Interview with Nell Pollard

Partial Transcript: If you would, state your full name please.

Segment Synopsis: Mrs. Pollard discusses her memories of the 1920s. She also talks about the businesses that were in the area when she was a little girl.

Keywords: churches; Education; Educators; English Teacher; federal highways; French; Hardware store; Henry County; High School Teacher; highways; Kentucky River; Pleasureville Community; Pleasureville Schools; Pleasureville, KY; Prohibition

Subjects: Education (Secondary) Education, Secondary--United States highway planning Kentucky Bluegrass Kentucky River (Ky.) Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Local History prohibition

Partial Transcript: What do you remember about the Depression years?

Segment Synopsis: Mrs. Pollard discusses the Great Depression in Pleasureville.

Keywords: automobiles; Great Depression Memories; Kentucky River; local history; merchants; Pleasureville Community; Pleasureville KY; Pleasureville Schools

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

Partial Transcript: What effect did World War II have on Pleasureville?

Segment Synopsis: Mrs. Pollard talks about what she remembers about the Second World War. She also discusses the local sewage issues around the town.

Keywords: Churches; Henry County KY; Kentucky River; local history; Pleasureville Community; Pleasureville KY; Pleasureville Schools; sewage; Small Towns; stores; water works; World War II

Subjects: Education (Secondary) Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky River (Ky.) Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Local History Sewage World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States

Partial Transcript: How has the physical appearance changed?

Segment Synopsis: In this segment, Mrs. Pollard discusses the changes in the appearance Pleasureville. She also talks about what recreation there was in the town.

Keywords: churches; cinemas; Henry County KY; local history; movie theater; movie theaters; Pleasureville Community; Pleasureville KY; Pleasureville Schools; Rock Quarry; skating; Small Towns Kentucky River; youth groups

Subjects: automobiles churches Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky River (Ky.) Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Local History World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States

Partial Transcript: Did the blacks and whites get along together in Pleasureville?

Segment Synopsis:

Keywords: agriculture; cobbler; farmer; farmers; Henry County KY; Kentucky River; local history; Pleasureville Community; Pleasureville KY; Pleasureville Schools; Race relations; racial tensions; Segregation; shoemaker; shoemakers

Subjects: Interracial friendship Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky River (Ky.) Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Local History segregation