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Records the reminiscences of Delie May Crider, a resident of Criders, Virginia, for over eighty years. Recalls her youth and family life growing up on a small farm. Describes her father's work on the farm and in the local tree bark industry. Briefly mentions her extended family members in the May, Crider, and Dove families. Discusses the variety of farm chores and other harvesting activities, including berry picking, "hunting" mushrooms, and chestnut gathering, performed by herself and her siblings. Describes food preservation techniques, such as drying and canning, that were common in the days before rural electrification. Recalls the one-room schoolhouse attended local children, including those from nearby West Virginia. Talks of childhood games and of community activities such as apple peelings and bean stringings. Describes the local variation of the shivaree, known as "belling." Recalls the arrival of the first automobiles in the region, road conditions, and the hazards facing early motorists. Closes with her recollections of her late husband, Ben Crider.

This interview records the reflections of Gerald E. Fawley, his life and work staffing the fire towers. Transcription includes appendix with the following contents: A lookout tower man reminisces; Sibley stove and tent notes; Osborne fire finder; Remembrances; 1930's photographs; High Knob Fire Tower notes; 2006 photographs.

This interview records the reflections of Kenny May and John Coleman, talking about their U.S. Forest Service and fire fighting experiences. Within introduction of transcript, "John William Coleman, [retired District Ranger, Lee Ranger District, Type II Incident Commander, 1957-1998] and Kenneth Edward May [Timber Sale Administrator, 1965-2006]". Transcription includes appendix with the following contents: Kenny May, photos, article and notes, "Notice to Loggers," Fire Tower Log; John Coleman Award article, poster in Lee District work center, reprint newspaper photo, two poems and "Diary of a Fire"; Article: "The Fire Warden System on the Shenandoah" by Helen Gordon, 1929.

Records the reminiscences of Dr. Linford K. Gehman, family physician at the Green Valley Clinic in Bergton, Virginia since 1970. Describes his family and early life while growing up on a farm in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Recalls the events that led to his medical career, including his decision to register as a conscientious objector after being drafted during the Korean War. Discusses his medical training, internship, and residency at various colleges and hospitals. Describes working as a volunteer doctor overseas for the Mennonite Central Committee, including Vietnam at the time of the Tet Offensive in 1968, and in Nigeria during the Biafran War in 1969. Speaks of joining the Green Valley Clinic in 1970 and relates anecdotes of his experiences there over a thirty year period. Recalls being one of only two doctors serving all of Hardy County, West Virginia. Briefly mentions current and former clinic staff. Comments on changes in local health trends, such as the care and treatment of rural AIDS patients, advancements in health screening techniques, and common ailments of the rural poor. Reflects on the role his religious beliefs have played in his career. Closes with a brief discussion of his work and hobbies as he approaches retirement.

Records the reminiscences of Ogretta Ruth Smith Turner, a resident of Criders, Virginia, for over eighty years. Includes comments and observations by Robby Turner, who was present throughout the interview. Recalls her youth and family life growing up on a small farm. Discusses various farm chores, such as planting and harvesting, soap making, tending hogs, drying foods, and making cheese and butter. Comments on the advent of automobiles in the region, which cut the round trip time to Harrisonburg from four days to four hours. Recalls the lumber camps, general stores, and grist mills that were once common in the region. Discusses everyday necessesities of farm life prior to rural electrification, including wood stoves, feed sacks, kerosene lamps, and the ice house. Mentions communal chores such as haying, butchering, making apple butter, and maple syrup. Briefly speaks of attending Bennetts Run School. Closes with a mention of her late husband Warren Turner.

This interview records the reflections of Wake Kermit Rogers, his life and work with the U.S. Forest Service as a Fire Tower Lookout man, Timber Technician and Fire Management Officer from 1962-1994. Transcription includes text of Psalm 121 with signature by interviewee.

Records the reminiscences of Winford Quinten Neff, a resident of Criders, Virginia, for nearly ninety years. Discusses his childhood and family life in Criders, and his education at the Caplinger School. Recalls his various occupations over several years, including work milking cows, debarking trees, and digging graves at the Caplinger Cemetery. Speaks of the chestnut blight which killed millions of chestnut trees on the East Coast in the 1930s. Discusses the advent of the first automobiles in the region and the conditions of the early roads. Briefly discusses community events such as church revivals, land clearing, and slaughtering and dressing livestock. Recalls fur trapping, drying fruits and meats, and canning food. Recollects the hard economic times of the droughts and Great Depression of the 1930s. Includes anecdotes of how he was befriended by a wild bear, and was once accused of being a witch.