Archive Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Tape, Video |
Catalog Number |
1999.025.0001A |
Title |
Granville Ethnic Arts Project |
Scope & Content |
VHS Tape #1 00:00:00 00 07 13 00 09 25 00 1050 00 1240 00 14 13 00 1637 00 18 50 00 20 20 0021 00 00 21 56 00 22 05 00 33 40 00 33 50 00 36 50 00 38 50 00 40 56 00 47 00 0049 20 00 58 00 01 00 25 01 01 37 01 02 10 01 03 00 01 04 43 01 06 36 01 07 30 01 08 57 01 18 10 GWENNYTH WOOD lnterview 9/18/85 speaks about great grandmother the house she was brought up in Welsh families in Granville between WWI & WW2 Gwen @ age' 1 2 singing competitions (Eisteddfods) Gymnnafa Gavy Welsh Food early memories of Granville (Saturday Nights) Welsh naming Importance of hymn singing and language Gwen and dog displays mother's crosstiching and family artifacts Reverand Davies Welsh tea and Gri (cakes) Rev Davies and Gwen converse in Welsh explanation of above Rev Davies explains his background and talks about old country Gwen and photograph Rev Davies and Gwen sing religious song more history by Rev Davies and cutaways of Gwen's home Interview with MICHAEL (Pinky) LABAS at his quarry 9/26/85 talks while he splits slate explaination of how he started working slate the 1930's and the depression talks about Egor Sikorsky (helicopter) father and mother (family) long houses (community life) education - early life in Granville Immigration patterns - peasant life baseball 01 20 18 01 20 56 01 24 00 01 28 04 01 28 30 01 30 23 01 38 00 01 47 34 01 52 00 Granville schools - early years family 5 boys all graduated (mother's philsophy about education) memories of mother and older days moisture within stone (explanation) cutaways of above cutaways of the quarry Paul . Labas interview cutaways of the equipment and slate visuals of quarry workings - trimming - etc. truck |
Date |
c. 1985 |
People |
Labas, Micheal Labas, Paul Wood, Gwyneth Davies Davies, John Davies, Mary E. Davies, Reverand |
Search Terms |
Granville, NY West Pawlet, VT Nationality - Welsh Nationality - Slovakian |
Subjects |
Immigrants Music Choirs (Music) Language Slate Slate quarrying |