Martin Digital History

Pennie Fort King oral history interview transcription, 1960

Item

Title

Pennie Fort King oral history interview transcription, 1960

Description

Pennie Fort King (1893–1986) was interviewed by Rush Hughes on June 6, 1960.

Discussion primarily focused on her experiences with household management, cleaning, and cooking. She also spoke about the limited social life in early Stuart and shared memories of her childhood neighbor, Ma Ashley of the Ashley Gang.

Source

Scans gift of Historical Society of Martin County.

Date

Rights

No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Format

7 page document

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

HSMC-2025-023-RH-King_P
2025.023

Original Format

Text

Citation

“Pennie Fort King oral history interview transcription, 1960,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/15569.