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Tag Archives: Delaware Canal
Chester Lear
Name of interviewee: Chester Lear Date of birth/age at interview: October 17, 1894/86 Interviewer: unknown Interview date: March 19, 1981 Interview location: Yardley Interview length: 1 hour Time span discussed: 1800s to 1932 Summary: A whimsical talk by Chester Lear … Continue reading
Anna K. Shaudys
Name of interviewee: Anna Kirkbride Shaudys Date of birth/age at interview: 1905/88 Interviewer: Lance Metz, Mr. Ferman Interview date: December 7, 1993 Interview location: Shaudys home, Washington Crossing, PA Interview length: 28 minutes Time span discussed: 1905 to 1993 Summary: … Continue reading
Howard Swope, Leon Dreyer, and Carlton Leedom
Names of interviewees: Howard Swope, Leon Dreyer, Carleton Leedom Dates of birth/ages at interview: Unknown Interviewer: Lance Metz Interview date: November 7, 1980 Interview location: Driving in a car from Pt. Pleasant to Yardley along River Road, following the canal … Continue reading
James Brown – 1
Name of interviewee: James Brown Date of birth/age at interview: August 8, 1900/81 Interviewer: Lance Metz, Howard Swope Interview date: May 25, 1982 Interview location: Brown home, Lansdale, PA Interview length: 1 hour Time span discussed: 1900 to 1930 Summary: … Continue reading
Lucy Nace White DeGeorgio – 2
Name of interviewee: Lucy DeGeorgio Date of birth/age at interview: 1897/86 Interviewer: Lance Metz; Carol Simonson (Lucy’s friend who joined in the questioning) Interview date: April 18, 1983 Interview location: Lucy’s home, Lambertville, NJ Interview length: 1 hour 52 minutes … Continue reading
William L. Lathrop
Video subject: William L. Lathrop, his family, friends, and boat Videographer: unknown, but possibly W. W. Chambers Video date: 1929 – 1930 Filming location: Phillips Mill and the Delaware Canal Video length: 4.8 minutes Summary: This short, soundless movie captures … Continue reading
Canal Workers Video
Names of interviewees: former canal workers Howard Swope, Walter Purcell, Richard Arner, Jim Brown, Frank Swope, Louis Strohm Date of birth: unknown, but all in the range of 1905 to 1920 Interviewer: Lance Metz, introduction by Jim Lee Interview date: … Continue reading
Bye Family
Names of interviewees: Gerard and Ranulph Bye, Margaret Bye Richie, and Tom Richie Date of birth: about 1910 to 1920 Interviewer: Barbara Bye Interview date: 1990 Interview location: Byecroft Farm Interview length: 1 hour 14 minutes Time span discussed: 1919 … Continue reading
Avi Wortis
Interviewee: Avi Wortis Date of birth/age at interview: December 23, 1937/40 Interviewer: Terry Convey Interview date: July 1978 Interview location: Wortis home in New Hope Interview length: 12 minutes Time span discussed: 1970s Summary: This interview delivers valuable insights into Avi’s creative thinking, book … Continue reading
