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Burt, Johnny (narrator), McIntosh-Burt, Exnar (narrator)
Summary:
Johnny Burt recalls how as a boy, he once found a large nest of snakes at the edge of his yard in the Small Farms. He recounts, "They were coming up on our fence! I had to get on the fence, and grab them, and throw them...We had about 50 snakes." His grandfather told him to burn the snakes because he and other family members believed they were bad omens.
This was one of a group of excerpts gathered under the subject heading of Growing Up in Small Farms for a digital and in-person exhibit of the Spring at Small Farms Oral Histories. The digital exhibit can be seen at https://iusbarchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/spring-at-small-farms/home.
Burt, Johnny (narrator), McIntosh-Burt, Exnar (narrator)
Summary:
Siblings Johnny Burt and Exnar McIntosh-Burt describe community life around the Chase Street Spring when they grew up in Small Farms. Exnar discusses how people met there while getting water, and Johnny highlights the spirit of generosity around the spring. He says, "When I wasn't having fun myself, you know, I helped somebody else...But that's how we were...we'd help each other out there."
This was one of a group of excerpts gathered under the subject heading of Community Use of the Spring for a digital and in-person exhibit of the Spring at Small Farms Oral Histories. The digital exhibit can be seen at https://iusbarchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/spring-at-small-farms/home.
Burt, Johnny (narrator), McIntosh-Burt, Exnar (narrator)
Summary:
Exnar McIntosh-Burt and her brother, Johnny Burt, talk about the community's use of the Chase Street Spring when they were growing up. Exnar describes the artesian well as "like food for us," as many citizens of the area used it as their primary source of the most essential resource: water.
This was one of a group of excerpts gathered under the subject heading of Community Use of the Spring for a digital and in-person exhibit of the Spring at Small Farms Oral Histories. The digital exhibit can be seen at https://iusbarchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/spring-at-small-farms/home.
Burt, Johnny (narrator), McIntosh-Burt, Exnar (narrator)
Summary:
Kay Westhues interviews Johnny Burt and Exnar McIntosh-Burt at Exnar Burt’s home in Gary, Indiana, on September 6, 2019. The Burts grew up in Small Farms in a family of eighteen children. They depended on the spring for their drinking water in the 1960s, and describe its significance in their lives. They talk about what life was like in Small Farms during that time, and how people accessed the spring water. They also discuss the history of Lake Sandy Jo.
