Interview with Ruby Stewart

Partial Transcript: And he got him a whole bunch of nets and he started fishing.

Segment Synopsis: Stewart talks about her husband's commercial fishing business. She describes methods that he used to fish and the type of fish that he would catch.

Keywords: Catfish; Commercial fishing; Gratz, Kentucky; Spoonbill; Trotline

Subjects: Fishing--Kentucky River (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: I never did know what a hush puppy was or looked at it.

Segment Synopsis: Stewart talks about frying fish and cooking other food.

Keywords: Fish fry

Subjects: Fishing--Kentucky River (Ky.) River life--Kentucky River (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: He really loved to fish.

Segment Synopsis: Stewart tells fishing stories involving her husband, her son, and herself.

Keywords: Camp Nelson, Kentucky; Grate, Kentucky

Subjects: Fishing--Kentucky River (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: How long did you live at the lead mine?

Segment Synopsis: Stewart talks about the rise and fall of a local lead mine that closed in the 1940s.

Keywords: Gratz, Kentucky; Lead mine

Subjects: Kentucky River (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: Sounds like you were on the river as much as your husband was.

Segment Synopsis: Stewart talks about setting lines, the weather, and bugs.

Keywords: Gratz, Kentucky; Weather

Subjects: Fishing--Kentucky River (Ky.) Kentucky River (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: Did your husband ever have any accidents on the river?

Segment Synopsis: Stewart talks about flood levels and having to move what she owned out of danger.

Keywords: 1978; Dix Dam; Flood level; Gratz, Kentucky

Subjects: Floods--Kentucky Kentucky River (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: Who are some other people I might interview here in Gratz?

Segment Synopsis: Stewart names people that she thinks would be good to interview.

Keywords: Gratz, Kentucky; Martin, Bobby; Smith, S.J.

Subjects:

Partial Transcript: Where did you grow up?

Segment Synopsis: Stewart talks about life in Perry Park when she was little. She tells a story about a bad hail storm.

Keywords: Perry Park, Kentucky; Storm damage

Subjects: River life--Kentucky River (Ky.)