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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Mrs. Lena Martin |
| − | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | + | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None |
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' April 12, 1978 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Lancaster, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' David Murrah |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour 30 minutes |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Born in Runnels County, Texas (1885), |
| − | + | Family background, | |
| + | Ballinger, Texas, | ||
| + | Railroad (1886), | ||
| + | Early childhood and education, | ||
| + | Mabel Day Lea, | ||
| + | Early housing, | ||
| + | Daily life, | ||
| + | Games and toys, | ||
| + | Church, | ||
| + | Norwood Community, | ||
| + | Ross Martin, | ||
| + | Marriage (1906), | ||
| + | Homesteading in Tatum, New Mexico, | ||
| + | Travel and transportation, | ||
| + | First impression of plains, | ||
| + | Farming, | ||
| + | Mollie Bailey Circus, | ||
| + | Wright Brothers, | ||
| + | Crops, | ||
| + | Roswell, New Mexico, | ||
| + | Storms, | ||
| + | Return to Runnels County, | ||
| + | Drought (1917-1918), | ||
| + | Talco, Texas, | ||
| + | Modes of transportation. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Strangers, |
| − | + | Farming, | |
| + | Sheep ranching, | ||
| + | Money crops, | ||
| + | Cotton, | ||
| + | Health, | ||
| + | Transportation changes, | ||
| + | Family background, | ||
| + | Children. | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1885-1978 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1885-1918 |
Revision as of 17:29, 9 June 2015
Mrs. Martin discusses early days in Ballinger, Texas, and homesteading in Tatum, New Mexico.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Mrs. Lena Martin
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: April 12, 1978
Location: Lancaster, Texas
Interviewer: David Murrah
Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Born in Runnels County, Texas (1885),
Family background,
Ballinger, Texas,
Railroad (1886),
Early childhood and education,
Mabel Day Lea,
Early housing,
Daily life,
Games and toys,
Church,
Norwood Community,
Ross Martin,
Marriage (1906),
Homesteading in Tatum, New Mexico,
Travel and transportation,
First impression of plains,
Farming,
Mollie Bailey Circus,
Wright Brothers,
Crops,
Roswell, New Mexico,
Storms,
Return to Runnels County,
Drought (1917-1918),
Talco, Texas,
Modes of transportation.
Tape 1, Side 2: Strangers,
Farming,
Sheep ranching,
Money crops,
Cotton,
Health,
Transportation changes,
Family background,
Children.
Range Dates: 1885-1978
Bulk Dates: 1885-1918
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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