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Tag Archives: Delaware River
Donald A. Hedges – 1
Interviewee: Don Hedges (his wife Peggy was also present) Date of birth/age at interview: June 3, 1905/80 Interviewer: Rita Durrant Interview date: July 18, 1985 Interview location: unknown Interview length: 1 hour, 7 minutes Time span discussed: 1920 to 1985 … Continue reading
Laurent and Dorothy Redfield
Interviewee: Dorothy Hayman Redfield (sometimes interpreting for her husband Laurent) Date of birth/age at interview: Dorothy: August 27, 1901/85; Laurent: December 12, 1899/86 Interviewer: Rita Durrant Interview date: April 2, 1987 Interview location: Redfield home in Doylestown Interview length: 1 … Continue reading
Edward W. Redfield – 1
Name of Interviewee: Edward W. Redfield (Dorothy Redfield, his daughter-in-law, and Virginia Lippincott also present) Date of birth/age at interview: December 1869/93 Interviewer: Robert H. Lippincott, for Bucks County Realtor Magazine Interview date: March 4, 1963 Interview location: Redfield home, … Continue reading
Mildred Randa Klicka
Interviewee: Mildred Randa Klicka Date of birth/age at interview: 1925/60 Interviewer: Rita Durrant Interview date: June 10, 1985 Interview location: unknown Interview length: 45 minutes Time span discussed: 1930s to 1985 Summary: This is a report by a Solebury farm … Continue reading
Canal Workers
Interviewee: unnamed former canal barge and maintenance men Dates of birth/ages at interview: unknown Interviewer: another former canal worker Interview date: estimated 1960s or early 1970s Interview location: meeting in Upper Black Eddy of the Delaware Valley Professional Association Interview … Continue reading
Ruth Folinsbee
Interviewee: Ruth Folinsbee Date of birth/age at interview: August 8, 1890/93 Interviewer: Mary Barry Interview date: August 1, 1984 Interview location: Follinsbee home on Main Street , New Hope, PA Interview length: 45 minutes Time span discussed: 1920s – 1940s … Continue reading
Lynn Sims’s Bucks County Ballads
Album: These Gentle Valleys Composer: Lynn Sims Singers: Lynn Sims, Joyce Vedder, and Mark Van Sant Recorded: 1973 Owner: Heritage Conservancy The Solebury Township Historical Society offers this charming album from our archives. Originally recorded in 33⅓ rpm, this album … Continue reading
William Jr. and Susan Tinsman
Interviewees: William Jr. and Susan Tinsman Date of birth/age at interview: William: 1918/89; Susan: 1922/85 Interviewer: Sally Jagoe Interview date: 2007 Interview location: Tinsman residence Interview length: 24 minutes Time span discussed: 1930s to 1950s Summary: The Tinsman family has owned … Continue reading
Harold McDonald
Interviewee: Harold McDonald Date of birth/age at interview: approximately 1904/97 Interviewers: Sally Jagoe, David Benner Interview date: February 28, 2001 Interview location: McDonald residence Interview length: 47 minutes Time span discussed: 1933 to 2000 Summary: Harold was a Solebury farmer … Continue reading
Ned Harrington – 1
Interviewee: Ned Harrington, 1 of 2 Date of birth/age at interview: April 12, 1920/84 Interviewers: Sally Jagoe, Jean Fowler Interview date: April 9, 2004 Interview location: Harrington residence Interview length: 45 minutes Time span discussed: 1859 to 1950s Summary: This … Continue reading
