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2013
March 28, 2013
For the very first interview of the history project, Edmund Good and Thurman Grossnickle describe their coming out stories. Thurman is a retired Scientist Administrator and has spent many years in academia and in health professions, as well as in...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: Coming Out
Organizations: Dignity/Central PA, Gay and Lesbian Switchboard of Harrisburg, Homophiles of Penn State (HOPS)
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Transcription of LGBT Oral History 042: Edmund ''Ed'' Good and Thurman Grossnickle, part 1, Transcription of LGBT Oral History 042: Edmund ''Ed'' Good and Thurman Grossnickle, part 2
April 15, 2013
Frank Pizzoli, founder and editor-in-chief of the Central Voice, an LGBT newsletter for the Central PA community, discusses his experiences in the community and how he thinks things have changed over time. He describes some aspects of growing up...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: HIV/AIDs
Organizations: South Central Aids Assistance Network (SCAAN), AIDS Community Alliance, Adler Health Services
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 092A: Frank Pizzoli
May 24, 2013
From the time Joseph "Joe" W. Burns came out as gay at around 27 years of age, he was involved in gay activism. He was a part of many organizations that have helped to move gay rights forward, including the Mattachine Society and Le-Hi-Ho. He...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics:
Organizations: Lehigh Valley Homophile Organization (Le-Hi-Ho), Mattachine Society of New York
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 012A: Joseph W. Burns
June 1 and 2, 2013
Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.” This event program is from the...
Collection: LGBT-102 - Central PA Womyn's Chorus
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Organizations: Central PA Womyn's Chorus
View Item: Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “Babes on Broadway: The Sequel” Program - June 1 & 2, 2013
June 4, 2013
Prior to coming out at the age of 32, Ted Martin had worked for many years for the government and public policy organizations, chiefly in the areas of communications and advocacy. Martin lived in Washington, D.C. and worked for Congress before...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: Coming Out
Organizations: Equality PA
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 074: Ted Martin
June 19, 2013
Nancy Datres was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania in 1948 and moved to Harrisburg to pursue computer science after becoming blacklisted by the Altoona Police Department when she was just 27 years old. Thereafter, Nancy moved through several careers...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
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View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 020A: Nancy Datres
June 26, 2013
Bobbi Carmitchell was born in Willow Street, Pennsylvania. She spent most of her professional career as a full-time musician, but currently has added contracting work in stained glass and woodworking art. Bobbi describes her...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: Feminism
Organizations: Women's Circle
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 013: Bobbi Carmitchell
July 1, 2013
Born in 1949 to a Lutheran minister and his wife, Marlene Kanuck married a man, had two children, and got a divorce after 11 years of marriage before realizing that she was a lesbian. In this interview, she discusses her coming out process and...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics:
Organizations: Common Roads
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 054: Marlene Kanuck
July 24, 2013
Bernie Pupo was born in Kulpmont, Pennsylvania in 1945 and attended Mount Carmel Catholic High School. After working in a factory after high school, Bernie moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he worked as a window decorator for Pomeroy’s...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics:
Organizations: South Central Aids Assistance Network (SCAAN)
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 096: Bernie Pupo
July 30, 2013
Larry Lee Thomas was born in Burnham, Pennsylvania in 1941, living there for at least 19 years before spending four years in the military, and shortly thereafter moving to the nearby city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. After his first experience...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
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View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 112: Larry Thomas
August 14, 2013
Transcription of Clarke Hess and Lee Stoltzfuss interview. This transcript is incomplete. Please contact archives@dickinson.edu for more information.
Collection: LGBT Oral History
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View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 048: Clarke Hess and Lee Stoltzfuss
August 28, 2013
Born in Chicago, IL in 1949 to a Catholic family, Mary Merriman joined the Air Force in 1967, where she struggled with her sexuality due to the environment, eventually becoming pregnant and discharging from the military before giving her son up...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: HIV/AIDs, Human Rights Ordinance
Organizations: MCC Vision of Hope
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 081: Mary Merriman
August 29, 2013
Mark Stoner, born in 1959, grew up and currently lives in Lancaster, where he has worked as a graphic designer for the past 30 years. He came out as gay early in his college years at Penn State University and thereafter became involved in...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: Human Relations Commission, HIV/AIDs
Organizations: Pink Triangle Coalition (PTC)
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 111: Mark Stoner
September 4, 2013
Michelle Probulus, 43, describes her experience with realizing that she is a lesbian at age 40, while married to a man with whom she had two young sons. She discusses the complications of figuring out her sexuality and coming to the realization...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: Coming Out
Organizations:
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 095: Michelle Probulus
September 20, 2013
Richard H. Hause was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, on May 21, 1947, moving to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, after he graduated from high school in 1965. After coming out to his family when he was eighteen, Richard began working...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics:
Organizations: Dignity/Central PA
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 045: Richard Hause
October 9, 2013
Born in 1951, Mary Nancarrow grew up in the Harrisburg area, and from a young age, she has been involved in the movements for LGBT and women’s rights, especially for Central Pennsylvania. She has worked extensively with NOW, serving as the...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics: Women's Rights
Organizations: Pennsylvania NOW, National Organization for Women (N.O.W.), PA Rural Gay Caucus
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 084A: Mary Nancarrow
October 27, 2013
Samuel Deetz was born in Quakertown (Pennsylvania), in 1951, on April 21 and was one of eight children. Sam’s father became a minister, which allowed his family to move from place to place over Sam’s young life. Sam’s family...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
Topics:
Organizations: PA Rural Gay Caucus, Susquehanna Valley Gays United (SVGU)
View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 025: Sam Deetz
November 12, 2013
Julie Lobur was born in New Kensington, Pennsylvania in 1955 and moved to Harrisburg in 1970. She received her bachelor’s degree from Penn State and added a master’s degree in computer science in 2003. Julie briefly served in the military in 1983...
Collection: LGBT Oral History
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View Item: Transcription of LGBT Oral History 068: Julia "Julie" Lobur
November 16, 2013
Founded in 1994, the Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “brings together a diverse group of women, united by the joy of singing, to celebrate and empower women and to affirm a positive image of lesbians and feminists.”
This event program is from...
Collection: LGBT-102 - Central PA Womyn's Chorus
Topics: Women's Rights
Organizations: Central PA Womyn's Chorus
View Item: Central PA Womyn’s Chorus “I Ain’t Afraid” Program - November 16, 2013
