Code,518021
Speaker,Warren Roller
Date,4/4/11
Interviewer,Carolyn Conklin
Abstract,"Warren Roller's family moved into the Cuyahoga Valley in the 1940s and ran a truck farm and roadside stand. He shared memories of his childhood growing up on a farm in the valley, and interactions his family had with other local farmers and businesses. Warren's father eventually sold the property to Nick Moletti to be used for the Coliseum sports complex. Until recently, Warren and his wife raised and sold Clydesdale horses and sold hay from their 10-acre farm."
Tags,"Cuyahoga Valley, Peninsula, Terry Lumber, Grange, farm stands, Clydesdale horses, coliseum"
Special Notes,"Warren's wife, Darlene Wells Roller, sat in on the interview; his cell phone rang around minute 14:00; around minutes 23-24:00, Warren asked to pause the recording equipment when he began to cry during his memories of Terry Montequilo helping his father."
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0,1940s father bid on original farm
1,"previous owners, horse farming, ""hidden can of money"""
2,family members on farm; first years starting the farm; Terry Lumber supplies
3,"father's love of farming, gardening,"
4,"vegetables, corn, hay, small orchard, livestock; childhood chores, milking cows"
5,"truck gardening, sweet corn separate from truck garden; selling sweet corn; selling tomatoes in Fall market"
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7,"""truck farm"" definition, produce grown; union Grange in Peninsula"
8,"farmer cooperation, Grange participation and history"
9,dug potatoes for Thelmans; picked apples;
10,"strongest memories of farming, baby pigs and calves, smell of soil; layout of farm"
11,"buildings and structures on farm, farmhouse; remodeling process"
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13,"fertilizer as new technology, first to use fertilizer in area; first to use tractor"
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15,"commercial fertilizer use and product; selling vegetables, Grower's Market in Akron, farm stands"
16,neighborhood farm stands
17,sweet corn profitable at farm stands; 7 farm stands on hill
18,customer interactions
19,growing up on a farm; horse riding around turnpike; woods as favorite place
20,"Warren's mother, taking care of chickens, selling eggs"
21,mother's cooking; sisters' responsibilities; additional chores balanced with school and work
22,success of farm
23,"CV community life, Terry Lumber and Supply (Terry Montequilo) helping community members"
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25,didn't like milk at school
26,job hauling water around CV
27,served 400 families with water hauling business
28,"cisterns; Peninsula ""brothel"" hotel next to Fisher's store"
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30,"buildings in Peninsula run down, many condemned; restored; description and location of local businesses"
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32,importance of farming to family; goals for farm and extra income
33,"challenges, waterway built through farm"
34,"drainage, tornado story"
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36,changes over time on landscape
37,selling the farm to Nick Moletti
38,"construction of the coliseum, other plans for coliseum complex"
39,movement of coliseum to Cleveland
40,now live on 10 acre property with Clydesdale horses
41,hay operation
42,beginning of Clydesdale business
43,sold horses to Budweiser
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45,"horse show preparation, horse personalities ""gentle giants"""
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48,unfair prices offered to property owners
49,many neighbors in CV related
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