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Tag Archives: New Hope
Leodora F. Davis
Interviewee: Leodora F. Davis Date of birth/age at interview: 1908/unknown Interviewer: Judy Creamer Interview date: July 16, 1984 Interview location: unknown Interview length: 30 minutes Time span discussed: 1920s through 1984 Summary: This is a quick-flowing, informative interview of a … Continue reading
Erma Newhart
Interviewee: Erma Newhart Date of birth/age at interview: 1918/66 Interviewer: Judy Creamer Interview date: July 26, 1984 Interview location: Newhart house in Holicong Interview length: 34:22 Time span discussed: 1920s to present day (1984) Summary: A review of New Hope from a … 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
Lucy Nace White DeGeorgio – 1
Interviewee: Lucy Nace White DeGeorgio; three other men and one other woman were also present Date of birth/age at interview: 1897/88 Interviewers: Jack Creamer, Harry Haenigsen Interview date: 1986 Interview location: Lambertville, NJ; probably a seniors’ residence Interview length: 1 … 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
Elizabeth Lawrie
Interviewee: Elizabeth Lawrie Date of birth: unknown Interviewer: Lorrie Petrov Interview date: June 13, 1985 Interview location: Lawrie’s home, Old Mill Road, New hope Length: 46 minutes Time span discussed: 1949 to the time of the interview Summary: Elizabeth was … Continue reading
Donald Fitting
Interviewee: Donald Fitting Date of birth/age at interview: October 30, 1927/83 Interviewers: Chase Asplundh, Linda Metcalf Interview Date: October-November 2010 Interview location: Fitting residence Interview length: 35 minutes Time span discussed: 1935 to present day Summary: Don Fitting was born … 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
Filbert Fox
Interviewee: Filbert Fox Date of birth/age at interview: 1904/78 (estimated) Interviewers: Two New Hope-Solebury Elementary School students Interview date: Approximately late 1981 or early 1982 Interview location: New Hope-Solebury Elementary School Interview length: 37 minutes Time span discussed: 1920s to 1930s, … Continue reading
