Interview with Shirley Clough

Cultural Narrative: 

Shirley Clough was born to a family of farmers on a 140-acre farm in Louisa. During her childhood, she remembers helping out around the farm before and after school. Mrs. Clough graduated from the Louisa County High School in 1953. While she was in school, she worked as a typist at an insurance company. Mrs. Clough has attended the South Anna Baptist Church for over 50 years and is active in their choir. Her late husband worked as a mechanic for the county schools, and she raised their five children. During the 1950s, Mrs. Clough remembers playing board games and going to get ice cream with her family after her homework was done.

Protocol: 
Open Access
Community: 
Louisa County Historical Society
Category: 
Oral History
Collections: 
Many Voices, One Decade: 1950s Louisa County
Original Date Description: 
Recording date
Original Date: 
2018 July 18th
Creator: 
Louisa County Historical Society
Contributor: 
Louisa County Historical Society
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