Bessie Crawford, Moving to Ellijay, NC

Dublin Core

Title

Bessie Crawford, Moving to Ellijay, NC

Subject

Authors, American
Autobiography
Dwellings
Families
Mountain life
Women -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Description

A touching rendition of old time memories of a family of 10, including mom and dad, who moved to Ellijay, NC by sled, where the children walked, helping to carry all their belongings to a small 2-room house with no windows or door. Told by a 90-year-old true mountain woman, Bessie Gertrude Coggins Stiwinter Crawford.

Source

Stories of Mountain Folk - Podcasts

Publisher

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Date

2017-12-26

Contributor

Crawford, Bessie
Garza, Amy Ammons

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

mp3;
sound recordings
interviews

Language

eng

Type

Sound

Identifier

61846
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/61846

Date Created

2018-01-16

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, 29 Regal Ave., Sylva, NC 28779;

Spatial Coverage

Macon County (N.C.)
Appalachian Region, Southern

Extent

16:15(duration)

Is Part Of

Stories of Mountain Folk

Citation

“Bessie Crawford, Moving to Ellijay, NC,” OAI, accessed June 7, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/61846.