Rick Bumgarner and Jerry Bumgarner oral history interview, 2002 October 17

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Jerry Bumgarner and Rick Bumgarner illustrate their experiences in the logging industry, primarily in Catawba County, North Carolina, and the history of their family. The brothers discuss how they got into logging, the equipment that they use for logging, the products of their logging business, and tree replanting. Other subjects discussed include land development in Catawba County, Rick Bumgarner's former work as a motorsports mechanic, and growing up in Reidsville, North Carolina.

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Title: Rick Bumgarner and Jerry Bumgarner oral history interview, 2002 October 17
Interviewee: Bumgarner, Rick
Interviewer: Cumming, Gabriel
Contributor: Bumgarner, Jerry, 1954-2008
Bumgarner, Earl
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 2002-10-17
Physical Description: 1 audio file (2:18:44) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (54 pages : PDF)
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Jerry Bumgarner was 48 years old and Rick Bumgarner was 45 years old at the time of the interview, which took place in Catawba County, North Carolina. Rick was born in Reidsville, North Carolina in 1957. Rick served in the military before working as a motorsports mechanic for 8 years, then later opened a sawmill and worked in logging. Jerry was born in Catawba County in 1954 and went into logging after he served in the military.
Abstract: Jerry Bumgarner and Rick Bumgarner illustrate their experiences in the logging industry, primarily in Catawba County, North Carolina, and the history of their family. The brothers discuss how they got into logging, the equipment that they use for logging, the products of their logging business, and tree replanting. Other subjects discussed include land development in Catawba County, Rick Bumgarner's former work as a motorsports mechanic, and growing up in Reidsville, North Carolina.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on minidisc and reformatted using a Digidesign 003 rack.
Audio Condition Note: Interview begins and ends abruptly.\t
Interviewee Occupations: Loggers
Automobile mechanics
Subjects--Names: Bumgarner, Rick
Bumgarner, Jerry, 1954-2008
Bumgarner, Earl
Contributor Occupations: Loggers
Loggers
Subjects--Topics: Mills and mill-work
Rural families
Logging
Lumber
Milling machines--Equipment and supplies
Sawmills
Horses
Tree planting
Land use, Rural
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Catawba County
North Carolina--Reidsville
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1920-2010
Digital Collection Title: Catawba Lands Conservancy Perspectives on Land Project
Digital Collection Series Title: Balls Creek
Rights: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Identifier: PL-BU0015
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:3172

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