Generations
Generations
In this oral history excerpt, Rob Amberg questions long-time Madison County, North Carolina resident Stan Hyatt about his family history and his father's employment during the Great Depression.
Audio Transcript
Rob Amberg
Was your family's roots from there? And how long had your family been in the community?
Stan Hyatt
Two generations before me.
Rob Amberg
And what kind of work did your dad do?
Stan Hyatt
My dad did a lot of things. His, uh, the last work he did before he retired in Cleveland - he worked in a musical instrument factory, making instruments. Brass instruments.
Rob Amberg
But what did he do when you were in Barnardsville?
Stan Hyatt
He did a lot of things. He just moved around from job to job. He worked before - one of the last things he did in Barnardsville was work with his brother in a country store.
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