COLLECTION NAME:
Oral Histories - Ohio River Portrait
Record
Filename:
FA 656 OH0046LA Ruth Greenman.mp3
Identifier:
FA 656 OH0046LA
Title:
Ruth Greenman
Creator:
Ruth Greenman
Subject:
Arts -- Paducah (KY)
Subject:
Quilting
Description:
Ruth Greenman speaks of her life on Epperson Rd in Reidland, KY and discusses quilting. Interview takes place at 5160 Epperson Rd. in Reidland, KY.
Publisher:
Western Kentucky University
Contributor:
Linda Kinsey Adams
Date:
7/23/1990
Type:
Oral History
Format:
audio/mpeg
Source:
Ohio River Folk Life Project
Language:
English
Coverage:
McCracken County
Rights:
Permission must be obtained from Western Kentucky University, Manuscripts and Folklife Archives, prior to reuse of these recordings
Biographical Sketch:
Ruth Greenman was born on Epperson Rd. in 1912. She was married to Herman Martin. They had 4 children; Peggy Martin in 1929; Robert Carter Martin in 1931, who was killed in the Korean War in 1950; Helen Martin Atterbury in 1937; Ann Martin in 1939. She lived in Oak Ridge, TN during WWII as a mechanical worker and was an electrical inspector, but spent the majority of her life on Epperson Rd. She learned to crochet at an early age from nieghbor, Mrs. Jones. She learned to quilt while living for a short time in Detroit, Michigan in her early 20s from another neighbor. She remarried Raymond Greenman.
Duration:
23:55 minutes
Bit Rate/Frequency:
64 kbps