Join Edy Walmer Sarnoff and Sam Walmer as we explore our adventures in apple country. Sam relates his many horticultural adventures from crate forts to farm steward, he's done it all!
Read Sam's new blog post about the first big spray-residue scare here:
https://www.nationalapplemuseum.com/wormy-apples-and-the-first-spray-residue-scare-by-samuel-walmer/
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum!
(154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
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Podcast music is Scott Joplin's Pleasant Moments, performed by Gerluz and used by license from Musopen
Listen to Kenneth Kane discuss the state of fruit land in Adams County and the history of the farms and families in the southwestern corner of the county.
Donald Horst has put together a wonderful collection of interviews with local Adams County, PA farmers that we share here and in the weeks to come.
Donold Horst's booklets about Adams County Fruit Growers are available in the gift shop of the National Apple Museum. Stop in to see us! (154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
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Podcast music is Scott Joplin's Pleasant Moments, performed by Gerluz and used by license from Musopen
Join Cindy, Bob and Edy (members of the BHPS board) as they discuss the wonderful partnership that has developed between the National Apple Museum and Ploughman's Cider. Ben and Billy share their memories of creating Friday-Night Music Concerts at the museum during the Covid Pandemic as a way to safely bring folks together for great music by local bands.
Learn more about Ploughman's Cider at:
Ploughman Cider
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum!
(154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
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Podcast music is Scott Joplin's Pleasant Moments, performed by Gerluz and used by license from Musopen
Littlestown native and respected Penn State Fruit Lab professor, Dr. Larry Hull, shares the very beginnings of integrated pest management research and how he got his start at the Fruit Lab.
Donald Horst has put together a wonderful collection of interviews with local Adams County, PA farmers that we share here and in the weeks to come.
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum! (154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
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Podcast music is Scott Joplin's Pleasant Moments, performed by Gerluz and used by license from Musopen
How did this knowledgeable nematologist, a son of Norwegian Immigrants who grew up in Chicago, end up researching and consulting at the Penn State Fruit Lab in Biglerville, PA?
Donald Horst has put together a wonderful collection of interviews with local Adams County, PA farmers that we share here and in the weeks to come.
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum! (154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
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Podcast music is Scott Joplin's Pleasant Moments, performed by Gerluz and used by license from Musopen
We hope you enjoy this interview with Don Heiges who tells us all about the very earliest days of Biglerville, PA when he was a boy.
Many thanks to the Adams County Historical Society for conducting this interview in 1984.
Donald Horst has put together a wonderful collection of interviews with local Adams County, PA farmers that we share here and in the weeks to come.
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum! (154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
Check us out at:
National Apple Museum Website
Facebook Page
Podcast music is Scott Joplin's Pleasant Moments, performed by Gerluz and used by license from Musopen
Donald Horst has put together a wonderful collection of interviews with local Adams County, PA farmers that we share here and in the weeks to come.
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum! (154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
Check us out at:
National Apple Museum Website
Facebook Page
Podcast music is Scott Joplin's Pleasant Moments, performed by Gerluz and used by license from Musopen
In the new interview with the Biglerville Historical and Preservation Society Treasurer, Cindy Heller and volunteer, Brandon, you'll get a peek behind the scenes these past few years at the National Apple Museum. It's so fun to hear how they do what they do to preserve and present the past in this great restored 19th century barn!
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum! (154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
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Podcast music is Scott Joplin's Pleasant Moments, performed by Gerluz and used by license from Musopen
It is her honor to represent the PA Apple Industry while gaining a scholarship to college and experience as a public speaker and public figure. Rheina has done a fabulous job all year and today she shares with us the highpoints of her experience as PA Apple Queen.
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum! (154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
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Podcast music is Scott Joplin's Pleasant Moments, performed by Gerluz and used by license from Musopen
Join the Biglerville Rotarians as they welcome Marian Thomas Harbaugh. Besides owning the Famous Country Store, Marian discusses her many successful initiatives, such as the Garden Club, the Kitchenettes, the Senior Center, and THE START OF THE BIGLERVILLE HISTORICAL AND PRESERVATION AND NATIONAL APPLE MUSEUM!
Donald Horst has put together a wonderful collection of interviews with local Adams County, PA farmers that we share here and in the weeks to come.
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum! (154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
Check us out at:
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Podcast music is Scott Joplin's Pleasant Moments, performed by Gerluz and used by license from Musopen
Come enjoy this 1988 interview with Paul Hall of the Hall Brothers in Adams County, PA. He shares his extensive knowledge of orchard maintenance having worked, for example, with every kind of sprayer except the earliest hand-pumped variety.
Donald Horst has put together a wonderful collection of interviews with local Adams County, PA farmers that we share here and in the weeks to come.
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum! (154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
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Podcast music is Scott Joplin's Pleasant Moments, performed by Gerluz and used by license from Musopen
Dr. Sterritt, a long-time partner of Dr. Hale in Arendtsville, PA, relates his fascinating military introduction into his profession and his long career as a country doctor. His stories about his friendship with his patient, Mamie Eisenhower, and his first interaction with Generals Eisenhower and General McArthur in his military hospital are amazing.
Donald Horst has put together a wonderful collection of interviews with local Adams County, PA farmers that we share here and in the weeks to come.
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum! (154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
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Podcast music is Scott Joplin's Pleasant Moments, performed by Gerluz and used by license from Musopen
Dr. Hale's recollections of beginning his long illustrative career as a local rural doctor, from the grand piano exploding across main street, to the hundreds of Adams County, PA residents turning out for his and Dr. Sterritt's retirement party, is amazing to hear.
Donald Horst has put together a wonderful collection of interviews with local Adams County, PA farmers that we share here and in the weeks to come.
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum! (154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
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Podcast music is Scott Joplin's Pleasant Moments, performed by Gerluz and used by license from Musopen
Fred Griest, Sr. recounts the earliest details of the commercial fruit industry in Pennsylvania and the US. You'll love his trip to East Berlin in a springless wagon of apples and his memory of early apple varieties.
Donald Horst has put together a wonderful collection of interviews with local Adams County, PA farmers that we share here and in the weeks to come.
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum! (154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
Check us out at:
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Podcast music is Scott Joplin's Pleasant Moments, performed by Gerluz and used by license from Musopen
Early and Eckert and Roy Kuykendahl's interview with Donald Horst is a wonderful romp through the old days of fruit growing with juicy details to entertain.
Donald Horst has put together a wonderful collection of interviews with local Adams County, PA farmers that we share here and in the weeks to come.
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum! (154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
Check us out at:
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Podcast music is Scott Joplin's Pleasant Moments, performed by Gerluz and used by license from Musopen
Ruth Detweiler's interview with Donald Horst covers her amazing career with the local Chamber of Commerce and Fruit Growers Association. It's full of notable moments in Adams County history where local events went national.
Donald Horst has put together a wonderful collection of interviews with local Adams County, PA farmers that we share here and in the weeks to come.
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum! (154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
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This fascinating interview with the Buchers reveal so many great stories of northern Adams County fruit growers and the industries that came to flourish here.
Donald Horst has put together a wonderful collection of interviews with local Adams County, PA farmers that we share here and in the weeks to come.
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum! (154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
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You'll love this intimate glimpse into the life of fruit growers in Adams County as Donald Horst interviews Billy Brent from his 15 siblings to his interesting career.
Donald Horst has put together a wonderful collection of interviews with local Adams County, PA farmers that we share here and in the weeks to come.
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum! (154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
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What a great wide-ranging interview about the Boyer family and their long history in fruit growing in Adams County.
Donald Horst has put together a wonderful collection of interviews with local Adams County, PA farmers that we share here and in the weeks to come.
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum! (154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
Check us out at:
National Apple Museum Website
Facebook Page
Donald Horst has put together a wonderful collection of interviews with local Adams County, PA farmers that we share here and in the weeks to come.
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum! (154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
Check us out at:
National Apple Museum Website
Facebook Page
Donald Horst has put together a wonderful collection of interviews with local Adams County, PA farmers that we share here and in the weeks to come.
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum! (154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
Check us out at:
National Apple Museum Website
Facebook Page
Donald Horst has put together a wonderful collection of interviews with local Adams County, PA farmers that we share here and in the weeks to come.
Enjoy and come see us at the National Apple Museum! (154 W. Hanover St., Biglerville, PA)
Check us out at:
National Apple Museum Website
Facebook Page
Growing Up in Apple Country with Sam Walmer, a New Grower Interview
38:44
Kenneth Kane's Fruit Grower Interview
49:34
Ben Wenk and Billy Jones' Brand-New Interview
37:54
Dr. Larry Hull Fruit Grower Interview
17:54
Dr. John Hildebride's Fruit Grower Interview
55:31
Don Heiges' Fruit Grower Interview
1:01:10
Helen Hauser's Fruit Grower Interview
47:18
Behind the Scenes at the Apple Museum
25:21
Introducing the Pennsylvania Apple Queen!
14:17
An Interview with Marian Thomas Harbaugh
31:25
Paul Hall Fruit Grower Interview
1:12:19
Dr. North Sterritt's Interview
45:14
Dr. Raymond Hale's Fruit Grower Interview
40:52
Fred Griest, Sr.'s Fruit Grower Interview
12:48
Earl Eckert and Roy Kuykendahl's Fruit Grower Interview
1:15:17
Ruth Detweiler's Fruit Grower Interview
46:49
Thurston Bucher's Fruit Grower Interview about Bucher's Restaurant and More!
1:33:31
Billy Brent's Fruit Grower Interview
1:05:38
Mary Boyer's Fruit Grower Interview
33:31
Robert Lentz and Bob Shull's Fruit Grower Interview
1:19:48
Ralph and Emmy Tyson's Fruit Grower Interview
1:09:26
Robert Baker's Fruit Grower Interview
46:24