Nicholas Yacovelli

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 Nicholas Yacovelli.  Nicholas was born in Swedesburg in 1928.  He talks about his brother joining the Civilan Conservation Corps.  Nicholas joind the Air Force in 1947 where he was a key punch opperator working on some of the First computers.  He tals about losing a sibling during the 1918 Flu Pandemic.  He talks about the early days of the Swedesburg fire company Please, sit back and listen to Nicholas Remember When.