2020-01-14

Ledbetter, Judy (narrator); Ledbetter, Andrea (narrator)

Judy Ledbetter, who has lived north of the Chase St. spring for 54 years, describes the sandhills that used to exist in the area. "This was all like sand dunes. It looked just like the beach," her daughter Andrea says. Judy shares a memory of children sledding on the hills in the winter.

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. 

Westhues, Kay (interviewer)

Oral History

Community; Sledding; Sand dunes; Landscapes

Small Farms, Indiana; Chase Street (Gary, Indiana); Gary, Indiana

Spring at Small Farms Oral Histories

IU South Bend Archives

English

Materials in the Indiana University South Bend Special Collections and Archives have been provided for historical research and educational purposes only. If you use or reproduce our materials in any format, cite the IU South Bend Archives using the following format: [Last name, First name], Oral history interview conducted by [Interviewer’s First name Last name], [YYYY-MM-DD], [Title of Collection], Indiana University South Bend Archives and Special Collections, [item link under Share This Resource tab].  

Every oral history relies on the memories, views, and opinions of the narrator. Because of the personal nature of oral history, listeners may find some viewpoints or language of the recorded participants to be objectionable. In keeping with its mission of preservation and unfettered access whenever possible, Indiana University South Bend presents these views as recorded. 

The digital content contained in the Site is not available for copying, re-sale, re-use or incorporation into any databases or commercial product. No unauthorized mass downloading or scraping into any format is permitted.