Interview with Charles Slater Sr., John N. Canon, and Wilbur Clark Jr., part two of seven

Tape009-1-Side-B

Item Information

Title:
Interview with Charles Slater Sr., John N. Canon, and Wilbur Clark Jr., part two of seven
Description:
Memories of people, places and life in Tyringham. Topics include: young boy games, racing horse and buggies, blacksmith shop, stories about and tricks played on George Barnes, fires in town, “Whistle” orange soda, height of snow, blizzards, snow as children, life in Tyringham during WWII, mud season, dances, Whist parties.
Interviewee:
Slater Sr., Charles
Interviewee:
Canon, John “Nort”
Interviewee:
Clark Jr., Wilbur “Duffy”
Sponsor:
Tyringham Historical Commission
Date:
November 9, 1981
Format:
Audio recordings (nonmusical)
Genre:
Oral histories
Location:
Tyringham Historical Commission
Collection (local):
Oral History of Tyringham, Massachusetts
Series:
Tyringham Historical Commission
Subjects:
Games
Fire
Winter
Racing
Places:
Massachusetts > Berkshire (county) > Tyringham
Extent:
Cassette (29 min.) + transcript (19 pages)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2801t1887
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Interviewer name: Fred Judd.
Place of interview: Tyringham, MA.
People: Frank Carrington, Mrs. Crittenden, Henry Crittenden, Theda Crittenden, George Warren’s blacksmith shop, George Barnes, Walter Stedman, P. Heath, Fred Heath, Joe Whalen, Dorman, Nat King Cole, Norm Hazard, Effie Heath, Norman Maley (sp?), Bill Cosel, Langdon, Cummings, Hudson, Martha Stedman, Hiscox, Thober, Bobby Choquette, Hale, John McClennan, Campbell, Spencer, Grace Slater, Jack Shaw, Mary Shaw, Fred Loring, Leavenworth, Dow, Chucky Clark, John Heath.
Places: Beartown, Stedman Pond, Hudson Pond, Witt house, Lost Farm, Wellington Farm, Mountain Paper Mill.
This project was completed with help from The Housatonic Heritage Oral History Center at Berkshire Community College, a project of the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area (Housatonic Heritage) that serves Western Massachusetts and Northwest Connecticut. The Center helps people plan and implement sustainable oral history projects and properly care for their new and existing collections.
Notes (date):
Date from item or accompanying material.
Notes (historical):
Basic information on interviewee(s): G. Swart b. 1922, J. “Nort” Canon b. 1914, W. ”Duff” Clark b. 1920, C. Slater b. 1917, F. Judd died 1985.
Identifier:
Tape 9, 1 Side B