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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
Creator
Bumgarner, Rick, interviewee
Contributor
Cumming, Gabriel, interviewer
Bumgarner, Jerry, 1954-2008, contributor
Bumgarner, Earl, contributor
Date (Text)
2002-10-17
Place of Creation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Extent
1 audio file (2:18:44) : digital, MP3 + 1 transcript (54 pages : PDF)
Biographical/Historical Note
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.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:7976
System Control No.
PL-BU0015
Subject (Person)
Bumgarner, Rick
Bumgarner, Jerry, 1954-2008
Bumgarner, Earl
Subject (Topic)
Mills and mill-work
Rural families
Logging
Lumber
Milling machines--Equipment and supplies
Sawmills
Horses
Tree planting
Land use, Rural
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Catawba County
North Carolina--Reidsville
Subject (Occupation)
Automobile mechanics
Loggers
Subject (Date)
1920-2010
Type
Audio
Format
spoken word
Interviews
Oral histories
Language
English
Grant Information
Digitization made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Usage Statement
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Copyright Holder
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Record Appears in
Oral History Collections > Catawba Lands Conservancy Perspectives on Land Project > Balls Creek
Internet Mime Type
audio/mpeg
Location of Original
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Reproduction Note
MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on minidisc and reformatted using a Digidesign 003 rack.
2018-09-04
Condition
Interview begins and ends abruptly.\t

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