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1. 1992.003.0028 - Ledger

   This collection contains 1 box and 35 ledgers. The material in this collection is from both the Owen W. Owens' Sons, Incorporated and the Progressive Slate Company. The Owens family was very heavily involved with the Progressive Slate Company, making up the entire board of directors at one point. This explains why the ledgers from this company came to the museum with the Owens business records at the same time. All were from the estate of Dav...

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2. 1992.003.0029 - Ledger

   This collection contains 1 box and 35 ledgers. The material in this collection is from both the Owen W. Owens' Sons, Incorporated and the Progressive Slate Company. The Owens family was very heavily involved with the Progressive Slate Company, making up the entire board of directors at one point. This explains why the ledgers from this company came to the museum with the Owens business records at the same time. All were from the estate of Dav...

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3. 1993.001.0001 - Book

   Welsh Bible with colored lithographs. Undated but inscription from 1882. One sheet of paper in the bible has handwritten notes on the Jenkins' family.

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4. 1995.033.0001 - Tape, Cassette

   Interview with Ed Carpenter Its a copy from the master tape. For more information, check out 2005.037.0001 - 2005.037.0005. Edward Carpenter, began in 1933. Why? Acquired Fair Haven Marble and Marbleized Slate Co. Found 1859. -how made marbleized slate -phased out in early 1900s -father in 1930s directed it -some roofing, mostly other building wall panels, slates -father died in 1946, I took over them, owned 4 quarries. -1946166 Eu...

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5. 1995.033.0002 - Tape, Cassette

   Interview with Floyd Chadwick. Mr. Chadwick tells of his 15 years slate quarry experience. He spent most of that time in transportation of the product, trucking slate for various quarries in the Slate Valley.

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6. 1995.033.0003 - Tape, Cassette

   Interview with James Covino James Covino- young worker (age 10) "making motion signals" 1912, used oil engine, tramway to Raceville, operation, slate and coal. He tells of how he worked a total of 65 years in the quarry. From 1910 (10 years old) till 1975. Worked almost all trades in the slate quarry.

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7. 1995.033.0004 - Tape, Cassette

   Interview with Carmen Debonis Carmen Debonis-Granville. Started young, making motion at age 9 to 12 years old. At age 12, ran engine, after rigger fill, got job firing boilers. Family-Dan-father lived till he was 92. Worked to age 20, put last tramway rope in Raceville, 2 1/3 miles long to south Poultney. Brought slate to RR, took back coal. 1918, ready to go into Army, worked for D+H in Troy for 3 years, strike (I got 49 cents an hour) (refus...

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8. 1995.033.0005 - Tape, Cassette

   Interview with Herbert Jones Sr. He told of his job running the hoist, trimming and is still active in the quarry at the age of 83 (1979)

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9. 1995.033.0006 - Tape, Cassette

   Interview with Sam Jones Sr. Sam Jones, Sr. speaks about Far Hill #9., "Boots" Alower talked about tunnel work, spoke about Tom Pritchard who was killed at the # 15 quarry and of John Whinney. Three minutes in he started giving a description on "Riggering" Which included: Electric work, the slate stick, Hughes Quarries in Salem, Norton Brothers Quarry, O' Briend Brothers Quarry, Vermont Structural Slate and Petro. He owned a business afte...

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10. 1995.033.0007 - Tape, Cassette

    Interview with Robert "Diamond" Morris Robert Morris- Rockman-blasting (springtime best) ("Diamond") He told of how he worked in his family's quarry most of his years and tells about the many jobs he performed from start to finish and some interesting stories related to the subject.

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11. 1995.033.0008 - Tape, Cassette

    Interview with Jim Pomeroy Jim Pomeroy began to speak. He spoke about Dave Jones at Sheldon Quarry, 1st in AM, put on little railcars, then punched slate, taken to wood switch near Raceville, 20 sq. truck load, 5 loads per dy. Owen W. Owens drove the truck, took a trip to NY city to see splitting machine, Cadillac hotal-15 mph, no lights. Machine behind Barnards store, cut blocks. 1st job was at Sheldon Slate, spoke of Owen, Thomas and Owe...

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12. 1995.033.0009 - Tape, Cassette

    Interview with Larry Russo Larry Russo-roofer with slate, variety of colors,installing slate tiles on roof slate hooks drawing slate to train, 15-20 carloads of slate shipped each day from Granville. Though he worked many jobs in slate making, roofing was his specialty. He talks in candid detail about his work.

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13. 1995.033.0010 - Tape, Cassette

    Interview with Dick Thomas Dick Thomas-78 years old. Started as a "Motion boy" 10 cents an hour. At 13 years old he worked for John Jones as a foreman, after he finished school-Warren Switch, "Smeggin" picking up chips, sold for own profit, trim them. Worked with Tom Barrington, Tom Rowlands, Bob Roberts (Big Bob) Paul Stritch Ran a steam engine at Culverson Quarry, in 1915016, lifted rock up and deposited it at workplace. Had a job at Hugh ...

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14. 1995.033.0011 - Tape, Cassette

    Interview with Gomer Williams. Gomer Williams-shanty life, description of the inside the shanty "soft coal, smokey, blacksmith shop description. He told of his experience in the slate quarries. He talked also about almost every phase of slate making.

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15. 1995.033.0012 - Tape, Cassette

    Interview with various quarry workers (Volume 1) Its a 25 minute tape on interviews of various slate workers.

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16. 1995.033.0013 - Tape, Cassette

    Interview with various quarry workers (Volume 2) Its a 25 minute tape on interviews of various slate workers.

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17. 1995.033.0014 - Tape, Cassette

    Interview with various Mike Labas Family: Granfather emig from Cyech - worked in mines there in 1912 - had 1 girl there mothers side come from Wales Welsh were splitters, ect. Slovs became pitmen - had 5 boys after arrival - here in the alley - father went to Bridgeport, CT - worked for Sikorski cantor in local church here and in CT all boys went in service. father and mother had 7 children, worked at school and at Comstock. ...

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18. 1995.033.0016 - Tape, Cassette

    Interview with various Gwyneth Wood in the Welsh room at Green Mountain College. She is speaking to a group of elementary school students. Selections from the interview: Story of a German immigrant who moved to Poultney, VT after World War II (Margaret Bouchard). She kept hearing about the Welsh but couldn't find any information. She took a tape recorder and interviewed older Welsh immigrants. They told her about the slate throughout th...

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19. 1995.033.0017 - Tape, Cassette

    Cassette tape given to the Slate Valley Museum by Floyd Buter: "My Memory of the Tramway" by Floyd Butler.

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20. 1995.033.0018 - Tape, Cassette

    Susanne Rappaport and Clare O'Brien discuss tools in the Slate Valley Museum's collection with William "Doc" Williams. He talks about slate trimming in the Welsh and American traditions. He encountered some tools that he did not recognize. Clare O'Brien mentions that the Welsh had to bring tools with them from Wales because they were not allowed to bring blueprints of tools from the Welsh quarries.

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