Interviews - Thinkers Lodge Histories

Interviews - Read the transcripts of interviews of Joseph Rotblat, Cyrus Eaton, Andrew Brown, John Eaton, Cathy Eaton, Vivian Godfree, Terry Smith, Glenda Kent, Manda Kejawa, and Paolo Brenciaglia as they reflect on Thinkers Lodge, the pursuit of peace, and the dangers of Nuclear Destruction

Additional Interviews Are Available on "Staff (1940s to 2015) Share Stories"

Andrew Brown (interview by Breanna Rose & Cole Murphy)

Read excerpt of Keeper of the Nuclear Conscious: The Life and Work of Joseph Rotblat
by Andrew Brown

Interviews with Joseph Rotblat provided by Sandy Butcher's blog.

Cyrus Eaton (interviewed with Mike Wallace) Read Transcript

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John Eaton - Part One (Interview by Daniel McLearn & Wenzy Belmes)
John Eaton - Part Two
John Eaton, grandson of Cyrus Eaton, is currently a Pugwash Park Commissioner and has been instrumental in the restoration and revitalization of Thinkers Lodge.

Pugwash Park Commissioners John Eaton, Giavanni Brencialliago, & Colin Dodds

Cathy Eaton (interview by Tim Tuttle & Jessie Flynn). Cathy, granddaughter of Cyrus Eaton, has worked since 2010 creating Thinkers Lodge Histories website in the hopes that the vital mission of Thinkers Lodge in striving for peaceful coexistence will continue to thrive as people come togethr to share conversations that promote peace and constructive problem solving.

Cathy Eaton speaks before prom 2015 to students, their parents, and friends on the deck of the Lobster Factory.

Vivian Godfrey (interview by Colby Stevens & Emily Flynn). Vivian, originally from England, is a long-time resident of Pugwash River. She and her husband, Jeremy, raised their three children here. Together they embrace the values of caring for humanity and being stewards of conservation. She is a member of the Northumberland Historical Society.

Mandy Kujawa (interview by Cathy Eaton) on experiencing Thinkers Lodge magic during a Story Telling Workshop with Jay O'Callahan

Noreen Gormally describes the collaboration of the students of Pugwash and Community in Bloom as they created the Peace Benches and donated them to Cyrus Eaton Park.

Paolo Brenciaglia (Interview by Calvin Elliot & William Chipman). Paolo Brenciaglia, grandson of Eva Webb who was Cyrus Eaton's sister, was born in Italy, lived in the United States, and has settled in Pugwash, Nova Scotia. In the late 1950s and 1960s he assisted with the Pugwash Conferences.

Terry Smith (interview by Mitchell Smith & Camille Bertoux), a long time history teacher in Pugwash, began his interest in Thinkers Lodge when he drove Joseph Rotblat and other conference goers.

Terry Smith (interviewed by Cathy Eaton)

Glenda Kent (interview by Melanie Sprague & Justin Brownwell) before becoming a teacher worked in Thinkers Lodge and the Dining Hall in 1959.

Glenda Kent (Interview by Cathy Eaton). Glenda graciously donated photographs and her diary entries from the summers she worked at Thinkers Lodge.