ABSTRACT

INTERVIEWEE NAME: Ray W. Gilchrist, Sr. # 4700.0024

IDENTIFICATION: grew up in Iberville parish

INTERVIEWER: Sue Hebert

PROJECT: community history of the Plaquemine, Louisiana area

DATE: 9/28/79 FOCUS DATES: 1930's

ABSTRACT:

Tape 28A

Family and early background; father's community syrup mill in Iberville parish; raising sugar cane and making syrup; community involvement and socializing at syrup making; price of syrup; lacuite syrup; making taffy and pull candy; location of mill

TAPES: T 28 TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 30 minutes

# PAGES INDEX: 1

RESTRICTIONS: None.