In seventh grade I was still going to school in Richland, as the consolidated Eastern Lebanon County (Elco) school was a year from being completed. My memory is a bit hazy, but I think I had a study period in Mr. Paine’s room once a week, and I usually sat next to a delightful girl … Continue reading Johnson & Johnson
Richland
The Blizzard of ’58
We moved to W. Main Street in Richland, about halfway up the hill, in November 1957. It was the first house that my parents bought, and we ended up staying there until 1964. Anyway, during the first winter that we were there, I remember a major blizzard such that the snow was piled up to … Continue reading The Blizzard of ’58
Thank You, Mr. Walborn!
I went to a relatively small high school in a predominantly rural section of Pennsylvania, so one might think that my teachers were not necessarily of the highest caliber. There were a few rotten apples to be sure, but there were also some terrific instructors that I recall fondly. In particular, we had at … Continue reading Thank You, Mr. Walborn!
The Other Farm
John Jacob Troutman (1895 - 1965) and his wife Edna M Moyer (1894 - 1966) actually owned two farms. Unlike Twin Meadows Farm, the second one didn’t have a name, or if it did, I never knew it. We always called it The Other Farm. Satellite image of The Other Farm as it looks today. … Continue reading The Other Farm
Mary and Paul Addendum
Just wanted to add a correction and a few additional thoughts to my previous post. Aaron and Mary Haak’s gravestone First of all, Aaron’s last name was not misspelled on his and Mary’s marriage application. His last name really was originally spelled Haag, as his parents were Moses and Catharine (Knoll) Haag, and all of … Continue reading Mary and Paul Addendum
Mary and Paul
When we moved into the house on West Main Street in Richland, PA, in November, 1957, we were warned by the previous owners that the next door neighbors didn’t get along well with children and could get downright nasty. This is a photo from 2013 of the duplex house where we lived in 1957 with … Continue reading Mary and Paul
A Bike Ride to Coleman Park
I have no memory of whose idea it was or how I got involved, but it was when we still lived on the hill on West Main Street, so it was probably during the summer of 1962 or 63. Most likely it had something to do with the Boy Scouts, as I was still active … Continue reading A Bike Ride to Coleman Park
Put On Your Sunday Clothes
Junior year (1965-66) in high school, Maryann Shelhamer and I were pretty good friends, and after school Maryann and I often called one another. If I didn’t call her, she would often call me. View fullsize Put On Your Sunday Clothes In those days we had something called a telephone, a big black thing that … Continue reading Put On Your Sunday Clothes
Mr. Curtis Troutman of Womelsdorf, PA
We moved to Richland, PA, in June, 1957, so in September I started attending Richland School in third grade. At that time third grade was divided between two classrooms, the division being accomplished by alphabetical order. As my last name began with a “T”, I was in Miss Margaret Klopp’s room along with (and I’m … Continue reading Mr. Curtis Troutman of Womelsdorf, PA