Cuttalossa Road Walk
Oct 16th @ 2pm
Mills, Beauty and Hard Times
An informative and leisurely walk down the historical Cuttalossa Road hosted by Solebury Township Historical Society volunteers. Free for members. For more information on the walk see our Upcoming Events
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Old Carversville Road History and Nature Walk
Thank you to all of those who attended our Old Carversville Road History and Nature Walk. It was a huge success and we plan to offer more walks in the future. Thank you for your generous donations Click here for the information discussed during the walk and check back as we upload photo’s and a video.
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Tag Archives: Depression
James A. Michener
Interviewee: James A. Michener Date of birth: February 3, 1907/78 Interviewer: Joan Stack Interview date: 1985 Interview location: Mercer Museum Interview length: 23 minutes Time span discussed: 1930s to 1985 Summary: WBUX’s Joan Stack interviews James A. Michener upon his … Continue reading
Harry Warford, Jr.
Name of interviewee: Harry Warford, Jr. Date of birth/age at interview: 1914/70 Interviewer: Lance Metz, Howard Swope, Frank Swope Interview date: November 20, 1984 Interview location: Warford home, Trenton , NJ Interview length: 55 minutes Time span discussed: 1920 through … Continue reading
George Harven
Name of interviewee: George Harven Date of birth/age at interview: February 25, 1921/72 Interviewer: Lance Metz Interview date: June 11, 1993 Interview location: Landsford, Pa. Interview length: 1 hour, 21 minutes Time span discussed: 1920s through 1950s Summary: George Harven … Continue reading
Willis Rivinus – 6
Interviewee: Will Rivinus Date of birth: 1928/86 Interviewer: Jack Donohue Interview date: September 3, 2015 Interview location: Rivinus home Interview length: 21 minutes Time span discussed: 1950s to 2015 Summary: Will discusses his book A Complete Guide to the Delaware … Continue reading
W. Lester Trauch – 1
Interviewee: Lester Trauch Date of birth/age at interview: August 26, 1906/70 Interviewer: Florence Schaffhausen Interview date: September 2, 1976 Interview location: unknown, possibly the newspaper offices Interview length: 1 hour, 3 minutes Time span discussed: 1916 to 1945 Summary: This … 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
Dr. Kenneth Leiby
Interviewee: Dr. Kenneth Leiby (second wife also in attendance) Date of birth/age at interview: estimate 1907/estimated 78 Interviewer: Rita Durrant Interview date: July 28, 1985 Interview location: Leiby home on Main Street, New Hope, PA (now the Mansion Inn) Interview … Continue reading
Calvin Cooper – 1
Interviewee: Calvin Cooper Date of birth/age at interview: 1916/70 Interviewer: Rita Durrant Interview date: March 7, 1986 Interview location: Cooper home on Aquetong Road Interview length: 1 hour, 28 minutes Time span discussed: 1920s to 1986 Summary: Calvin’s family were … Continue reading
Ruth Stonaker Worthington
Interviewee: Ruth Stonaker Worthington Date of birth/age at interview: 1908/77 Interviewer: Rita Durrant Interview date: July 3, 1985 Interview location: Rabbit Run Farm on River Road, Solebury, PA Interview length: 1 hour, 30 minutes Time span discussed: 1929 to 1985 … Continue reading
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
