Matthews, Watt and Ethel Casey 1969-05-03
Watt Matthews and Ethel Casey discuss their family histories.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Watt Matthews and Ethel Casey
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: May 03, 1969
Location: Albany, Texas
Interviewer: Maxine Blankenship
Length: 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Watt Matthews [speaker],
Value of college education,
Discussion of various songs,
Discussion of a rodeo,
Family church (1898),
Ethel Casey [speaker],
Early 1900s garments,
Family history,
Mother’s wedding dress (married 1876),
Historical presentation on settlers,
Mother’s clothes,
Buffalo-mop mattress,
Raising buffalo.
Tape 1, Side 2: Blank
Range Dates: 1876-1969
Bulk Dates: 1900-1969
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