Who's Talking Salem - Ep 3 Howard Telfer

About this episode

The episode features Howard Telfer sharing his experiences and stories from his life in Salem, NH.

Welcome to Who's Talking Salem? A Historical podcast of What's Up Salem? I'm your host Tom Giarrosso, and we're revisiting the Salem archives featuring Project Perpetuate - an oral history started in the late 1970's and early 80's by Howard Turner and Richard Noyes. Today we peek into history with Howard Telfer talking to Howard Turner and Richard Noyes in his home in Salem NH. Mr. Telfer’s stories range from what his life was like as a contract builder and how it felt to be the first person to own rental homes in Salem all the way to reminiscing about his days with his war buddies and the Memorial Day Parade.

People in this episode

Host: Tom Giarrosso

Guest: Howard Telfer

Topics covered

• oral history
• Salem archives
• contract builder
• Memorial Day Parade
• war buddies

Keywords

• oral history
• Salem
• Howard Telfer
• Memorial Day Parade
• contract builder
• war buddies

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Salem NH

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