Interview with Ed Darsey, John Calvin Hadden, and Emmett Head, February 6, 2014

Partial Transcript: My name is J.C Hadden and I was born here...

Segment Synopsis: Hadden, Darsey, and Head introduce themselves and their origins. Hadden talks about a trip his father made down the Ocmulgee. Hadden, Darsey, and Head talk about boat races held on the Ocmulgee.

Keywords: Ocmulgee River; boat races

Partial Transcript: Speaking of skiing, the skiing...

Segment Synopsis: Darcey talks about the importance and history of the Ocmulgee River to him. Darcey, Head and Hadden share their fishing experiences on the Ocmulgee.

Keywords: Gene Johnson; Ocmulgee River; fishing

Partial Transcript: We had some guys down one time...

Segment Synopsis: Hadden shares a story about hog hunting along the Ocmulgee. Darsey, Hadden, and Head talk about the creation of a boat club in 1959. Darsey talks about his recovery of the body of a young drowning victim on the Ocmulgee.

Keywords: body recovery; duck hunting; hog hunting; hunting

Partial Transcript: One of my other favorite tales...

Segment Synopsis: Hadden shares a story from his father about a racoon hunting trip along with other experiences he had with members of the community.

Keywords: boating; racoon trapping

Partial Transcript: I was so much younger than those two...

Segment Synopsis: Hadden and Darsey continue to share stories of their river mishaps. Hadden recalls how he and Darsey occasionally invited others from the community on fishing and skiing trips.

Keywords: duck hunting; fishing trips; skiing

Partial Transcript: Well I'll tell you what, I had experienced this...

Segment Synopsis: Darsey talks about a recent experience in which he explored the river channels after a drought caused low water levels. He describes some hand-crafted boats used on the water by member of the surrounding community. Darsey, Hadden, and Head share hunting stories from on the river.

Keywords: drought; duck hunting; hunting; river channels