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Collection Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College Oral History Collection
Date 03/23/1983
Abstract Interview of Polly Holcomb by Tim Hodge.

Interviewer's description-
"Mrs. Holcomb was born in Perry County in 1892-one of fourteen children in a family of eight girls and six boys. She describes varying aspects of pioneer life: 1) shoe making 2) soap making 3) gardening 4) music 5) education 6) religion 7) moonshining and 8) furniture making. She married a railroad man and had ten children of her own which she worked very hard to support after her husband died."
Object ID 2007.001.0233
Object Name Tape, Magnetic
Subjects Pioneer life
Moonshine
Gardening
Music
Education
Interview date 03/23/1983
Interviewer Hodge, Tim
Length of interview 23:54
Media Cassette Tape
Narrator Holcomb, Polly
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