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Recording, Audio |
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Interview by Tammie Molnar of Ernest M. Delp (b. 05/29/1911), son of Warren & Fannie Moyer Delp. Digital copy available --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00:00 parents, siblings 00:01:10 childhood activities (had asthma on the farm) 00:01:57 schooling 00:03:48 jobs (father got him a job in a factory for his birthday, spent a lot of his income on food) 00:05:05 baseball 00:05:45 post-graduation job, Harleysville Insurance 00:09:44 historical events (1923 move from horse and buggy to car, first airplane a few years later, father exempt from war because he was a farmer) 00:10:18 courtship/marriage 00:12:20 got his own car once he got his first job 00:13:23 childhood activities with siblings 00:14:00 church (switched from Salford to Eden because it seemed more liberal) 00:15:42 clothing 00:16:18 less money in the past, had to give some of his paycheck to the family 00:17:52 work on the farm (mother sewed for local factories at home) 00:19:20 relationship with siblings, stepmother 00:20:20 farmhouse, adjustment to father's remarriage 00:21:50 school building (helped build additions to multiple schools) 00:22:45 friends with two members of Ronald Reagan's cabinet 00:24:05 served as auditor in local government, part of other committees/boards in the community 00:27:15 appearance of Harleysville (trolley, farming community) 00:29:42 reason for attending business school 00:30:05 *audio quality drops* likes Harleysville better now, technological advances 00:31:54 history of Indian Valley Mennonite Church 00:34:45 prefers more liberal church services, believes Salford has been more progressive than other conference churches which is the opposite of 50 years prior 00:35:30 family genealogy |
Date |
1983 |
Object ID # |
2013.25.225 |
Length of Interview |
00:37:14 |
Manuscript Collection # |
z.Audio |
Notes |
Obituary: Ernest M. Delp, 86, of Harleysville, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Peter Becker Community, Harleysville. He was the husband of Helen B. (Ritter) Delp for 66 years. He was employed by Harleysville Insurance Co., retiring as secretary-treasurer in 1976 after 46 years' service. He began his career as a bookkeeper, was elected treasurer and board member in 1947, assistant secretary in 1952 and secretary-treasurer in 1955. He was also a board member of Harleysville National Bank, 1951-76, president, 1969-71, and board chairman, 1974-76, . At Harleysville Savings Bank, he was a president and a board member for more than 40 years. Born in Lower Salford Township, he was a son of the late Warren N. and Fannie (Moyer) Delp and stepson of Mamie Kulp Delp. He was a charter member and a past treasurer of Indian Valley Mennonite Church, Harleysville. Delp was an organizer and director of the original Harleysville Athletic Association. He was a charter member of the Harleysville Lions Club and served as its second president. He had 52 years of perfect attendence with the Lions and during his term as president, the Kulpsville Lions Club was organized. In 1959, he received the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Harleysville Jaycees. He was recipient in 1989 of the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award, the highest honor from Lions International. Survivors: Wife; daughters, Lorraine D., wife of Robert C. Schwoyer of Harleysville, and Constance D., wife of Larry K. Landis of Franconia; sister, Verna D. Alderfer of Telford; stepsisters, Pearl Kulp, Anna, wife of Harley Gehman, and Alma, wife of Samuel Derstine, all of Souderton; stepbrother, Linneous Kulp of Sellersville, six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday in the church. Call 6-8 p.m. Friday and 10-11 a.m. Saturday in the church. Arrangements, Bergey Funeral Home, Harleysville. Contributions: Grand View Hospice, Sellersville, or the church. (Allentown Morning Call, February 25, 1998) |
Source |
Gift of S. Duane Kauffman |
People |
Delp, Ernest M., 1911-1998 |