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This digital story recording was created in conjunction with the Smithsonian's Museum on Main Street program and its Stories from Main Street student documentary initiative, called "Stories: Yes." The project encourages students and their mentors to research and record stories about small-towns and rural neighborhoods, waterways, personal memories, cultural traditions, work histories, as well as thoughts about American democracy. These documentaries are then shared on Smithsonian websites and social media.
Dorcas Reese Hodges recalls her many work experiences through the years, including as custodian at Bethel School. This documentary was created as part of the Stories: YES program for Bethel School in Bethel, NC made by Landon Greene, Devin Estep, Jeremiah Hodges, and Logan Johnson. It was made with the support and assistance of Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, Adam Sheffield with Appalachian State University Digitization Services, storyteller Sherry Lovett, and Beth Davison with Appalachian State University Documentary Film Services.
Dorcas Hodges (00:00): I'm Dorcas Reese Hodges, and I was born in Watauga County. I was born at home, not in the hospital.
Dorcas Hodges (00:19): Well, I helped do the farming work and that's about all we had, just what we could make a farm and we didn't have no other income except the...
Dorcas Hodges (00:28): Well, I just know I needed to work, and that was a good place to work they said, so I left home the day I graduated and went to Ohio and stayed with my sister. Kept her little girl for about a year and a half. Then I went to North Wilkesboro, worked in a hotel as a waitress. Then I went to across north one year to a business school. Then I came home and stayed and helped out mom and daddy at home. I was the only one there then.
Dorcas Hodges (00:58): Then I started working at the Shadowline, worked over there 38 years. Well, I started working part-time at school when I worked at Shadowline. I worked in the evening then. Then I got the full-time job working day shift then.
Dorcas Hodges (01:13): Well, I come to work at 6 o'clock and do my cleaning up in the rock building first, then I move down into the middle school and clean that, but I enjoy my work. If I didn't, I'd quit a long time ago.
Dorcas Hodges (01:28): (Laughs)
Asset ID: 2021.12.01
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By The PealeThis digital story recording was created in conjunction with the Smithsonian's Museum on Main Street program and its Stories from Main Street student documentary initiative, called "Stories: Yes." The project encourages students and their mentors to research and record stories about small-towns and rural neighborhoods, waterways, personal memories, cultural traditions, work histories, as well as thoughts about American democracy. These documentaries are then shared on Smithsonian websites and social media.
Dorcas Reese Hodges recalls her many work experiences through the years, including as custodian at Bethel School. This documentary was created as part of the Stories: YES program for Bethel School in Bethel, NC made by Landon Greene, Devin Estep, Jeremiah Hodges, and Logan Johnson. It was made with the support and assistance of Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, Adam Sheffield with Appalachian State University Digitization Services, storyteller Sherry Lovett, and Beth Davison with Appalachian State University Documentary Film Services.
Dorcas Hodges (00:00): I'm Dorcas Reese Hodges, and I was born in Watauga County. I was born at home, not in the hospital.
Dorcas Hodges (00:19): Well, I helped do the farming work and that's about all we had, just what we could make a farm and we didn't have no other income except the...
Dorcas Hodges (00:28): Well, I just know I needed to work, and that was a good place to work they said, so I left home the day I graduated and went to Ohio and stayed with my sister. Kept her little girl for about a year and a half. Then I went to North Wilkesboro, worked in a hotel as a waitress. Then I went to across north one year to a business school. Then I came home and stayed and helped out mom and daddy at home. I was the only one there then.
Dorcas Hodges (00:58): Then I started working at the Shadowline, worked over there 38 years. Well, I started working part-time at school when I worked at Shadowline. I worked in the evening then. Then I got the full-time job working day shift then.
Dorcas Hodges (01:13): Well, I come to work at 6 o'clock and do my cleaning up in the rock building first, then I move down into the middle school and clean that, but I enjoy my work. If I didn't, I'd quit a long time ago.
Dorcas Hodges (01:28): (Laughs)
Asset ID: 2021.12.01