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.
In this edition, host Carl Schultheis sits down with Ruth Louden. Ruth was born June 4, 1917 in Norristown, She Lived in Bridgeport and remembered all the roads being made of dirt. Her uncle moved in after serving in WW1, where they had a coal stove and weel in their kitchen. They had no electricity and lit their house with oil lamps. Remembers the Penny bridge, and riding the Philadelphia & Western Trolley to West Point, PA Please, sit back and listen to Ruth Remember When. (Recorded 2007)
Howard Walker (Recorded 2001) In this edition, host Carl Schultheis sits down with Howard Walker. Howard tells about his early childhood in the 1920s,...
(Recorded 2002) In this edition, host Carl Schultheis sits down with Doris Freeman. Doris talks about having to shop in Norristown until the Valley...
In this edition, Carl Schultheis sits down with Henry Backe. Henry talks about getting block ice for refrigeration, coal to heat the house, and...