Interview date: 08-16-09 – Part 1
Time | Topic |
00:00 | Current/Past Homes/Birthplace, Family History |
03:35 | Sibling Deaths |
04:10 | Steam Mill Hill House and History, Dairy – Milk Delivery 1930, Father, Town Road Agent |
06:25 | Farm – Dairy Cows / Hay Cutting / Milk Deliveries |
08:00 | Reference to Older Half Brother Milo, Lower Meadow Farm |
09:00 | Schooling History |
10:55 | Rogene and Del Meet |
11:35 | Rogene History – Father – 1938 Wood Removal |
13:00 | Hall Store |
17:33 | Whitcomb Store |
19:04 | Original North/South Road Route, 1948 Route 13 Building Began |
23:00 | Household Stores – Minnie Maxwell / Summer Camp |
24:55 | Fessenden Mill – Provided Electric and Water Systems |
28:45 | Del Porter Father Died 1947 – Describes Character / Sons, Daughters |
32:00 | Ice House Fire 1935; Del, 13 yrs old, spots fire and reports it to Grover Farwell |
35:20 | Swimming Near Ice House |
36:10 | Halloween Night Shenanigans Release – Pigs, Soap Windows |
37:20 | Rogene – School Picnic and Swim at Ice House |
38:20 | Del Played around Ice House Ramps, Del Describes Ramp System |
42:26 | Workers – Mess Hall and Boarding House Buildings, Big Pier / Little Pier |
Interview date: 08-16-09 – Part 2
Time | Topic |
02:05 | Tasker’s Turkey Farm |
02:50 | Ski Hill – Skis bought at Whitcomb’s Store, Old Bindings, Rope Tow, Snack Shop |
08:30 | Ski Hill “Parking all over” Highways Demise of Ski Hill |
09:40 | Old Timers |
12:10 | Ron Powers – Fiddling Champ, House Burns |
14:22 | Water System, Gravity Feed System in Burned House |
17:35 | Lou Ellen Townsend, PlanSocial, Security like plan |
19:05 | Florence Parren – Sold Religious Cards from Home |
22:25 | Civil War Vet – Capt. Nathaniel Gilkey and Farnsworth, Carl Clifford’s Wife’s Father |
20:55 | Favorite Stories –Nova Scotia Farm Story, Father, musical, but farmer talents first, Church of Christ Sexton, Del and Rogene married in 1945, Roy Ward and Loring Quimby pumped Organ |
33:34 | Father – Road Agent, Marries Angie Whitney |
35:03 | Plowing Roads with Candles in Windshield 1930/31 |
40:09 | Father Hands over road agent to Grover Farwell |
41.19 | Childhood Entertainment, Baseball / Fishing, Hunting in Later Life, Buddies, Jeff Powers, Steve Homoleski, Alvin Taylor, Andy Hansen, Winston Hall Doris Kacey’s Brothers, Arthur Tasker, SemiPro Hockey, Cider Pond Skating, Ski Touring, Fred Manning – Janitor Town Hall and Schools |
Interview date: 08-16-09 – Part 3
Time | Topic |
00:00 | Fred Manning – Janitor Town Hall and Schools, Banquet Hall / Piano Downstairs |
00:54 | 1938 Hurricane – Elm Trees |
03:10 | Chapell Corners – Huge Fire from Mass. 1929 Fire Truck |
04:40 | Fireman’s Ball |
05:56 | Peter Morgess House (corner Steam Mill Hill and MainSouth side) adjacent to Village Store. Harley Cook (Dorothy Cook) owned Home. Summer Home rented to Delaney. Connection to Brusch Hall (Mary Elizabeth Fields) |
09:05 | Carl Smith – Chicken Farmer. Had Epilepsy. Drove so fast he rolled truck. Flipped coin for grain |
11:47 | Sister Barbara Smith Never married. Egg Farmer. 1930 bought Chevy Sedan (in Sonny Farewell’s basement?) |
13:57 | Forrest Hall – Cancer |
15:40 | Peggy and Winston Hall – Son had cystic fibrosis at 16 years old – other son 3 yrs, Daughter Valerie |
16:30 | Laurel Picking, Juniper, Cedar, Hemlock with Searles and Bents |
23:11 | Arthur Goss (Painters House) |
24:30 | Oyster Stew Suppers at church by George Davis 25 cents |
26:20 | Mr. Gilson – worked for Grover Farwell |
28:21 | Milford St. Grammer School Building – 19388 grade graduates: Del Porter, Florence Soucy, Grover Farwell, Doris Kelly, Helen Kelly, Dudley Lawrence, Phillis Richards, Florence (Jensen) Borgess |
33:36 | Florence Soucy house owned by Wilford and Alvina Soucy |
37:07 | Del kills dog |
38:25 | Bill Hughes Monument business (junk business on the side) |
41:10 | Austin family (Jim –Leo) Betters Construction Business, Nashua Sand and Gravel, Ellsworth Austin, Roland Austin – Sargent Rd. Fountain Family relatives |
42:50 | Rabbit Hunting |
44:42 | Visnaskis – Dude Ranch (Stone Fence Inn) Bill Quigley Sr. arrives in town. |
Interview date: 08-16-09 – Part 4
