Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings

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  • This series consists of interviews recorded by Michael Kline that document the experience of survivors of the 1985 Tucker County, West Virginia flood.  To browse this collection and others, please visit the Berea College Special Collections & Archives: https://bereaarchives.libraryhost.com/

Interviewee Sort ascending Collection Description Interviewer Date of Interview Location of Interview Affiliation
Martha Sponangle Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings
Martha Sponangle, Hamrick School personnel, Tucker County Flood 12-18-1985 
Michael Kline Tucker County, WV Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives
Linda, Charles & Savannah Rhodes Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings

Interview with Linda, Charles & Savannah Rhodes

Unknown Unknown Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives
Kathleen Hall Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings
Kathleen Hall interview 4-10-1986 
Michael Kline Tucker County, WV Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives
Juanita Miller Wampler Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings
Juanita Miller Wampler interview 5-27-1986 
Michael Kline Tucker County, WV Talking Across the Lines
John Anvill Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings

John T. Anvill was born in St. George, Tucker County, and has lived in the area his entire life. He was born to William Anvill and Loretta White, who were also lifelong residents of Tucker County. John was raised in a large family of nine siblings, consisting of one brother and seven sisters. Growing up in St. George, John attended school at Mount Olive, located three miles away from his hometown. He went through at least the eighth grade before taking civil service examinations, though he did not pursue a career in that field.

Michael Kline Tucker County, WV Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives
Jim Vangundy Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings
Dr. Jim Vangundy interview 4-17-1986 
Michael Kline Tucker County, WV Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives
Janet Brashler Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings

Janet Brashler is a forest archeologist with the USDA Forest Service, specializing in prehistoric Native American sites in the Eastern United States. She holds an undergraduate degree in anthropology from Northwestern University, a master's in anthropology from Michigan State University, and a Ph.D. from the same institution. Brashler has taught college for seven years and has worked for the Forest Service for almost eight years. Her research interests focus on the adaptation and coping of prehistoric North American Indians, particularly in the Eastern United States.

Michael Kline Tucker County, WV Talking Across the Lines
Icy Sampson Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings
Icy Sampson 3-7-1986 interviewed by M. Kline 
Michael Kline Tucker County, WV Talking Across the Lines
Helen Sites Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings
Helen Sites, Brushy Run Pendleton County Flood 2-14-1986 
Michael Kline Tucker County, WV Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives
Hank Thompson, Jim Blosser, Bryan King, Michael Parsons Tucker County, West Virginia Flood Audio Recordings
Hank Thompson, Jim Blosser, Bryan King, Michael Parsons 1-29-1986
Michael Kline Tucker County, WV Talking Across the Lines