Cassette 1 Side 2
Media
Part of Velma Childers Interview
Identifier
1:2
Title
Cassette 1 Side 2
Type
Interview
Source
Velma Childers Interview, January 4 and 8, 1990
Rights
Description
Cassette 1
Side 2
00:11--Mrs. Childers continues discussing some of her siblings, and their accomplishments.
2:00--Her grandfather had a very large home built on Highway 123. He later sold it to the Clinkscale family. He also owned land in the area known as "Scott-Land."
7:20--When she was a youth, mail was delivered by buggy. There were initially no mailboxes; mail was delivered personally.
9:05--Her Uncle B.F. (mother's brother) worked on the railroad as a mail clerk; he was also a local carpenter who helped built her grandfather Scott's large house on 123.
11:13--Black men usually did common labor work. There were no formal jobs available to black women; they often were involved with domestic help for whites. Young people were allowed to work, but had to give whatever earnings they made to the family.
14:11--Her family did shopping at the community general store in Westminster. Items were essentially bought by barter. Goods they acquired through farming were exchanged for things in the store. Virtually all local stores were owned by whites. Establishments owned by blacks were usually restaurants. Her grandfather Scott owned a restaurant in Seneca that he opened in the 1910s.
18:56--Clothes were handmade. Shoes and overalls could be bought, however. Underwear was made from the cloth of cattle feed. Her mother usually made the cloths and did quilting for friends, family, and local whites.
22:56--Local black families raised their own crops and animals for food.
24:30--Mrs. Childers briefly discusses family furniture.
27:50--Her family was musically inclined. Her sister was a music teacher in Georgia and her father could compose music. Indeed, her father established the "Thomas Gideon Singing Convention" locally. The convention usually met three times a year.
31:42--Audio ends.
Side 2
00:11--Mrs. Childers continues discussing some of her siblings, and their accomplishments.
2:00--Her grandfather had a very large home built on Highway 123. He later sold it to the Clinkscale family. He also owned land in the area known as "Scott-Land."
7:20--When she was a youth, mail was delivered by buggy. There were initially no mailboxes; mail was delivered personally.
9:05--Her Uncle B.F. (mother's brother) worked on the railroad as a mail clerk; he was also a local carpenter who helped built her grandfather Scott's large house on 123.
11:13--Black men usually did common labor work. There were no formal jobs available to black women; they often were involved with domestic help for whites. Young people were allowed to work, but had to give whatever earnings they made to the family.
14:11--Her family did shopping at the community general store in Westminster. Items were essentially bought by barter. Goods they acquired through farming were exchanged for things in the store. Virtually all local stores were owned by whites. Establishments owned by blacks were usually restaurants. Her grandfather Scott owned a restaurant in Seneca that he opened in the 1910s.
18:56--Clothes were handmade. Shoes and overalls could be bought, however. Underwear was made from the cloth of cattle feed. Her mother usually made the cloths and did quilting for friends, family, and local whites.
22:56--Local black families raised their own crops and animals for food.
24:30--Mrs. Childers briefly discusses family furniture.
27:50--Her family was musically inclined. Her sister was a music teacher in Georgia and her father could compose music. Indeed, her father established the "Thomas Gideon Singing Convention" locally. The convention usually met three times a year.
31:42--Audio ends.