Ruth Ballard Ashley (New Salem and Wendell, Mass.) Oral history

Item Information

Title:
Ruth Ballard Ashley (New Salem and Wendell, Mass.) Oral history
Description:
"Talking about the old days, the Ballard family, New Salem people, the New Salem Academy, old fashioned foods;" also Ballard Tavern, sugaring off, brown bread, brewis, bread coffee, bubble and squeak. Original tape held in the collections of the Swift River Valley Historical Society.
Interviewee:
Ashley, Ruth Ballard
Interviewer:
Duckert, Audrey R.
Date:
November 4, 1975
Format:
Audio recordings (nonmusical)
Genre:
Audiocassettes
Oral histories (document genres)
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 003 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Audrey R. Duckert Quabbin Valley Oral History Collection
Subjects:
Cooking, American--New England style
New Salem (Mass.)--History
New Salem (Mass.)--Social life and customs
Wendell (Mass.)--History
Wendell (Mass.)--Social life and customs
Quabbin Reservoir (Mass.)--History
Swift River Valley (Mass.)--History
Ballard family
New Salem Academy (New Salem, Mass.)
Places:
Massachusetts > Franklin (county) > New Salem
Massachusetts > Franklin (county) > Wendell
Massachusetts
Extent:
1 TDK-C90 audiocassette ; 01:16:33.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums756-b003-i001
Terms of Use:
Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to the Swift River Valley Historical Society through Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
Contact host institution for more information.
Place of origin:
Shutesbury, Mass.
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums756-b003-i001