Interview with Russell Patton (1907-1994)
Title
Interview with Russell Patton (1907-1994)
Description
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.
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.
Date
June 7, 1979
Rights
Submitted by Richard and Susan Salisbury.
Interviewer
Susan Patton Salisbury
Interviewee
Russell Patton
Location
Hueysville, Kentucky
Files
Collection
Citation
“Interview with Russell Patton (1907-1994),” Floyd County History Collection, accessed June 3, 2023, http://history.fclib.org/items/show/10.