Browse Interviews · William H. Berge Oral History Center

Interview with Robert Rowe

Retired State Highway Department Employee shares photographs, stories, and information regarding Kentucky River.

Tags: Fall City, Kentucky River, logging, Owensboro, Paul Sawyier, river boats, Steamboats

Interview with Sam Wilson

Life-long resident of St. Helen's, KY discusses life and work on the Kentucky River.

Tags: Kentucky River, logging, rafting

Interview with Cecil Hardin

Hardin discusses working on the Kentucky River for the Corps of Engineers since 1926.

Tags: Boats, Floods, Kentucky River, logging

Interview with Delvia Hopper

Hopper speaks of eight years of work with the Corps of Engineers.

Tags: Boats, Corps of Engineers, Dams, Kentucky River, logging

Interview with Chester Finney

Finney speaks of several years of work on the Kentucky River.

Tags: Kentucky River, logging, rafting

Interview with Ernest Robinson

Robinson discusses rafting on the Kentucky River.

Tags: Fishing, Kentucky River, logging, rafting, Tobacco

Interview with Bill Broaddus

Farmer from Estill County discusses memories of the Kentucky River.

Tags: Kentucky River, logging

Interview with John Irvine

Retired farmer recalls memories of experiences on the Kentucky River.

Tags: Doylesville KY, Kentucky River, logging, rafting

Interview with Robert Callahan

Callahan recalls his experiences on the Kentucky River.

Tags: droughts, Fishing, Kentucky River, logging

Interview with Billy Lyle Wilson

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

Tags: Corps of Engineers, Dams, Kentucky River, lock operations, 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 Benjamin Robinson

Retired farmer tells of working 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 Maggie Wolfinbarger

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

Tags: Kentucky River, logging

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 Herbert Marcum

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

Tags: Education, Kentucky River, logging, Military Service, National Youth Administration, rafting

Interview with Monroe Barrett

Retired postal employee discusses conditions on the Kentucky River.

Tags: Fishing, Kentucky River, logging, Rotenone

Interview with Sherman Estes

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

Tags: Boats, Kentucky River, locks, logging

Interview with Edward Campbell

Retired teacher recalls life on the Kentucky River.

Tags: Education, Fishing, Floods, Kentucky River, logging, rafting

Interview with Everett Byrd

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

Tags: Kentucky River, logging, Lumber, rafting

Interview with James Tuttle

Tuttle tells of growing up on the Kentucky River and his father's work as a toll keeper.

Tags: Education, EKU Alumni, Fishing, Kentucky River, logging, Sawmills, Toll Bridge

Interview with Sidney R. Clements & F.E. Webster

Clements and Webster tell of family and personal history along the Kentucky River.

Tags: Boats, Fall City, Gratz KY, Kentucky River, logging, Shipping

Interview with James Young

Young discusses personal and family experiences on the Kentucky River.

Tags: Boats, Clay's Ferry, Kentucky River, logging, Shot Factory

Interview with Lewis Stivers

Tags: Boats, Church, Entertainment, Fishing, Kentucky River, Kentucky River Mills, logging, Masonry, Military Service, rafting, River Rats, Swimming

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