Jerald Robertson

Photographs ©1996 Malcolm J. Wilson

Jerald Robertson's family moved from Webb's Crossroads, Kentucky, to Cincinnati when he was two years old, eventually settling in Elmwood Place, a predominantly Appalachian town on the northern edge of the city. In 1983, Jerry found himself between jobs and considering where next to send his high-tech resume. "That was when I really made the decision to stay in Cincinnati. Because I had a good job, a very good job, somewhere in the world. It just wasn't here. And I looked at it and thought, you know, where have you been happiest in your life? And I said, right here. To me, it made sense, if that's where you're happiest, why not go back?" 

Perceptions of Home: The Urban Appalachian Spirit ©1996 The Urban Appalachian Council (now Urban Appalachian Community Coalition)

Photographs ©1996 Malcolm J. Wilson; Interviews ©1996 Don Corathers

Photographs digitized by the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library. Genealogy & Local History Department.