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Recording, Audio |
Scope & Content |
Interview by Robert Rittenhouse of grandparents Abram Z. Rittenhouse (1905-1979) and Bessie L. Ruth Rittenhouse (1907-2002). Digital copy available. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start time Subject 00:02:45 Abram: "I try to play organ" 00:03:30 Bessie: "I make all my own dresses, always did" 00:04:25 and 00:34:10 - parents were strict 00:05:00 Abram one winter in youth delivered milk by bobsled over fields in and around Lansdale 00:08:05 Abram: church life at Plains in youth 00:12:45 Bessie: church life at Salford in youth 00:13:55 Harvest Home Services--youth were permitted to stay outside, as the meetinghouse would get too full 00:15:10 grade school and high school--Abram: 90% plus in everything except Latin and English--Bessie: often 100% in spelling 00:22:50 Abram: barn fire in childhood 00:23:30 Abram: first cars 00:25:00 Bessie: childhood memories 00:26:10 and 31:20--courtship and wedding 00:28:50 travel; lack of vacations 00:32:25 things preferred in the past 00:34:40 things preferred today (1970s)--Abram: "There are many things we like better, but it doesn't make life easier, it makes it more complex." 00:36:15 outhouses |
Date |
1976 |
Object ID # |
2013.25.890 |
Length of Interview |
00:37:02 |
Manuscript Collection # |
z.Audio |
Notes |
Obituaries: Rittenhouse.- Abram Z., son of Abram C. and Sallie (Geyer Ziegler) Rittenhouse, was born on Dec. 6, 1905; died at North Penn Hospital, Lansdale. Pa., Feb. 22, 1979; aged 73 y. On June 16, 1925, he was married to Bessie Ruth, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Royden, Walter, and Abram), 7 grandchildren, one great-granddaughter, and one brother (Samuel Z). He was a member of Plains Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 25, in charge of John E. Lapp, Gerald C. Studer, and Kenneth Seitz; interment in Plains Cemetery. (Gospel Herald, 20 Mar 1979) ________________________________ Rittenhouse.- Elizabeth (Bessie) Landis Ruth, 94, Towamencin, Pa, died Jan. 15. Spouse: Abram Z. Rittenhouse (deceased). Survivors: children Royden, Walter, Abram; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral: Jan. 17 at Plains Mennonite Church, Hatfield, Pa. (The Mennonite, 19 Feb 2002) |
Source |
Gift of S. Duane Kauffman |
People |
Rittenhouse, Abram Z., 1905-1979 Rittenhouse, Elizabeth "Bessie" L. Ruth, 1907-2002 |