Interview with Gerald Losey

Partial Transcript: Let me get your full name first.

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Losey talks about his family and life history, and, more generally, Silver Grove.

Keywords: Campbell County KY; Crime; Education; Entertainment; fires; Mayors; Packet Boats; Politics; Railroads; Sanitation District; Silver Grove Community; Silver Grove KY; Tire Business

Subjects: education fires Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Railroad railroad lines

Partial Transcript: Lets get back to yourself.

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Losey talks about his childhood and the time before he moved to Silver Grove.

Keywords: Crime; Education; Entertainment; Mayor; Packet Boats; Politics; Railroads; Sanitation District; Silver Grove Ky

Subjects: Education Education (Primary) Education (Secondary) Education, Elementary--United States Education, Secondary--United States Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Local History

Partial Transcript: How long did your father work for the railroad?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Losey discusses the railroads

Keywords: Railroads

Subjects: Education Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Local History Railroads World War, 1914-1918

Partial Transcript: Were there a lot of unemployed people in Silver Grove?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Losey talks about the Depression and the ways it effected the railroads and local conditions.

Keywords: Great Depression Memories; Railroads; Silver Grove KY

Subjects: Depressions--1929--United States Depressions--History Grocers--United States Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Local History Railroad Lines Railroads

Partial Transcript: Is it a Democratic town, a Republican town?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Losey talks about the Railroad companies and becoming the first mayor of Silver Grove.

Keywords: Mayoral elections; Mayors; Politics

Subjects: Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Local History Mayors Mayors--Election Railroad stations Mayors--United States Railroad companies Railroad crossings

Partial Transcript: While we're talking about flooding, what about the '37 flood?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Losey talks about the various floods that have impacted Silver Grove.

Keywords: Campbell County KY; Crime; Education; Entertainment; Floods; Mayor; Ohio River; Packet Boats; Politics; Railroads; Sanitation District; Silver Grove Community; Silver Grove KY; Tire Business

Subjects: Floods Floods--United States Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Local History Ohio River

Partial Transcript: When you were mayor what were some of the other things that happened?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Losey talks about his time as mayor of Silver Grove.

Keywords: Crime; Entertainment; Mayors; Packet Boats; Politics; Sanitation District; Silver Grove KY

Subjects: Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Local History Mayors--United States

Partial Transcript: What makes Silver Grove unique as a town?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Losey talks about the change in Silver Grove over the years.

Keywords: Campbell County Ky; Education; Kentucky; Mayor; Ohio River; Politics; Railroads; Sanitation District; Sewage system; Silver Grove Community; Silver Grove Ky; Small Towns

Subjects: Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Local History Sewage

Partial Transcript: Is this a safe place to live?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Losey talks about the crime in Silver Grove both to him and others.

Keywords: Crime; Education; Mayor; Packet Boats; Politics; Sanitation District; Silver Grove KY

Subjects: Crime Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky River (Ky.) Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Local History True crime stories

Partial Transcript: Well I about run out of questions.

Segment Synopsis: Mr. Losey talks about the naming of Silver Grove.

Keywords: town history

Subjects: Kentucky bluegrass Kentucky--History Kentucky--Social life and customs Local History Ohio River