Abstract
Personal and family history. Tom builds campground; Bertha was town clerk. They built house on Tuxall Road, lived there for 20 years, now rent home from Park. More of Tom and Bertha's early memories. Tom's experiences photographing Towpath from Lake Erie to Dover and bringing Blossom Music Festival to Cuyahoga Valley. Betha's horse-and-buggy stories of her father's treks along Ledges. Eminent Domain forces them to sell property. Process of sale of house. Tom's involvement in preserving valley through Metropark idea. Tom's photography and scenic notecards. Cuyahoga Valley Photo Society. Notecards is Betha's idea. Over 200 images selling up to 12,000 per year. Tom donates his photos as a civic duty. Story of early postal service by rail.
Interviewee
Jones, Bertha (interviewee); Jones, Tom (interviewee)
Interviewer
Nigro, Anthony (interviewer)
Project
Rivers Roads and Rails 2008
Date
6-19-2008
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
51 minutes
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Recommended Citation
"Tom and Bertha Jones Interview, 24 June, 2008" (2008). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 517057.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/350