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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
Richard Magill and Eleanor Price
Interviewees: Richard Magill and Eleanor Price Date of birth/age at interview: Dick Magill—June 25, 1917/90, Eleanor Price—May 7, 1918/89 Interviewer: Gary Granzow Interview date: Dec. 11, 2007 Interview location: Carversville Christian Church Interview length: 46 minutes Time span discussed: 1930s … Continue reading
Richard Magill
Interviewee: Richard Magill Date of birth/age at interview: June 25, 1917/90 Interviewer: Gary Granzow Interview date: Dec. 11, 2007 Interview location: Carversville Christian Church Interview length: 40 minutes Time span discussed: 1940 to 1945 Summary: Dick Magill recounts his World … Continue reading
W. Lester Trauch – 3
Interviewee: Lester Trauch Date of birth/age at interview: August 26, 1906/69 Interviewer: Kate Renninger Interview date: August 17, 1976 Interview location: unknown Interview length: 1 hour, 2 minutes Time span discussed: 1920s through 1976 Summary: Lester, a long term reporter … 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
Joseph Crilley
Name of interviewee: Joseph Crilly Date of birth/age at interview: January 8, 1920/87 Interviewer: Colleen Crilly Interview date: 2007 Interview location: Crilley home in Carversville Interview length: 7 minutes Time span discussed: February 1942 to December 1945 Summary: Joseph is … Continue reading
Willis Rivinus – 3
Name of interviewee: Willis Rivinus Date of birth/age at interview: 1928/86 Interviewer: Jack Donohue Interview date: November 25, 2014 Interview location: Rivinus home Interview length: 23 minutes Time span discussed: 1960s to present day Summary: In 1964 Will published his … Continue reading
Willis Rivinus – 2
Name of interviewee: Willis Rivinus Date of birth/age at interview: 1928/86 Interviewer: Jack Donohue Interview date: November 25, 2014 Interview location: Rivinus home Interview length: 19 minutes Time span discussed: flood years starting in 1841 thru 2006, but primarily 1955 … Continue reading
