Interview with John "Nort" Canon, John McLennan, Gerald Swart, and Fred Judd
Tape005-Judd-Canon-Swart-McLennon-Tape
Item Information
Title:
Interview with John "Nort" Canon, John McLennan, Gerald Swart, and Fred Judd
Description:
Conversation about the history of the Ashintully property, from Daniel Clark (who owned the property before the house was built and collected minerals) to the Tytuses who built the mansion, to the various families who lived on or around the property. Topics include: farming, preservation of antiquities, stone cutting, bakeries, fishing, hunting, shooting.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Additional speaker names: Fred Judd and John McLennan.
Names mentioned: Spencers, Rob Tytus, John Norr, Daniel Clark, Guy Moore, Bev Church, Sarah Hudson, Eloise Meyers, Steadmans, Arthur Gilmore, Gardners, Orville Dort, Rober Dort, James Gardner, Heman Heath, Moffets, Howes, Frank Dorman, Casey and Roger, Mildred McLennan, Victoria McLennan, Twings, Gordon Twing, Eddie Twing, Mrs. Johnson, Nortons, Northway, Gelsleichter, Grover Cleveland, Mark Twain, Billingtons, Newt Heath, Aaron Heath.
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 (object):
Audio is faint.
Notes (historical):
Basic information on interviewee(s): G. Swart 1922, J. Canon 1914, J. McLennan 1996, F. Judd died 1985.
