OH188 Nadine Weldon Oral History

Nadine Weldon discusses the Duvin Mine Explosion which occurred in Providency, Kentucky on July 14, 1939. She was a wister of a survivor and provides a detailed account of the events at the mine and the rescue efforts that followed the explosion. She describes life in a mining community in western Kentucky during the 1930s. She also discusses the relationship her family had with F.V. Ruckman, the owner of the mine.