You had people cleaning the exhibits. Well, I had to do budgets, I didn’t clean unless I had to. You had a staff, quite big staff. I had animal staff A lot of college students. I had a veterinarian I worked with. Read More
What did you have to do daily?… Read More
When you took the job as director of the zoo, what were your day to day responsibilities?… Read More
It was a very old park. Mr. Benson, this is where a lot of the circus people came to train their animals, there was a big area there for elephants and covered rondovals for working horses and things like that. Mr. Benson had this private zoo and he had Colosus,… Read More
Tell me about the park, what did you find?… Read More
Yeah. Read More
So your family was happy to move?… Read More
Yeah. We had never owned a home, and that was something very attractive because he was going to give you a home. Part of the salary was a gift of the home upfront, not working it off or anything. It was upfront, this is your home, here’s the title. And… Read More
And this gentleman purchased it and you went there and then he said, stay on and work for me?… Read More
Oldest animal park in the United States. Read More
Went before this gentleman owned it, correct?… Read More
Arthur Provinca from Queen Zoological Associates wanted you to come and let him know the value of what he had, the value of the animals, his assets. He was buying this park or had purchased this park, and that’s why he wanted you there. You went there on a contract… Read More
Who asked you to be there?… Read More
I remember. Read More
How did that come about then?… Read More
And the Benson. A job at Benson’s Animal Park. Read More
What brought me to New Hampshire?… Read More
My question is, what brought you to New Hampshire?… Read More
Well, I had somewhere else to go, so I had to. Yeah, it’s not easy changing jobs. All right. I’m going to ask you, I want to go next to 1979 when you go to Benson Animal Park. Read More
Was that a tough decision to make or an easy one?… Read More