocery stores in Powell County are also examined. A third sketch of the home that McCoy and her husband built in the 1950s is then provided. Finally, a fourth sketch of the home McCoy and her husband lived in prior to moving into the aforementioned home is described.

Interview Keyword

Ale 8-One Appalachia log architecture Cane Creek Church Cellars Chicken houses Coal mining Country stores Crafts Family pets Farm buildings Farm spatial organization Folk medicine Food preservation Heritage farms Household spatial organization Hunting Midwifery One-room schools Refuse disposal Religion Residential history Sharecropping Smokehouses Social activities Stanton Academy Teachers water-witching Yard sweeping Architecture Education Teaching Homes

Interview LC Subject

Agriculture--Kentucky Agriculture. Country life Family farms Farm life.

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