First Question List-

What is your name and where did it come from? 

    What does it mean?

Where are you from?

Tell me about your childhood.

Tell me about your family.

Tell me about your education.

What lead you to become a farmer?

Describe a typical day.

How has farming, or your experience in farming changed over time.

Second Question List

Did you miss the farm during your time in the military?
 

Do you think that there will be a day where small scale farms/farming/farmers don't exist?
 

When you think about your life, do you think being a farmer defines who you are?
 

Do you think someone can go to school to learn to be a farmer or do you think a person should be an apprentice or student of a farmer?
 

What are ways you think we could help save "small scale farmers"?
 

Are you passing your farm down to your sons?
 

How important is community to a small scale farmer?
 

Would you say that there is interest in farming in Floyd/Roanoke community?
 

Was there anything else you ever wanted to do besides the farm?
 

How did your mother manage to work the farm when your father passed?
 

Does your brother George farm in Floyd? Tell me more about him.
 

What are five qualities that a farmer must have?
 

The Process

    This process has been a definite learning experience for me.  From start to finish, this project involved hard work, time, and commitment. I along with other students in the class, used methodology, completely foreign to us throughout the semester.  However, as a student extremely interested in pursuing a career in anthropology, it was rewarding to look back at this process and in a way feel as if I have created my first "anthropological work".

   I very much enjoyed the interview process even though at times I had problems in asking the appropriate, correct questions. I am thankful that the man I interviewed had a wonderful, open personality.  I also think that the fact that Professor Nye is his neighbor and was present at the initial interview, left Wilton feeling quite comfortable with me.

   Overall, creating a life history is a rewarding experience.  Being allowed to also create this webpage using our own creativity, and in my case photography was such a welcomed change from the daily drone of quizzes, tests and exams.

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