Tape number: V18
Name: Gladys Ashburn
Location: Irvington, VA
Date of Birth: Spt. 21, 1913
Date of Recording: 12/10/03
Recorded By: Dianne Jordon
Log Sheet by: Grayson Mattingly
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00/50 | F | Describes where she grew up in Irvington. |
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1/56 | SW | House her friend lived in was where Tides Inn is now. Would go out on the second story porch and watch the steamer come in. Weems wharf first then go on up to Irvington wharf. Could hear people talking on the boat. |
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3/48 | SW | Middlesex would come in, side wheeler, would get in skiff with others and ride the waves the steamer would make. |
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4/50 | ST | Recounts trip to Baltimore on the steamer.Mother made her lunch. First time away from home.Came home after three months. Tells story about her future husband and how they got together. |
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10/20 | L | Big eagle at Tides Inn was on her friends house. Local story about how every time the church bells would ring eagle would flap it's wings. |
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13/00 | L | Talks more about steamboat ride, certain things about Baltimore |
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15/23 | L | Talks about going to the Adams Floating Theater |
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18/00 | L | Go to local stores in Irvington Mr. Southwin run by he and his wife. Would buy groceries there. Stolen car story. |
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20/39 | SW | items shipped on steamer - lumber, potatoes, great event when steamer would come in - riding waves was a lot of fun. |
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22/40 | W | Father a Waterman. most men around town were Waterman. Up country were farmers. Father was a pilot on a fish steamer. First husband was an engineer on fish steamer. 1982 married Hubbard Ashburn - second husband. Had two sons. |
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29/27 | L | Talks about store that was in building next to Irvington Baptist Church - loved the cheese they had at the store - big wheel of cheese. She and her mother would make their own cloths. |
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34/37 | L | Used to go to White Stone Beach |
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35/27 | R | Camp meetings |
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37/41 | b-roll her paintings, | |
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