Documentation
consists of taped-recorded interviews and (in many cases) either
color slides or black and white photographs. Tapes are in the
process of being transcribed and bound, but are available for
schools to listen to. Original tape recordings and photographs
are held at present in the Center for Oral History and Cultural
Heritage.
Below
are lists of individuals documented for the Piney Woods Regional
Folklife Survey and the Piney Woods Community Scholars Program.
Each listing includes the interviewee's county (and state if not
Mississippi), and traditional skill or area of knowledge. Interviews
for the Regional Folklife Survey are grouped by state. These lists
are not in alphabetical order. Some people are listed twice because
they were interviewed by different fieldworkers.
Piney
Woods Regional Folklife Survey (1998-1999)
Mississippi
R.L.
House
1-17-99
Jones County, Mississippi
Blues harmonica and vocals
Deborah
and David Wilson
2-15-99
Jones County, Mississippi
Blues, gospel, and r&b
Melvin
Stacks
2-16-99
Pearl River County, Mississippi
Blues guitar and vocals
Ervin
Thomas
2-2-99
Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Blues guitar
Elmore
Williams
1-26-99
Adams County, Mississippi
Blues guitar
Dorothy
Moore
2-9-99
Hinds County, Mississippi
Blues vocals
James
"Jaybird" Smith
11-13-98
Forrest County, Mississippi
Hunting, fishing, game warden
T.J.
Miller
11-13-98
Forrest County, Mississippi
Hunting, recreational fishing
Kenny
and Jeff McLaughlin
11-14-98
Forrest County, Mississippi
Hunting, recreational fishing
Gary
Gattis
11-14-98
Forrest County, Mississippi
Hunting, recreational fishing
Danny
Stringer
11-13-98
Forrest County, Mississippi
Hunting, recreational fishing
Algernon
"Buck" Stringer
11-15-98
Forrest County, Mississippi
Hunting, recreational fishing
Morrison
Pierce
8-13-98
Greene County, Mississippi
Foodways (meat cutting, cooking), chair making
Jessie
Mae Sumrall
8-14-98
Wayne County, Mississippi
Quilting
Lavelle
Buffington
8-15-98
Clarke County, Mississippi
Woodworking and hog killing
Lavata
Buffington
8-15-98
Clarke County, Mississippi
Quilting, crochet, foodways
Millard
Clark
8-15-98
Greene County, Mississippi
Fiddling and guitar
Leland
Smith
8-16-98
Clarke County, Mississippi
Bluegrass music
Sharon
Lee
8-18-98
Wayne County, Mississippi
Doll making
George
Cecil McLeod
8-18-98
Greene County, Mississippi
Old-time fiddling
Tom
Stewart
8-19-98
Jones County, Mississippi
Woodcarving
Rosa
Elizabeth Gunn
8-19-98
Clarke County, Mississippi
Quilting, foodways
Rosa
Buffington Gunn
8-16-98
Clarke County, Mississippi
Storytelling, foodways (jam making), quilting
Scharlotte
Fortenberry
8-19-98
Greene County, Mississippi
Storytelling
Cora
Fluker
6-13-98
Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Blues
Wakefield
"Big Moody" Coney
6-5-98
Pike County, Mississippi
Blues guitar and vocals
Otellia
Prescott
9-5-98
Walthall County, Mississippi
Tatting
Leatha
Jackson
9-7-98
Marion County, Mississippi
Foodways (barbecue)
Rev.
F.E. Sellers
9-9-98
Lawrence County, Mississippi
Shingle riving, syrup making
Kay
Allen
9-9-98
Lawrence County, Mississippi
Foodways, quilting
Julia
Lewis
9-10-98
Marion County, Mississippi
Foodways, shape note singing
Bud
Terry
9-11-98
Lawrence County, Mississippi
Chair making, hunting stands
Robert
Cage
7-17-98
Wilkinson County, Mississippi
Blues guitar and vocals
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Alabama
Jimmy
Roberts and Roberts Family
9-16-98
Washington County, Alabama
Gospel singing and piano
John
Henry Phillips
9-16-98
Choctaw County, Alabama
Organizing bluegrass and gospel events
Myrtle
Todd
9-16-98
Choctaw County, Alabama
Singing, guitar playing
Janice
Rogers
9-16-98
Choctaw County, Alabama
Housekeeping
Gray
Mosley
9-16-98
Choctaw County, Alabama
Bluegrass music
Jesse
Simms
9-16-98
Choctaw County, Alabama
Leading hymns
Alice
Zimmer
9-16-98
Choctaw County, Alabama
Foodways
Robert
Aaron Bozeman
9-15-98
Washington County, Alabama
Fiddling
Ernest
Goldman
9-17-98
Washington County, Alabama
Fiddlers' Convention
Clarence
Carpenter
9-17-98
Clarke County, Alabama
Fiddling
Fiddlers,
Frankville Fiddlers' Convention
9-15-98
Clarke County, Alabama
Fiddling
Fred
and Marilyn Scoggins
9-15-98
Washington County, Alabama
Foodways
Myrtle
Todd
9-17-98
Choctaw County, Alabama
Foodways
Murdock
M. Fountain
9-16-98
Clarke County, Alabama
Foodways
Annie
Weaver
1-7-99
Washington County, Alabama
Mowa Choctaw traditions
Labaron
Byrd
1-8-99
Washington County, Alabama
Mowa Choctaw traditions
Leon
and Ella Taylor
1-8-99
Washington County, Alabama
Mowa Choctaw traditions
Wilford
"Longhair" Taylor
1-8-99
Mobile County, Alabama
Mowa Choctaw history and traditions
Gallasneed
and Loretta Weaver
1-10-99
Washington County, Alabama
Mowa Choctaw traditions
Bennett
and Lucille Weaver
1-10-99
Washington County, Alabama
Mowa Choctaw traditions
Van
and Barbara Johnston
1-10-99
Washington County, Alabama
Mowa Choctaw Traditions
Gail
Thrower
2-11-99
Escambia County, Florida
Poarch Creek history and traditions
Chief
Wilford "Longhair" Taylor
2-5-99
Mobile County, Alabama
Mowa Choctaw traditions and history
Dan
Garris
1-6-99
Washington County, Alabama
Hunting wild hogs with dogs
Charles
Pezent
2-11-99
Clarke County, Alabama
Croatian-American traditions, storytelling
Gaines
Pezent
1-6-99
Clarke County, Alabama
Cane syrup making, Croatian-American traditions
Pearl
Salter
8-3-98
Conecuh County, Alabama
Foodways
Ed
and Pearl Salter
8-5-98
Foodways
Conecuh County, Alabama
Edward
Salter
8-5-98
Conecuh County, Alabama
Fox hunting
Jerry
Daniel
10-8-98
Monroe County, Alabama
Blues musician (guitar, harp, flute)
Kathryn
Windham
8-27-98
Dallas County, Alabama
Storytelling
Nannie
Williams
8-19-98
Monroe County, Alabama
Foodways
George
Singleton
8-6-98
Monroe County, Alabama
Storytelling
Claude
Swift
8-13-98; 10-9-98
Monroe County, Alabama
Land management, timber industry
Jane
Ellen Cason
10-7-98; 10-9-98
Monroe County, Alabama
Kudzu basket making
Chris
Tompkins and Dawn Stephens
7-14-98
Washington County and Clarke County, Alabama
Family reunions
Jessica
Stuckey and Kelly Raines; Chris Gardner, Dana McNider, Arekesia
Bettis, Brian Saulsbery, W. Lyle Bell, and Kerry Salter
7-22-98
Monroe County, Conecuh County, and Clarke County, Alabama
Family reunions
Tamara
Dunning, Greg Phillips, Marcus Pope, and Brandon Cline
7-21-98
Clarke County and Marengo County, Alabama
Family reunions
Janine
Minniefield, Rodney Rocker, and Christal Chapman
7-21-98
Clarke County and Choctaw County, Alabama
Family reunions
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Louisiana
Gail
Arceneaux
8-6-98
Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Hungarian Winery
Jim
Jenkins
6-22-98
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Blacksmithing, trail rides, cane syrup making
Mike
Smith
8-13-98
St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
Dairy farming, Forest Festival, foodways
Betty
Lou Thomas
11-8-98
Washington Parish, Louisiana
Foodways (chicken pie)
Lloyd
Cotton
7-29-98
Washington Parish, Louisiana
Dairy Museum
John
Davis (J.D.) Warner
8-7-98
Washington Parish
White oak basketry, soapmaking, foodways
Gus
Magee
8-5-98
Washington Parish, Louisiana
Dough bowls, white oak basketry
Louis
Bartus
7-2-98
Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Hungarian sausage making
Dorman
Bunch
8-13-98
East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Wooden bowls, woodwork
Marilyn
and Joe Morgan
8-12-98
St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
Timber farming, dairy farming
Rupert
Thompson
7-8-98
East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Winemaking, Anglo Louisiana, smokehouses
Ronnie
Bardwell
8-12-98
St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
Agricultural agent
Bernadine
Magee
11-8-98
Washington Parish, Louisiana
Crochet, lye soap
Hollis
Gill
8-6-98
Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Saddlemaking
Ethan
Lee
11-24-98
Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Saddlemaking, rodeo riding
John
Schilling
7-29-98
Washington Parish, Louisiana
Dairy farming
Ottis
Jenkins
10-16-98
Washington Parish, Louisiana
Foodways, occupations, Washington Parish Fair
Russell
Zigler, Tom Mitchell, and Howard Barton
8-5-98
Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Wagon building, wheelmaking, blowing horns
Hazel
and Peter Clark
10-29-98
East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Gospel singing
Charles
Eldridge, Jr.
10-28-98
Amite Parish, Louisiana
Woodcarving
Susie
Boyd
10-21-98
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Quilting
Marjorie
Davis Moran
4-3-99
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
All Saints' Day celebrations
Ella
Badon
3-29-99
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
All Saints' Day and other cemetery visits, St. Joseph altars
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Pine
Hills Community Scholars Program (1996)
Robert
Lee Abrams
Wiggins, Stone County
Gardening
Walter
and Wilter Abrams
Hattiesburg, Forrest County
Gardening, folk medicine
Christine
Amacker
Poplarville, Pearl River County
Pearl River County history, stories
Rev.
I.O. Anderson
Forrest County
yoke making, cowhide chair seat making, ox team driving
Nannie
Mae Aultman
Sumrall-New Hope, Covington County
Lottown Road history and vernacular architecture
Margie
Dean Baker
Liberty, Amite County
Homecoming at Liberty Baptist Church
Marvin
and Ruby Beall
Gum Pond, Pearl River County
Pearl River County history, stories
Ann
Bell
Bogue Homa, Jones County
Choctaw hominy making, sewing Choctaw garments
George
Berry
Pearl, Rankin County
Woodcarving
Vaughn
Brayson
Carriere, Pearl River County
Pearl River County history, stories
Albert
Burton
Tougaloo, Hinds County
Folk Medicine
Charles
Wilkie Butler and Imogene Butler
Poplarville, Pearl River County
Pearl River County history, stories
Bruce
Conway
Richton, Perry County
Logging, tokemaking, ox team driving, blacksmithing
Bura
Conway
Runnelstown, Perry County
Ox team driving
William
F. Crawford
Brookhaven, Lincoln County
Brookhaven history and architecture
Jeanettie
Davis
Hattiesburg, Forrest County
Folk medicine
Mary
and Herman Echols
Bassfield, Jeff Davis County
Family gospel group
Mattie
W. Emfinger and Pernell Emfinger
Bude, Franklin County
Folk medicine
Sid
Evans and Lauralene Evans
Picayune, Pearl River County
Stories about growing up in Pearl River County, woodworking
James
Ezell
Centerville, Jones County
lumber inspector
Zelda
Fortenberry
Osyka, Pike County
Gardening, holiday traditions, foodways, folk medicine
J.Q.
Frierson
Poplarville, Pearl River County
Pearl River and Hancock County histories
T.J.
Frierson
Nicholson, Pearl River County
Pearl River history, stories
Jack
Herring
Brandon, Rankin County
Dough bowl making
Sebia
Hughes
Magee, Simpson County
Quilting
Franklin
Jefferson
Bogue Homa, Jones County
Choctaw medicine
Barbara
Lott
Lottown, Covington County
Lottown Road history and vernacular architecture
Rachel
C. McLaughlin
New Augusta, Perry County
Folk Medicine
Catherine
Rutledge Miller
Ozona, Pearl River County
Pearl River County (Ozona) traditions and stories
Patsy
Jo Mitchell
Carriere, Pearl River County
Pearl River County traditions and stories
Doris
A. Mixon
New Augusta, Perry County
Folk Medicine
Sammy
D. Myers
Clinton, Hinds County
Folk medicine, oral history of Butler and Shady Grove, MS
Bertha
Parker
Tougaloo, Madison County
Midwifery
Sarah
Burton Parker
Jackson, Hinds County
Folk medicine, foodways
Howard
Pickering
Seminary, Covington County
Timber industry
Mrs.
Willie B. Reid
Monticello, Lawrence County
Gardening, logging camps
Leslie
Rutland
Collins, Covington County
Timber industry
Clarence
Sanders
Silver Creek, Lawrence County
Local history and traditions
Roger
Smith
Monticello, Lawrence County
Fifth Sunday gospel singing, singing conventions
Thelma
Smith
Osyka, Pike County
Gardening
Berdie
Steve
Bogue Homa, Jones County
Choctaw basketmaking
Sarah
Burton Taylor
Jackson, Hinds County
Folk medicine
Alyne
Hall Thornhill
Tylertown, Walthall County
Folk medicine, gardens, foodways
Adron
Turnage
Tylertown, Walthall County
Gardening
Leslie
Varnado
Magnolia, Pike County
Folk medicine, gardens
Louise
Wallace
Bogue Homa, Jones County
Choctaw basketmaking
Iris
Bonnie Davis Wilkinson
Lumberton, Pearl River County
Pearl River County traditions, stories
Naomi
Williams
Wiggins, Stone County
Folk medicine
Van
Williamson
Seminary, Covington County
Timber industry
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