Browse Interviews · William H. Berge Oral History Center

Interview with Zelda Filson

Retired teacher tells of life in Henry County, Kentucky.

Tags: boating, boats, Kentucky River

Interview with Lonnie Atha

Life long resident of Owen County tells of life growing up on the Kentucky River.

Tags: boats, Fishing, Kentucky River

Interview with Everett Byrd

Byrd speaks of working for several years on the Kentucky River.

Tags: Kentucky River, logging, lumber, rafting

Interview with William Hall

Hall discusses the Kentucky River and memories of connections with the River.

Tags: Clay's Ferry, droughts, floods, Kentucky River

Interview with Edward Campbell

Retired teacher recalls life on the Kentucky River.

Tags: education, Fishing, floods, Kentucky River, logging, rafting

Interview with Scott Barbour

Barber discusses the Kentucky River.

Tags: boating, floods, Kentucky River, lock keeping

Interview with William Yount

Yount discusses memories of the Kentucky River.

Tags: Bentson Creek, boating, boats, dams, floods, Kentucky River

Interview with Margaret Embry

Embry speaks of growing up at the Mowbray and Robison sawmill in Estill County, Kentucky.

Tags: boats, floods, Kentucky River, Sawmills

Interview with Walker Wilson

Retired carpenter and painter recalls memories of growing up on the Kentucky River.

Tags: education, floods, Kentucky River, rafting

Interview with Myrtle Carter

Carter discusses family's experiences on the Kentucky River.

Tags: Fishing, Kentucky River, Steamboats, Swimming

Interview with Tom Ripy

Owner of Ripy Transfer Lines recalls fondest memories of experiences on the Kentucky River.

Tags: boats, education, floods, Kentucky River

Interview with John S. Parks

Parks discusses experiences on the Kentucky River.

Tags: boats, droughts, Fishing, Kentucky River

Interview with Amalie Preston

Preston shares recollections of family's experiences on the Kentucky River.

Tags: floods, Kentucky River, S.J. Preston

Interview with Gary Garrison

Kentucky River enthusiast speaks of history of the Kentucky River.

Tags: boating, Kentucky River

Interview with Sherman Estes

Retired farmer and W.P.A. worker recalls several experiences on the Kentucky River.

Tags: boats, Kentucky River, lock keeping, logging

Interview with Frances Harris Sweat

Sweat tells of family history in slavery and the Kentucky River.

Tags: boats, Kentucky River, Slavery

Interview with Marion Mershon

Farmer talks about life and memories on the Kentucky River.

Tags: boats, Kentucky River

Interview with Irene Rucker

Rucker talks about the Kentucky River and her memories of living at Lock #3 in Guestville, Kentucky.

Tags: boats, Kentucky River, lock keeping

Interview with Monroe Barrett

Retired postal employee discusses conditions on the Kentucky River.

Tags: Fishing, Kentucky River, logging, Rotenone

Interview with Ernest Ripy, Jr.

Retired distillery employee recalls memories of experiences on the Kentucky River.

Tags: boats, Cedarbrook Distillery, distilleries, education, floods, Kentucky River, Ripy Bros. Distillery

Interview with John Lambert

Retired Lockmaster tells of conditions of various locks on the Kentucky River.

Tags: Kentucky River, lock keeping

Interview with Leola Bush

Housewife recalls fond memories of experiences on the Kentucky River.

Tags: boats, Doylesville KY, droughts, Kentucky River

Interview with Bill Fint

Retired boat dock operator and World War II Veteran recalls earliest recollections of the Kentucky River.

Tags: boat dock operations, Fishing, Kentucky River, Tyrone KY

Interview with Walker Covington

Farmer and store owner recalls memories of the Kentucky River and how it played an important role in his life.

Tags: Doylesville KY, droughts, floods, Kentucky River

Interview with Herbert Marcum

Retired logger tells of work on the South Fork of the Kentucky River.

Tags: education, Kentucky River, logging, military, military service, National Youth Administration, rafting

Interview with Eleanor Elder

Elder shares some memorable experiences on the Kentucky River.

Tags: boats, education, EKU, EKU Alumni, Kentucky River

Interview with Gilbert Britton

Britton discusses memories and experiences on the Kentucky River.

Tags: boats, floods, Kentucky River

Interview with Bernie Hackett

Retired Farmer and World War II Veteran discusses season of life on the Kentucky River.

Tags: Fishing, floods, Kentucky River, Steamboats, trapping

Interview with Harrison Broce

Retired worker from the national distilleries speaks of trapping and fishing on the Kentucky River.

Tags: distilleries, ferries, Fishing, Kentucky River, rafting, trapping

Interview with Ernest Ashcraft

Ashcraft discusses growing up on the Kentucky River and working for the Corps of Engineers.

Tags: coal industry, Corps of Engineers, Kentucky River

Interview with Marvin Hawkins

Retired junkyard operator recalls several memories of his experiences on the Kentucky River.

Tags: boats, Kentucky River, logging, rafting

Interview with Maggie Wolfinbarger

Retired Estill County Clerk recalls fondest memories of experiences on the Kentucky River.

Tags: Kentucky River, logging

Interview with Arnold Hurd

Retired farmer and former logger discusses life and rafting on the Kentucky River.

Tags: farming, Kentucky River, logging, rafting

Interview with Benjamin Robinson

Retired farmer tells of working on the Kentucky River.

Tags: Kentucky River, logging

Interview with James Tuttle

Retired chemist from National Distilleries recalls fondest memories of experiences on the Kentucky River.

Tags: education, Kentucky River, logging, Sawmills, Showboats

Interview with Billy Lyle Wilson

Attorney speaks of locks and government control on the Kentucky River.

Tags: Corps of Engineers, dams, Kentucky River, lock keeping, logging

Interview with Clyde Young, Sr.

Young recalls memories of being a lockmaster on the Kentucky River.

Tags: boating, Kentucky River, lock keeping

Interview with Robert Callahan

Callahan recalls his experiences on the Kentucky River.

Tags: droughts, Fishing, Kentucky River, logging

Interview with Elise & Hickman Patrick

EKU Alumni and agriculture consultant discuss the Kentucky River and how it impacted their lives in the Booneville-Beattyville area.

Tags: education, Kentucky River, Lee County KY, Teaching Experiences

Interview with Lonnie Ashcraft

Ashcraft discusses life on the Kentucky River and speaks of his father's work as a ferry operator.

Tags: boats, Kentucky River, Valley View KY

Interview with J.C. Dykes, Jr.

Retired Kentucky River worker tells of experiences.

Tags: boats, Colwell and Allen Construction Company, droughts, Kentucky River, Rock Quarries

Interview with Andrew Palmer

Attorney shares memories of farming on the Kentucky River bottoms as a child.

Tags: education, floods, Kentucky River

Interview with Floyd Hahn

Retired Worker for Frankfort City Water Works recalls fond memories of experiences he had on the Kentucky River.

Tags: boating, boats, Kentucky River

Interview with John Irvine

Retired farmer recalls memories of experiences on the Kentucky River.

Tags: Doylesville KY, Kentucky River, logging, rafting

Interview with H.B. Reece

Retired railroad worker recalls several experiences on the Kentucky River.

Tags: Kentucky River, Mowbray-Robinson Lumber Co., Retirement, Sawmills

Interview with S.F. Spurr

Spurr tells of life in Lockport, Kentucky, near Lock and Dam No. 2.

Tags: Fishing, Kentucky River, Lockport KY

Interview with Ed Land, Jr.

Land discusses life on the Kentucky River and his family's connection with ferries on the River.

Tags: Kentucky River, Valley View Ferry

Interview with Bill Broaddus

Farmer from Estill County discusses memories of the Kentucky River.

Tags: Kentucky River, logging

Interview with Charles Douthitt

Douthitt tells of fishing and trapping on the Kentucky River.

Tags: Fishing, hunting, Kentucky River, trapping

Interview with Alan Bates

Ellis discusses work as a marine architect.

Tags: Belle of Louisville, boats, Kentucky River

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