Tilley, Gord. Interview about Clarenville area history and Joseph Tilley

Interview with Gord Tilley about his family history and his great great grandfather Joseph Tilley.00:00 - Steve Bonnell reads description of the history of the surname Tilley; 01:10 - Bonnell and Gord Tilley discuss Joseph "Scholar John" Tilley who lived in Shoal Harbour and was an early settler of the Clarenville area; 02:33 - Tilley talks about Joseph Tilley's children, his son who bought a mill and had many children; Talks about the division of land amongst the children; 04:26 - Bonnell and Tilley talk about Joseph Tilley's friend Thomas Godden; discuss a cemetery where Thomas Godden is buried and has a headstone; Joseph Tilley's headstone is missing; Talk about Joseph Tilley's headstone used as a baseball diamond at John Tilley's field; 06:14 - talks about Joseph Tilley converting from Methodist to Salvation Army; 06:53 - Bonnell talks about the cemetery, property issues; 08:48 - Joseph Tilleys impact on the area, early days of Clarenville and Shoal Harbour; trapping and hunting; 09:30 - History of saw mills in the area; 12:17 - Railway history in the area; 14:03 - Tilley talks about his work in the Royal Canadian Air Force; 15:24 - Talk about a US bomber crash and wreck in Burgoynes cove; 16:50 - Talk about writings of Joseph Tilley; Tilley family history