Hello Everyone!
I will be providing some details about my first Oral History Interview with Howard Perry! Howard reached out to me from my request for an interview on a local Facebook Page. Howard worked at The Castle on the Hill as a Waiter in the Summers of 1962 and 1963. Howard has also lived in Dansville his whole life and worked at Noyes Hospital.
Shout out to Howard for being my first interviewee and sticking with me through some technical difficulties. It was my first time using my voice recorder and it took some getting used to. I also recorded on my MacBook as a backup. We ended up doing our interview in the Dansville Library.
I specifically picked some old photos of the dining areas of the Castle on the Hill as memory aids. Howard had such a great memory of the Castle on Hill layout and even drew me some sketches! He told me about all of his interesting interactions with guests and some teenage antics he and his cousin got up to. The Castle on the Hill is a very important place to him. It is a place where he grew as a person and connected with families and friends. He also talked about the importance of sharing stories with the younger generation. He thinks it is important for people to learn the history about the town they were born in. He hopes that the Castle's memory can live on; even if it is just in stories.
Thank you so much to Howard for being my first interviewee! I had a wonderful time and learned so much!
Best,
Eliot Gavin
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