Irvington, VA
Interviewee | Collection Sort descending | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Captain Arthur C. “Bill” Johnson | Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Captain Arthur C. “Bill” Johnson (1927-2016) piloted international ships through the Chesapeake waters. He easily named the lighthouses he passed regularly along the Potomac River. Johnson spoke with great respect for the pilots of the passenger steamers with whom he exchanged light and whistle signals passing in narrow stretches of water. He outlined the terminology of steamships and spoke with high regard for the statuesque passenger boats around which local economies were based. |
Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | Irvington, VA | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives | |
Frances Simmons & William R. "Billy" Rowe | Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
Part 1. Frances Simmons (1928-2018). Widow of C. Jackson Simmons, Irvington historian, attorney and author, Frances Simmons wove together a cohesive picture of life about her father’s farm, including threshing machines, 4-H fairs, Adams Floating Theatre, beach excursions, dinners at home for family and black farmhands, wagon travel, and stevedores singing while loading goods on the wharves. Mrs. Simmons concluded her testimonial with recommendations for the Steamboat Era Museum. |
Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | , | Irvington, VA | Talking Across the Lines, Berea College Special Collections & Archives |
Gladys Ashburn | Steamboat Era Museum Oral History Project |
"Right now, I can close my eyes and see that boat and hear the noises that it made. When it came in the creek, it would blow the whistle and black smoke would come from it. It was just great watching that steamboat come in." |
Carrie Kline, Michael Kline | Irvington, VA | Talking Across the Lines |