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Oral History Interview with Daphne Townsend
Elaine Hogan and Daphne Townsend have both volunteered at Drumthwacket. The pair discusses their positive experiences providing educational tours to children and adults. They share information about how the families of previous owners have donated…
Oral History with Jonathan Eckstein
Jonathan Eckstein came to Princeton as a young child with his family. He attended school in Princeton through high school, and left Princeton for about twenty years until returning in the mid-1990s. He reflects on the changes that took place while he…
Oral History with Bernard Miller
Bernard Miller attended Pennsylvania State University and came to Princeton in 1957 to work at the nearby Radio Corporation of America laboratory after seven years as an active-duty Air Force officer. Prior to arriving in Princeton, Bernard taught…
Oral History Interview with Janet Stern
Janet Stern and Doretta Gallucci met in the late 1990s through their work at the Arts Council of Princeton. The pair discuss the history of the ACP and the process of getting the current ACP building approved, including the difficult process of…
Oral History Interview with Dan Rappoport
A native of northern New Jersey, Dan Rappaport moved to the Princeton area in 1976 and his lived in or near town ever since. He worked for the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Thompson International Group, and several service jobs for local…
Oral History Interview with Pamela Wakefield
Pam Wakefield grew up in Bloomfield, NJ. She and her spouse Bill raised their children in Montclair before relocating the family to Princeton in the early 1980s to be closer to Bill’s workplace. She worked for years in the Princeton University…
Oral History Interview with Mark Rosso
Mark Rosso has lived in Princeton nearly his whole life. He discusses his family’s history coming to and working in the area, and his happy childhood attending school and growing up in Princeton in the 1960s and 1970s. He shares remembrances of…
Oral History Interview with Harriette Brainard
Harriette Brainard discusses her family’s history and the stories of her parents, as well as growing up in the area. She attended Princeton Day School and played several sports. She shares her impressions and enjoyment of Princeton as a young…
Oral History Interview with Robert Vandeventer
Robert Vandeventer moved to Princeton with his family as a thirteen-year-old in 1945. His father worked as a radio newscaster and the host of a quiz show called “Twenty Questions.” (Bob and his mother participants on the program as panelists.) He…
Oral History Interview with Emily Liu
Emily Liu moved to Princeton a few years ago with her husband and two children. She grew up in Taipei, Taiwan. She discusses her initial impressions of moving to Princeton and how much she has grown to love the community. She enjoys the seasons, the…