Interview with Charles Slater Sr., John N. Canon, and Wilbur Clark Jr., part three of seven
Tape009-2-Side-A
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Title:
Interview with Charles Slater Sr., John N. Canon, and Wilbur Clark Jr., part three of seven
Description:
Life in Tyringham in the 1940’s and later. Topics include: chestnut poles/telephone lines, stories about John Langer, single men who lived and worked in town and their stories, troubles, and antics, Tyringham teachers and treatment of students, maple sugaring, tobacco.
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Interviewer name: Fred Judd.
Place of interview: Tyringham, MA.
People: Nort Canon, Halloway, Norfolk, George Canon, John Langer, Harrington, Grace Slater, Slater Sr., Bliss Farm, Fred Pierce, Hendry and Jamie Gardner, Matt Scott, Ward McCarthy, Mike Winters, John Louie, Granger, Cernik, Beach, Miss Russel, Charles Miller, Bob Gilmore, Spencer, Nate Canon, Henry Crittenden, Everett Hale, Tytus, Frank Johnson, Gelsliechter, Northway.
Places: Goose Pond, Brewer Place/house, schoolhouse, Ashintully.
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):
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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.
