Interview with Catherine Long

Partial Transcript: We start every interview by asking the interviewee to state their full name.

Segment Synopsis: In this segment, Mrs. Long talks about her education and her early memories of the churches and stores in Pleasureville.

Keywords: Baptist Churches; Churches; GED; Henry County KY; Kentucky State University; Local History; Louisville Ky; Pleasureville Community; Pleasureville KY; Pleasureville Schools; River

Subjects: Churches Education (Primary) Education (Secondary) Education, Elementary--United States Education, Secondary--United States Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky River (Ky.) Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Local History

Partial Transcript: Do you remember Prohibition?

Segment Synopsis: Mrs. Long discusses Prohibition, the Great Depression, and getting electricity.

Keywords: Electricity; Farmers; Farming; Great Depression Memories; Henry County KY; Kentucky River; Mt. Sterling KY; Pleasureville Community; Pleasureville KY; Pleasureville Schools; RECC; Schools

Subjects: Agriculture Depressions--1929--United States Depressions--History Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky River (Ky.) Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Local History Prohibition

Partial Transcript: What stands out in your memory about the WWII years in Pleasureville?

Segment Synopsis: Mrs. Long discusses the Second World war and its impact on Pleasureville. She also discusses the changes she witnessed in Pleasureville.

Keywords: D-Day; Kentucky River; Operation Overlord; Pleasureville Community; Railroad Lines; Railroad Stations; Railroads; rations; World War II

Subjects: Bank Failures Banks Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky River (Ky.) Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Local History Railroad companies Railroad crossings Railroad stations World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States

Partial Transcript: What do you remember about recreation in Pleasureville?

Segment Synopsis: In this segment, Mrs. Long discusses what there was to do in Pleasureville, local agriculture and the local schools.

Keywords: Church Life; Education; Eminence KY; Farming; Kentucky; Kentucky River; Louisville KY; Pleasureville Community; Tobacco; Tobacco Farming; Whiskey

Subjects: agriculture churches Education Education (Primary) Education (Secondary) Education, Elementary--United States Education, Secondary--United States Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky River (Ky.) Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Local History Tobacco Tobacco Farmers Tobacco Farming