Lester (brother), Ephraim (papa), Dorothea (mama) and Mildred Bess
Name/Title
02 Mildred Bess Shell Interview - Growing up in Bollinger County - Video 2
Scope and Content
The Bess farm was near the Shrum Community. There were few paved roads and few bridges, so if you had a car every trip was an adventure. Most people traveled by horse, mule, wagon or on foot so any trip took a lot of time. The electric power grid was not connected to rural homes yet and very few had indoor plumbing but many of them did have telephones. Rural life required a lot of work and self reliance and that "life style" helped them survive the Great Depression.
The interview video is hosted on our YouTube channel. Copy and past this link in the search bar of your internet browser https://youtu.be/PQn-z_1ULvU
