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Oral history

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

KENNEDY Roland Thomas interviewed by Nancy Burnett

 Record Group — Box 6
Identifier: H0040
Overview Roland talks of his family history and settlement at Bayswater on their 1000 acre farm called Studleigh. He looks at the use of draft horses on the farm, the depression years, the growing and processing of linen flax for the war effort. After the war the crops changed to wheat, barley, and oats. He describes the care and contribution of sheep, horses and dogs. Roland mentions bus services and the Thornbury Vintage Museum; and reflects on his life.
Dates: 2007

Thornbury Vintage Day and Farming photographs [29 photos], c.1935 - c.1990, bulk: c.1935 - c.1945, 1985, c.1990

 Item — Digital-archive SOHP
Identifier: H00400005
Dates: c.1935 - c.1990; Majority of material found within c.1935 - c.1945; 1985; c.1990