Kentucky 15

Listen to Kentucky 15, a 20-year-old woman from Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject.

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

AGE: 20

DATE OF BIRTH (DD/MM/YYYY): 2004

PLACE OF BIRTH: Owensboro, Kentucky

GENDER: female

ETHNICITY: Caucasian

OCCUPATION: student

EDUCATION: bachelor’s degree in music

AREAS OF RESIDENCE OUTSIDE REPRESENTATIVE REGION FOR LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS:

The subject moved around a lot as a young child, living in Lakeland and Jacksonville, Florida, and Hartford, Connecticut. But she spent the vast majority of her formative years in Owensboro, Kentucky. (From 2011 to the time of this recording, she lived in Owensboro.)

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RECORDED BY: Emily McAdams (subject)

DATE OF RECORDING (DD/MM/YYYY): 02/09/2024

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ORTHOGRAPHIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH:

So, a little background on myself: Um, I grew up, or I was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, but whenever I was younger, I moved around a lot, so I went from Owensboro, Kentucky, to Lakeland, Florida, and then after that, I went to Jacksonville, Florida. And then me and my family decided to do this huge jump to Hartford, Connecticut. My dad’s family mostly lived up there, and we would go to the beach, and there, there was one beach that had a carousel on it, and you could get a gold ring. And I remember getting that ring while I was there, and I got to keep the book and the ring. It was one of the most amazing things when I was younger. After that, we moved back to Owensboro, Kentucky, where I still currently live, um, and I’ve lived there ever since.

TRANSCRIBED BY: Emily McAdams (subject)

DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): 02/09/2024

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