Interview with Richard Snowden

Partial Transcript: Uh, can you give me your full name?

Segment Synopsis: Snowden discusses his background information such as date of birth and his education.

Keywords: Centre College, Eastern Kentucky University; Ravenna, Kentucky; State Narcotic Department

Subjects: Centre College (Danville, Ky.:1918-) Ravenna (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: Uh, what's your earliest memory of Ravenna?

Segment Synopsis: Snowden discusses growing up in Ravenna. He describes it as a young family small town with many young children in the town. He also describes dance halls in and outside of Ravenna for social events.

Keywords: Bobby Welch's Grocery Store; Coal burning stove; Corn field; Estill County; Great Depression; Hay field; Lynn Wood Hall; Maggie Brodus; Medical doctor; Myrtle Brodus; Postmaster; Railroad; Ravenna Elementary School; Ravenna, Kentucky; The Hidey Hole

Subjects: Dance halls Estill County (Ky.) Ravenna (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: Over the years, when you were growing up, what was Ravenna's relationship to the city of Irvine?

Segment Synopsis: Snowden discusses the relationship between Ravenna and Irvine as "twin town's". He describes Ravenna as a "retirement town" opposed to earlier years as a "young family town".

Keywords: "Twin Town's"; Estill County; Football; Great Depression; Irvine, Kentucky; Ravenna Football team; Ravenna, Kentucky

Subjects: Football Great Depression--1929 Irvine (Ky.) Ravenna (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: Uh, what year did you go into World War II?

Segment Synopsis: Snowden discusses being a freshman at Centre College when the war broke out. He states the town of Ravenna had started to go downhill shortly after due to businesses leaving the area.

Keywords: Centre College; Eastern Kentucky University; Railroad stations; Texaco Refinery; World War II

Subjects: Centre College (Danville, Ky.: 1918-) Railroad stations World War, 1939-1945

Partial Transcript: When television appeared in the town, did it change the way people lived a whole lot?

Segment Synopsis: Snowden discusses the changes the town has experience concerning entertainment. He state the diversity of the age groups among the town results in not as much communication with one another.

Keywords: Ravenna, Kentucky; Television; Theater

Subjects: Motion picture theaters Ravenna (Ky.) Television viewers

Partial Transcript: Uh, the appearance of the town, has it changed a lot over the years?

Segment Synopsis: Snowden describes the businesses that are no longer in the town, changing the appearance of the town.

Keywords: Fire department; Police department; Ravenna, Kentucky

Subjects: Fire departments Police Ravenna (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: Um, government in the town, has it changed over the years?

Segment Synopsis: Snowden discusses government offices that exist in the town of Ravenna. He also feels the changes from all aspects of the town has affected it and the businesses. He states transportation, chain stores, and the location of Ravenna has affected the town. Snowden and his wife play golf for their entertainment.

Keywords: Baseball games; Buck Foley; Chain stores; City council; Crimes; Estill County Golf Club; Football games; George Mays; Jim Palmer; Mayor; Millard Webb; Ravenna, Kentucky; Transportation

Subjects: City council members Crime Golf courses Mayors Police Ravenna (Ky.) Sports

Partial Transcript: When you were growing up how did people move around in the town? How did they get about here?

Segment Synopsis: Snowden discusses the mode of transportation through out the town. Concerning employment, he describes the town as a "bedroom community".

Keywords: Automobile; Bus service; Oil field; Railroad; Ravenna, Kentucky; Taxi service

Subjects: Agriculture Automobile driving Bus travel Railroad motorcars Railroad station Ravenna (Ky.) Taxicabs Transportation

Partial Transcript: Uh, do you attend church here in town?

Segment Synopsis: Snowden discusses the church he attends and other churches.

Keywords: Ravenna Christian Church; Ravenna, Kentucky

Subjects: Ravenna (Ky.)

Partial Transcript: Uh, lets talk about the big events occurring. What's the biggest event you remember happening in this town?

Segment Synopsis: Snowden discusses the tornado that hit the town and damaged it created. Snowden feels if the town were to establish businesses it would be positive. If the town had progress it would give the people hope.

Keywords: Ravenna, Kentucky; Tornado

Subjects: Ravenna (Ky.) Tornado damage