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)
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
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:
National Apple Museum Website
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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
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