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Collection
Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0066
OH_066_Reeser.doc Pg. 1 Lancaster County Historical Society 230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 • 717 392-4633 Visit our Website at http://www.lancasterhistory.org Oral History Project OH-066 - Reeser – Transcript Interviewee: Zan Reeser (Hershey) Interviewer: Bev Newton
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
Women's Baseball
Esther (Zan) Hershey Reeser played ladies professional ball in the 1940s
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Reeser, Esther Zan
Interviewer
Newton, Beverly
Narrator
Reeser, Esther (Zan)
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Oral history
Search Terms
Baseball
Baseball players
Baseball teams
Oral histories
Women athletes
Women baseball players
Place of Interview
LCHS
Object Name
Oral History
Media
Videotape
Length of Interview
00:32:02
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OH0066
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0068
know, there were no street cars, no nothing. The [first] street car we had in Lancaster, was started at the [horse park], it started at the square. Went up East King to Duke, up Duke to New Street, crossed New Street to North Queen Street, then back and that’s all. Five cents for a round trip. We had
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
Operation Remember
Western Union Operator
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Sullenberger, William
Interviewer
Lear, Bob
Narrator
Sullenberger, William
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Oral history
Search Terms
Operators
Oral histories
Western Union Telegraph
Place of Interview
44 S. Prince Street
Object Name
Oral History
Media
Cassette Tape
Length of Interview
00:45:22
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OH0068
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Other Numbers
#6A,B
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Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0071
OH_071_Jones.doc Pg. 1 Lancaster County Historical Society 230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 • 717 392-4633 Visit our Website at http://www.lancasterhistory.org Oral History Project OH-071 - Jones – Transcript Interviewee: Jesse Jones Interviewer: Gerald Bruce Date
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
Operation Remember
Aviation in Lancaster
Date of Interview
1976-04-20
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Jones, Jesse
Interviewer
Bruce, Gerald
Narrator
Jones, Jesse
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Oral history
Search Terms
Aviation
Oral histories
Place of Interview
Lancaster County Library
Object Name
Oral History
Length of Interview
00:23:03
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OH0071
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Other Numbers
#54A
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Item
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Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0079
Lancaster County Historical Society Oral History Project Interviewee: Mary Scott Haverstick Interviewer: Date Recorded: Transcriber: Kaitlyn Cody Date Transcribed: October 24, 2004 This interview is with Mary Scott Haverstick who was born and raised in Paradise, Pennsylvania. She would like to tell
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
Operation Remember
Walking to School
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Haverstick, Mary
Narrator
Haverstick, Mary
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Oral history
Search Terms
Oral histories
Object Name
Oral History
Length of Interview
0:22:06
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OH0079
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Other Numbers
#12A
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Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0083
Lancaster County Historical Society Oral History Project Interviewee: Dorothea [Fortier] Interviewer: Date Recorded: Transcriber: Kaitlyn Cody Date Transcribed: October 24, 2004 Interviewer: Our narrator is Dorothea [Fortier]. On our first operation remember tape, we interviewed Mrs. Edna Wagner
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
Operation Remember
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Fortier, Dorothea
Narrator
Fortier, Dorothea
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Oral history
Search Terms
Oral histories
Object Name
Oral History
Length of Interview
0:05:41
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OH0083
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
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Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0108
Lancaster County Historical Society Oral History Project Interviewee: Alexander Stein Interviewer: Gerald Brus Date Recorded: December 5, 2005 Transcriber: Ariel Kornhauser Date Transcribed: June 29, 2006 B: This is Gerald Brus interviewing Alexander Stein. Mr. Stein is going to recall for us his
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
Operation Remember
Memories of Lancaster 1910 and Later
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Stein, Alexander
Narrator
Stein, Alexander
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Oral history
Search Terms
Oral histories
Object Name
Oral History
Length of Interview
0:16:13
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OH0108
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Other Numbers
#28B
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Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0119
Lancaster County Historical Society Oral History Project Interviewee: May Faustnacht Interviewer: Ann Stauffer Date Recorded: March 31, 1976 Transcriber: Ariel Kornhauser Date Transcribed: July 27, 2006 S: This is March 31, 1976, and it’s an interview with Miss. May Faustnacht of Terre Hill, who
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
Operation Remember
Cigar Making...Terre Hill
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Fasnacht, Mae
Narrator
Fasnacht, Mae
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Oral history
Search Terms
Cigar industry
Cigars
Oral histories
Terre Hill
Object Name
Oral History
Length of Interview
0:26:36
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OH0119
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Other Numbers
#36A
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Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0122
Lancaster County Historical Society Oral History Project Interviewee: Christian Neff Interviewer: Ann Wolmuth Date Recorded: December 7, 2005 Transcriber: Ariel Kornhauser Date Transcribed: July 11, 2006 W: My name is Ann Wolmuth, and I’m interviewing Mr. Christian Neff on the subject of trolley
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
Operation Remember
Trolley Transportation
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Neff, Christian
Narrator
Neff, Christian
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Oral history
Search Terms
Oral histories
Transportation
Trolleys
Object Name
Oral History
Length of Interview
0:21:20
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OH0122
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Other Numbers
#37B
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Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH0151
Lancaster County Historical Society Oral History Project Interviewee: Gerald Bruce Interviewer: Elizabeth Falck Date Recorded: 20 April 1976 Transcriber: Ariel Kornhauser Date Transcribed: 22 June 2007 B: This is an interview with Miss Elizabeth Falck, a person who has been a resident of Lancaster
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Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
Operation Remember
Growing Up in Lancaster
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Falck, Elizabeth H.
Narrator
Falck, Elizabeth H.
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subjects
Oral history
Search Terms
Oral histories
Object Name
Oral History
Length of Interview
0:17:56
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
OH0151
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Other Numbers
#54B
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Oral History Collection
Object ID
OH 2004 003
Collection
Oral History Collection
Description
Watt, David S.
World War II veteran
00:02:00 Introduction
00:16:03 Watt born in India
00:24:07 Parents were missionaries from Lancaster
00:31:00 Presbytarian
00:39:00 Born in northern India
01:17:00 Student at F & M.
01:33:00 Studied Business Administration at F & M.
01:43:00 Enlisted
01:47:00 Pilot experience
01:55:00 Had an aircraft
02:06:00 Learned to fly before enlistment
02:13:00 Training at Lancaster Airport
02:32:00 Interviewed Jessie and Howard Eckhart
03:20:00 Primary training in Oklahoma (Air force)
03:45:00 San Antonio (West Point of the Air)
04:07:00 Married current wife four years ago
04:18:00 Attended flight school as officer
04:23:00 flew B-24 Liberator bombers
04:36:00 Transition from small plane to large bomber
05:04:00 Ten people on B-24
05:32:00 Range of a B-24
05:46:00 Targets mostly in southern Europe
05:56:00 Targeted mostly harbors
06:23:00 Mission to hold Suez Canal against Rommel
06:54:00 B-24 against German anti-aircraft gunners
07:08:00 German fighters worst hazard
07:18:00 Watt flew twenty-seven missions
07:48:00 Memorable mission a disaster.
07:51:00 Attack on Ploesti oil refineries
08:05:00 Old organization and old planes
08:19:00 never announced that job was to eliminate air force
08:25:00 mission was low level attack
08:37:00 Not many people and planes survived
09:22:00 Attack was end of air force
09:28:00 Part of design but no one said so
09:55:00 Thirty-six planes sent out on Ploesti raid
10:17:00 No indication before hand
10:25:00 had done job assigned to unit
11:10:00 Making friends. Stationed in Palestine
11:42:00 Moved to Little Bitter Lake in Egypt
12:01:00 Relaxed between missions
12:14:00 Considered "assigned pilots"
12:43:00 Played poker for entertainment
13:21:00 Flew about every three weeks
13:47:00 Believed in performance not good luck
14:07:00 Became second in command of squadron
14:32:00 Medals brought by David Watt
16:05:00 Important document to service member
16:52:00 Medals awarded while in service
17:27:00 campaign medal
17:57:00 Bracelet he made for his first wife
18:27:00 also has frat pin from F & M
18:53:00 Silver Star
19:01:00 Silver Star, second highest medal
19:53:00 Received Silver Star in 2000
20:51:00 mission through bad fog
22:40:00 Watt was operations officer
22:44:00 Broke on top of cloud bank.
23:00:00 Attacked target with other bombers
23:02:00 Was attacked by German fighters
23:38:00 Status of war
24:30:00 Watt's Veterans Day Rememberance talk starts
31:45:00 Worked at Watt and Shand (3rd generation Watt)
32:27:00 Worked in Toy, Jewelry, Candy Departments
32:39:00 First Floor Manager
33:06:00 No problem with transition to civilian life
33:17:00 Family did not have a background in flying
34:49:00 Any thoughts to pass on to future military and current
35:09:00 Keep head up. And NOT up ….
Collection Date
2004-10-19
Collector
Newton, Beverly
People
Watt, David S.
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Object Name
Oral History
Condition
Good
Object ID
OH 2004 003
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