Hueysville Church of Christ (Bosco Christian Church) Register 1890-1965
1890-1965
Submitted by Richard and Susan Salisbury.
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Interview with Maggie Conley Patton (1913-1987)
Patton discusses being a young woman during the Great Depression, including her chores, games she liked to play, her first job, making clothes, and cooking. She describes men walking to the mines, seeing a car for the first time, having the first television in her neighborhood, learning to play the organ, attending church, and shopping.
June 6, 1979
Submitted by Richard and Susan Salisbury.
Interview with Oscar Patton (1892-1976)
Interview includes a transcript, with notes explaining places, family connections, and some words.
June 10, 1975
Submitted by Susan Salisbury.
Interview with Russell Patton (1907-1994)
Recording 1: Patton shares stories about the Hueysville community, especially practical jokes his father played.
Recording 2: Patton shares more stories from the community. He talks about Garrett Theater, fox hunting, his father pulling teeth, going to dances, bean stringings, pie suppers, and watching films at Bosco Theater. He talks about his grandfather (Wiley Patton), a sulfur fire, and his skill at throwing rocks.
Recording 3: Patton talks about going to work in the coal mines as a teenager, as well as employment at a factory and Bethlehem Steel. He talks about his father's (Morgan Patton) work in logging and railroad, and his father's travels. He also shares stories from the life of his grandfather, Wiley Patton.
June 7, 1979
Submitted by Richard and Susan Salisbury.