Oral History Collection
| MAIN ENTRY: | Piercy, Mrs. Erma |
| DATE OF INTERVIEW: | December 6, 1972 |
| LOCATION OF INTERVIEW: | Turkey, Texas |
| INTERVIEWER: | Duncan Muckelroy |
| LENGTH OF INTERVIEW: | 40 minutes |
| SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: | Mrs. Piercy describes the JA Ranch milk and meat house as she remembers it from her days on the ranch with her husband, from 1905 to 1933. |
| TAPE ONE, SIDE ONE: | Husband employed on JA Ranch 32 years Lived on ranch from 1905 until 1933 Description of milk and meat house Meat put into sacks and hung from ceiling Other furnishings of milk room discussed Crocks in milk room covered with cloth Former cook and his wife recalled Various camps on ranch listed Personal biographical information Further discussion of milk and meat house furnishings Describes meat block, cleaver and saw Various residents of JA Ranch named Typical day on the ranch included much riding |
| TAPE ONE, SIDE TWO | Different personalities associated with JA
Ranch characterized Home at line camp described Son’s deafness explained Spring dance was yearly event Mentions Wyatt Heisler as possible source of information Storage room for food separate building |
| RANGE DATES: | 1905-1972 |
| BULK DATES: | 1905-1933 |