Code,Interview: 518019
Speaker,Interviewee: PAT MORSE
Date,Date of Interview: 03/30/2011
Interviewer,Interviewer: BRANDON VALLEE
Abstract,"This is an interview of Pat Morse done on behalf of Cleveland State University and the Cuyahoga Valley Authority.  The purpose of this interview is to discuss the area around Lock 26 of the Erie Canal, the Inn that Mrs. Morse's Grandparents maintained, the property around her childhood home, the beaver pond which is adjecent to her house.  Other information about the community and other potential interviewees are given during the course of the interview.   Another objective of this interview was to obtain more information about the Wilson family which might be a potential future interview."
Tags,"Pat Morse, Hale Farm, Erie Canal, Beaver Marsh, Bath Schools, Wilson, Women's Farm Club Number One"
Special Notes,
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0,"Introduction of Organization, Date, Interviewer, Interviewee including place of birth, birthday, etc"
1,Pat talks about where she lived when she was a child and the makeup of her family
2,Pat talks about the characteristics of her family.  Describes her family as being busy and what they did
3,Continuing the conversation about the family.  Discusses her mother's occupation working at a hospital
4,Discusses her extended family.  Explains how close she was to her uncle and where they lived.  Discusses grandparents. Start the next part of the interview
5,I ask about her grandparents and what they did on the canal.  Grandfather was a captain
6,"Discusses her other grandfather.  Carpender lived in Bath.  Begin talking about uncle, name, profession, location"
7,I ask her if she worked on his uncle farm.  She did not.  Described duties on her uncle's farm
8,Discussion of the beaver marsh.  The marsh was dried up when she was a kid.  Flatland scape.  Discussion of farm property
9,Discussion of uncle's property.  Talking about the pasture and buildings on farm.  Begin discussion about education.  She went to bath.
10,Her brother's went to a different school. Younger brother went to bath.  I ask about fond moments at school.
11,"She continues talking about her school experience and what she did for enjoyment on the playground, Highschool experience."
12,Talks about a tramatic moment when running to the cafeteria.  Being burnt by soup
13,Talks about how Bath school was very involved in sports.  Mentions that the school is very small 30 kids largest class
14,I ask about women's farm club number one.   She talks about the community involvement in this group
15,Continues discussion of the club and what the wives did.  Describes the picnic put on my the club and her enjoyment of the picnic.
16,"Talked about what she did after she graduated high school.  How she became a teacher, where, what who, she taught"
17,Continues talking about her teaching experience.  Graduated from Akron University.  Discussion of the autoshop on riverview road.
18,Talks about the family who owned the autoshop and when they moved into the community.  Persey
19,Talk about the salvaged cars.  Not too familiar with the shop.  Talked about the owner.  Shop no longer in buisness
20,Moved out of he childhood home when she got married in 52.  Eventually moved to her brother's house.
21,Talked about how she acquire her brother's house.  How she built onto the property.  Has lived there for 67 yrs
22,Discussion of Don Wilson.  Her childhood neighbor.  Had 12 kids.  Mr. Wilson managed the Hale Farm
23,Talks about Wilson managing the farm and the neice of C.O. Hale.  Talked about Milk Distribution
24,Talked about farming on the Wilson Property.  What sorts of food were raised on the property for substance.
25,Talks about selling small quantities of food in Akron.  Continues discussion of crops
26,Fond memories of her personal garden.  Planted wild flowers.
27,Talks about her brother James in the airforce during WWII.  She was very emotional at this point.
28,Still emotional.  Survived the war.  Talked about horror stories of his experiences.
29,Continues talking about her bother's experiences.  Emotional.  Discusses how he was lucky.  Brother is still alive.
30,Move off the WWII topic.  This is the brother who she bought the house from.  Two brothers were in the CCC
31,Talks about her brothers' experiences in the the CCC and what they did.
32,Moved on to her life outside of education.  She talks about vacations and travelling.  Never left the country. Talks about being apart of the Thunderbird Club.
33,Daughter was born in 1970.  Talks about other certification.  Only had one kid.  Kimberly Sue
34,Talks about her daughter.  What she does for a career.  Lives in columbus.  Works for the Limited.  Has a young boy
35,I jump back to beaver marsh.  How the landscape changed.  Raising waterlines and increasing beaver pop.
36,Continues talking about the marsh.  Includes discussion of the tow path and the covered path and bridge accidents.
37,Finishes talking about the Covered bridge was rebuilt and its purpose was changed.  Talks about how she played in the marsh and how it was clean.
38,Talks about mr. Hale's neice mrs Riche.  She had the property cleaned up.  Family was close with the Hales
39,Her mother took care of mr. Hale when he was passing.  Mr Hale passed away in the early 30's
40,"I pass it over to Carolyn.  She asks about the community and her memories.  Learning to ride a bike, neighbors, etc"
41,Talks about the lack of cars in the community.  Catching a ride to school during the day.  Community working together
42,"Carolyn asks about other buisnesses in the community.  Gas station, various other places."
43,Talks about farming on the hale property.  School.  Goes off topic and Jumps around a bit.
44,"Talks about events that brought the community together.  Picnics, Dances"
45,Discussion of the inn that her grand parents started.  When she was a child it was just a home.  Dark house
46,Pat talks about her Grandparent's house.  It was dark
47,Uncle had a model-T.  Enjoyed riding in the car with her uncle.
48,Carolyn asks what her own house looked liked.  She described the house.  She used to climb on the roof
49,Describes other buildings on the property.  Including the shack.  Talked about the kidnapping of the Lindburg baby
50,Talked about nightmares about being kidnapped.  The mom stopped those fears.  Talks about other places she enjoyed hanging out at.  Basement with banana stacks.
51,Talked about the Wilson's farm animals and how a rooster was really aggressive towards here.  Funny
52,Talked about swinging from one side of the barn to the other side on the wilson's property.
53,Accidentally set the barn on fire when trying to start a bon fire outside the Wilson's barn
54,"Carolyn asks what did Pat enjoy growing up the most in the community.  The Wilson family, Hale Farm"
55,Asks about any other stories.  Begins talking about Mrs. Riche owning Hale Farm and disobeying her
56,Talks about other activities they did on the Hale farm
57,"Talks about how during High School she wanted to get out of the Valley, Other fond memories"
58,Talks about the wilson boys singing to the cows when milking them. I ask if she was still in contact with the Wilsons family.  They moved to maryland.
59,Some of the other sons of the wilsons continued to live in the community.  They started a buisness and moved.  She keeps in touch with his wife.
60,Rest of the family is spread out.  Reunion of Bath School.  She sees them there.  Kids are in the community
61,I asked if she hung out with anyone else and she hung out with some girls who were interested in horseback riding.
62,Talks about other families around the community.  Wyatt family
63,Continues to talk about other families in the community
64,Talking about the jackson family
65,Talking about the other familes
66,Conclusion to the family discussion
67,Wrap up and end of the conversation