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References, Interviews, & Field Research

 

References Cited

Bartling, Mai-Liis. 1983 Cost Cutting Strategies for the Park and Recreation Agency. Champaign,Ill.: Management Learning Laboratories.

Berrier, Ralph Jr.. 1997 Coal Dust Memories. Roanoke Times and World News, April 18. Extrasection: 1, 6, 7.

Christiansen, Monty. 1983 Vandalism Control Management for Park and Recreation Areas. State College, Pa: Venture Publishing, Inc.

Copps, David and Will Abberger 1994 Views from the Road: A New Guide for Assessing Historic Landscapes. Historic Preservation Forum, May/June:18-25.

Dorsett, Meghan Mss. Environmental Survey of the Coal Mining Heritage Park. Planning Department, Montgomery County.

Dyen, Doris J. and Edward K. Muller 1994 Conserving the Heritage of Industrial Communities. Historic Preservation Forum, July/August:37-43.

Espeseth, Robert D. 1982 Site Planning for Park Areas. Champaign, Ill.: Office of Recreational Park Resources, Dept. of Leisure Studies, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Fogg, George E.1975 Park Planning Guidelines. Arlington, Va: National Society for Park Resources, National Recreation and Parks Assoc., Special Publication Series No. 15001.

Freis, Robert 1994a Hard Times, Rich Memories: Montgomery's Coal. Roanoke Times & World News, Roanoke, Va. January 2. New River Current 6(269): 1, 10, 11, 14, 15.

1994b A Name for a Face. Roanoke Times & World News, Roanoke, Va.January 30. New River Current 6(293): 1, 14, 15, 16.

1994c Bringing Coal Mining Past to Light. Roanoke Times & World News, Roanoke, Va. March 11. New River Valley Current 7(14):1, 2.

1994d Merrimac Memories. Roanoke Times & World News, Roanoke Va. June 21. New River Current 7(107)1, 3, 6.

1995 Unbroken Circle: Coal Mining in Montgomery County, Virginia. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Appalachian Studies Assoc., Morgantown, W. Va., March.

1995b Making a Trail into the Past. Roanoke Times & World News, Roanoke, Va. March 30. New River Valley Current 8(30):1, 2.

1996a The Day the Earth Shook. Roanoke Times & World News, Roanoke, Va. April 18. New River Valley Current 9(47):1, 2.

1996b King of the Mountain. Roanoke Times & World News, Roanoke, Va. July 7. New River Valley Current 9(116):16-18.

1997 Proud Heritage. Roanoke Times & World News, Roanoke, Va. March 30. New River Valley Current 10(30):1, 20-23.

1998 A Moment in Time. Roanoke Times & World News, Roanoke, Va. April 19. New River Valley Current 11(48):1, 26-28.

Herman, Bernard L. 1994 Fleeting Landscapes and the Challenge for Historic Preservation. Historic Preservation Forum, May/June: 4-10.

Huckleberry Trail Exhibit Design Project 1996 Huckleberry Trail Exhibit Design Project funded through a grant from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Development of signage by community groups.

Hultsman, John, Richard L. Cottrell, and Wendy Zales-Hultsman Planning Parks for People. State College, Pa: Venture Publishing, Inc.

Internet sources on plants

1999 Internet sources on plants referred to in Chapter 6. http://www.chatlink.com/~hrbseed/mullein.htm http://www.wellesley.edu/Activities/homepage/web/Species/pmullein.htm http://www.wellesley.edu/Activities/homepage/web/Species/ptouchmenot http://www.scienceu.com/library/articles/flowers/jewelweed.htm http://www.nhg.com/db/1185.htm http://www.self-reliance.net/lambs.html http://www.incolor.com/gibbens/Plant/lambs.htm http://www.chatlink.com/~herbseed/vipers.html http://www.schools.1th5.k12.il.us/bths-e/honeysuckle.htm

Klatka, Thomas, Michael Mirro, Mary Napoli, and Michael Neylon 1999 Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey at the 20th-Century Merrimac Coal Mines in Montgomery County, Virginia. Roanoke, Va.: Roanoke Regional Preservation Office, Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources.

La Lone, Mary B. 1995 The Appalachia Tourism Project: Applied Anthropology in an Appalachian Coal Mining Town. IN Practicing Anthropology in the South. James M. Tim Wallace, ed. Pp. 91-101.

1997 Appalachian Coal Mining Memories: Life in Virginia’s New River Valley Coal Fields (edited by M. La Lone) Blacksburg, Va.: Pocahontas Press.

1998 Coal Mining Lives: An Oral History Sequel to Appalachian Coal Mining Memories (edited by M. La Lone) Radford, Va.: Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, Radford University

1999 Preserving Appalachian Heritage: A Model for Oral History Research and Teaching. Journal of Appalachian Studies 5(1):115-122.

Mss. "A Partnership Approach to Appalachian Community Work: Some Guidelines from Applied Anthropology." Chapter written for the book Culturally-Relevant Practice in Appalachia edited by Susan E. Keefe.

Linkous, Sam L. 1998 Merrimac Use to be Coal-Rich. Blacksburg Sentinel 2(85):A1, A10-11.

Marcus, Clare Cooper and Carolyn Francis 1998 People Places: Design Guidelines for Urban Open Space. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, Inc.

Molnar, Donald J.1986 Anatomy of a Park: The Essentials of Recreation Area Planning andDesign. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Publishing Company.

Noble, Bruce J., Jr. and Robert Spude 1992 Guidelines for Identifying, Evaluating, and Registering Historic Mining Properties. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, National Register, History and Education. http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/bulletins/mihome.htm.

Price, Jimmie Lee, et al. 1994 A Brief History of Several Coal Mines of Montgomery County, Va. Blacksburg, Va.: Coal Mining Heritage Association of Montgomery County.

Proco, Garland 1994 Merrimac Mines: A Personal History. Blacksburg, VA: Southern Printing, Inc.

Sharpe, Grant W.1983 Park Management. New York: Wiley.

Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) 1999 Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards. http://www.access-board.gov/ufas/ufas.htm, 9/16/99.

Whisonant, Robert C. 2000 Geology and History of the Confederate Coal Mines in Montgomery County, Virginia. Virginia Minerals 46(1). Charlottesville, Va.: Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy.

Interviews and Field Research Cited

Akers, Dinah Linkous 11/20/1999 Interview with Dinah Akers by telephone, by Elaine G. Staab.

Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine 10/16/1999 Field notes and photographs taken by Elaine G. Staab and Karen A. Barnes at the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine, Beckley, West Virginia.

Coal Mining Heritage Association Meeting 9/2/99 Research team visit to the monthly meeting of the Coal Mining Heritage Association, Merrimac Pentecostal Holiness Church Fellowship Hall, Merrimac, Va.

Cottrill, Dolly 1999 Interview with Dolly Cottrill, by Bobbi Jo Burnett.

Dorsett, Meghan 10/18/1999 Interview with Meghan Dorsett at the Montgomery County Planning Department Offices, Christiansburg, Va., by Rehana G. Durrani.

10/20/1999 Interview with Meghan Dorsett at the Montgomery County Planning Department Offices, Christiansburg, Va., by Jacquelin T. Graham.

11/1/1999 Interview with Meghan Dorsett at the Montgomery County Planning Department Offices, Christiansburg, Va., by Melissa E. Lamb.

11/22/1999 Interview with Meghan Dorsett, telephone, by Rehana G. Durrani.

11/24/1999 Same.

12/1/1999 Same.

12/2/1999 Interview with Meghan Dorsett at her home in Christiansburg, Va., by Melissa E. Lamb.

Ellenbogen, Bill 10/13/1999 Interview with Bill Ellenbogen, President of Friends of the Huckleberry, at Bogen’s Restaurant, Blacksburg, Va., by Melissa E. Lamb and Jennifer K. Zelinski. Discussing the planning and construction of the Huckleberry Trail, future plans for the trail, and future parks/trails plans for the Town of Blacksburg.

Hodge, Hazel 10/18/1999 Interview with Hazel Hodge by telephone, by Elaine G. Staab.

Jones, Esther 11/15/1999 Interview with Esther Jones at her home in Blacksburg, Va., by Elaine G. Staab

Lawson, Fred 10/2/1999 Interview with Fred Lawson at his home in Blacksburg, Va., by Elaine G. Staab.

10/9/1999 Interview with Fred Lawson at his home in Blacksburg, Va., by Elaine G. Staab.

10/12/1999 Interview with Fred Lawson at his home in Blacksburg, Va., by Elaine G. Staab.

10/15/1999 Interview with Fred Lawson at his home in Blacksburg, Va., by Matthew D. Schrag.

11/13/1999 Interview with Fred Lawson at his home in Blacksburg, Va., by Elaine G. Staab.

Linkous, Lee 11/13/1999 Interview with Lee Linkous at his home in Blacksburg, Va., by Elaine G. Staab.

McDonald, Beth 1999 Interview with Beth McDonald by Bobbi Jo Burnett

Merrimac Community Meetings

10/21/1999 Community meetings organized by the Radford University

10/23/1999 Applied Anthropology class in cooperation with the Coal Mining Heritage Assoc. and Montgomery County Planning Office. Merrimac Pentecostal Holiness Church Fellowship Hall, Merrimac, Va.

Merrimac Mine Field Site Visits

9/11/1999 Class orientation visit to the Merrimac Mines property, Montgomery County, Va. A meeting with Fred Lawson, Alex Linkous, Lee Linkous, Sam Huff, Robert Freis and other members of the Coal Mining Heritage Association; state archaeologist Tom Klatka; Montgomery County planners Joe Powers and Meghan Dorsett; Rev. Jerry Sloss; and passing Huckleberry trail users.

10/1999 Visit to Merrimac Mines property, Montgomery County, Va. Melissa E. Lamb and Matthew D. Schrag visit the property to explore the southfacing slope of Price’s mountain considered for low-impact trail development.

10/3/1999 Visit to Merrimac Mines property, Montgomery County, Va. Class meeting with Tom Klatka and Meghan Dorsett on the park property looking into cultural resources and historic use of the landscape.

11/23/1999 Visit to Merrimac Mines property, Montgomery County, Va. Melissa E. Lamb and Daliah G. Macon visit the property to discuss placement of the facilities recommended for the Community Recreation Area.

Parker, Bobby, Joe Powers, and Meghan Dorsett 10/14/1999 Class visit by Bobby Parker, Joe Powers, and Meghan Dorsett, at Radford University. Concerning organization, publicity, and planning for the Merrimac community meetings.

Powers, Joe and Meghan Dorsett 9/16/1999 Class visits by Joe Powers and Meghan Dorsett (Montgomery County Planning Office), at Radford University. Concerning general considerations in all park planning.

Roanoke Museum of Transportation, Coal Miners Day11/16/1999 Field notes and photographs taken by team member Elaine G. Staab at the Coal Miners Day activities at the Roanoke Museum of Transportation.

Robinson, John 10/13/1999 Interview with John Robinson, Warm Hearth offices in Blacksburg, Va., by telephone, by Jennifer K. Zelinski.

Phillips, Steve and Tom Bain 10/13/1999 Meeting with Tom Bain and Steve Phillips, Montgomery County Offices, Christiansburg, Va., by Daliah G. Macon, Matthew D. Schrag, Melissa E. Lamb, Elaine G. Staab, Jennifer K. Zelinski, and Mary B. La Lone. Discussing the role of Facilities Management and Parks and Recreation in park construction and maintenance.

Scott, Dudley 10/23/1999 Interview with Dudley Scott at the community meeting, Merrimac Pentecostal Holiness Church in Merrimac, Va., by Matthew D. Schrag.

Steiger, Janet. 10/13/1999 Interview with Janet Steiger by telephone, by Jennifer K. Zelinski.

 

 

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