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Upper Merion Township Remember When

Upper Merion Township Remember When

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UMGA-TV and the King of Prussia Historical Society present Remember When as an oral history project of life and community in Upper Merion Township. In their own words, the people who lived the history of Upper Merion Township to tell us about that history.© 2020 World
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  • Elbert Lee
    Feb 10 2023

    UMGA-TV and the King of Prussia Historical Society present Remember When as an oral history project of life and community in Upper Merion Township. In their own words, the people who lived the history of Upper Merion Township tell us about that history.


    In this edition, host Ed Higgins sits down with Elbert Lee. Elbert moved to Rebel Hill in 1941. He played tackle for the high school football team and also played for the school's baseball team. Because of his exceptional grades, he was accepted to Penn State. Elberts and his brother helped their father with his plastering business. Elbert was president of the West End Civic Association. He also was in South Africa when Nelson Mandela was freed. Elbert and his wife had three children. Please, sit back and listen to Elbert Remember When.

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    55 mins
  • Millie & Bob Mitchell
    Jan 27 2023

    UMGA-TV and the King of Prussia Historical Society present Remember When as an oral history project of life and community in Upper Merion Township. In their own words, the people who lived the history of Upper Merion Township tell us about that history.

    In this edition, host Carl Schultheis sits down with Millie & Bob Mitchell. Millie and Bob met in first and second grade, but didn't start dating until high school. Millie remembers playing in her house when the news that Pearl Harbor was just bombed came across the radio. What her tasks were when she worked for Bell Telephone as a phone operator. Bob taught and was principal of the Junior High School until the school was closed down. Also all of their kids become teachers and still live in KOP. Sit back and listen to Nicholas Remember When.

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    48 mins
  • Patricia Haggerty
    Dec 16 2022

    UMGA-TV and the King of Prussia Historical Society present Remember When as an oral history project of life and community in Upper Merion Township. In their own words, the people who lived the history of Upper Merion Township tell us about that history.

    In this edition, host Ed Higgins sits down with Patricia Haggerty. Patricia was born in 1930. Spent a long time vollenteering for Lafayette Ambulance. Please, was the first non- christian to be married at the church at Villanova, sit back and listen to Patricia Remember When.

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    32 mins
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