History Project  

Pleasant Valley: Leister's Store
Leister's Store is a small old-time general store that was in operation until 2001. Now converted to a museum, it highlights a bygone era. Pleasant Valley is a small village north of Westminster.

Leister's Store
The Leister's Store collection is made up of videos of interviews of current residents and former business persons of the Pleasant Valley area. Additionally, there are several professionally made videos which give the history of the store and the local area.

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Introduction to Leister's Store      Elmer Levine Myers
 
Leister's Store      Donald Leister
 
Leister's Store      Donald Leister
 
Yingling Brothers


Pleasant Valley: Memories of the Angell Sisters
The following chapters are from a video interview that was recorded on June 11, 2008. They are of the Angell Sisters, Helen Gist and Gloria Beaver, speaking about their recollections of life in Pleasant Valley

Chapter 1
 
Chapter 2
 
Chapter 3
 
Chapter 4
 
Chapter 5
 
Chapter 6
 
Chapter 7
 
Chapter 8

Please note: This material is made available to the general public because it is considered to contain information of an historical significance. The collections contained on this page were secured using what was then considered state-of-the-art equipment. The individuals, providing the video and audio taping, were not always professionals. While the quality of the finished product is varied it has been collected from historical archives, made available by individuals in the community. The CMC is not responsible for the quality or content of the video and audio contained herein.


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