With the Hill homestead to my rear, 3 children of Milton & Gertrude (Strausser) Hill built these homes: Esther (Hill) Derr, Jacob Hill and Milton Hill. Their other two children purchased land very close to the homestead.

50th anniversary for Jacob and Agnes (Brobst) Hill, in 1983. Agnes' siblings to her side and Jakes' siblings to his side: L-R: ?, ?, Melva (Brobst) Hill, ?, Agnes (Brobst) & Jacob Hill, Ellen (Hill) Heffner, Esther (Hill) Derr and Milton D. Hill.

Esther Hill (later Derr), 16 years old. Her older siblings all had studio portraits, but she was born much later than her siblings. By the time she came along, her parents could not afford studio portraits. Esther's started her 1st job at Merrit Underware when she was 16. She and her workmates went out to a studio for portraits.

Harold and Esther (Hill) Derr's home, built on Hill property directly across the road from the homestead. Harold built the house himself with the help of Esther's brothers. They started construction in 1954. Harold, Esther and daughters, Dorian and Lisa, lived across the street on the Hill homestead with Milton and Gertrude before and during construction. Harold worked on the house until money ran out, then started again when they saved more money. While the family lived with Esther's parents on the farm, in addition to Harold's job as an electrician, he helped on the farm. Harold's family moved in in 1959 when construction was complete. Lisa remembers 'Even though we were only moving across the street, Grampy was sad to see us move!' (Next to Derr's home (seen far right) is the home that Esther's brother Jacob built & lived in throughout his adult life.)

Jenna Fetherolf(grand-daughter of Esther( Hill) and Harold Derr), with daughter, Ellee Russell.

SSGT Harold J. Derr, WWII / Korea, VMCTB 232.

Harold and Esther Derr's 4 grandchildren: Lori Lippman, 'DJ' Fetherolf, Jason Lippman and Jenna Fetherolf, Aug 1995.

Harold and Esther in Florida, 1951, on their honeymoon. Due to Harold being in the service they had to wait 2 years to have a Honeymoon.

Esther (Hill) & Harold Derr at their 50th anniversary, with daughters Dorian Fetherolf (left) and Lisa Lippman (right). 1999

Griffin, Madisyn and Emerson Fetherolf. (Grandchildren of Daniel and Dorian Fetherolf, great grand children of Harold and Esther Derr).

Nov 1958. Dorian Derr sitting in Granny's livingroom.

Wedding of Lisa Derr and H. Robert Lippman, Oct 30, 1983.

Gertrude (Strausser) Hill with her grand-daughter Dorrian Derr, at Milton and Gertrude's barn on the Hill homestead.

Carol (Hill) and Andrew Muller (foreground both sides), at Harold and Esther (Hill) Derr's 60th anniversary.

Harol & Esther (Hill) Derr, Lee Heffner and Pharis Fry.

Esther Hill (later Derr), 18 years old. Daugther of Milton J. and Gertrude (Strausser) Hill.

Harold Derr, age 19, (born Agu 6, 1924), in the Marines. He was a turret gunner in a torpedo bomber, WWII.

Daniel (Jr.) and Dorian (Derr) Fetherolf, with their children Daniel (III) 'DJ' and Jenna.

In 1945, Harold (middle) and two others sepnt 3 days in a life raft when their torpedo bomber crashed. They were assumed dead, their lockers were clear out, and MIA letters were send to their families. Whenever they heard a plane coming, they would have to hide themselves until they could recognize the plane. Here they are seen after being rescued with borrowed clothing. Harold says that the hardest part for him was knowing that his family received MIA letters and believed he was dead.

Harold Derr, age 19, (born Agu 6, 1924), in the Marines. He was a turret gunner in a torpedo bomber.

Harold and Esther (Hill) Derr, married Nov 19, 1949. With them are Harold's sister Ester and her husband Elton Seidel.

Every year Harold Derr hands out the Eagle Scouts awards. Here he proudly honors his grandson, Jason Lippman. (17 years old, 2004).

Harold and Esther with their oldest daughter Dorian at her wedding.

Jason and Lori Lippman (children of Lisa (Derr) and Robert Lippman). 1992

Beginners' Department Promotion Certificate for Esther Hill (later Derr), Sept. 17, 1933.

Milton Hill & Gertrude Strausser married on 6 Nov 1910. Front row: Gertrude (Strausser) Hill, Esther (Hill) Derr, Ellen (Hill) Heffner and Milton J. Hill. Back: Milton D. Hill, Jacob W. Hill and John L. Hill.

Wedding of Harold Derr and Esther Hill, Nov 19, 1949. They were married in St. John's in Fogleville, PA.

Esther Hill (around age 18, later Derr) and Dorothy Sherer in Atlantic City. They wore each other's dress for this picture.

Esther Hill (later Derr), 4th grade.

Esther Hill (Derr), 1st grade.

Robert & Mae Fenstemacher, Forrest & Carolyn Smith, Harold & Esther Derr. All 3 couples were married the same year and continue to celebrate their anniversaries together - this year was their 50th.

Harold Derr receiving the Air Medal, in Okinawa, Japan, in 1945.

Harold Derr, age 19, (born Agu 6, 1924), in the Marines.

Daughters of Esther (Hill) and Harold Derr: Dorian (age 6) and Lisa (age 2).

The wedding of H. Robert Lippman with Lisa Der5r, Oct 30, 1983, with Lisa's family. Harold and Esther (Hill) Derr (left), Lisa and Robert, Dan and Dorian Fetherolf, with their children in front, Jenna and Daniel 'DJ'.

The wedding of Daniel Fetherolf and Dorian Derr, with Dorian's grandmothers, Sadie Derr (left) and Gertrude Hill (right).

Harold Derr, Jason Lippman, Lisa (Derr) Lippman, Lori Lippman, Rob Lippman, and Esther (Hill) Derr, at Lori's Bat Mitzvah. Lori is 13 (Oct 2003). Richmond, Va.

Ellen (Hill) Heffner, with her sister Esther (Hill) Derr. Ellie holding up her confirmation picture at a confirmation reunion for Zion's Church.

Back: John M, Milton D, Jacob W, Agnes (Brobst), Harold Derr, Stanley Heffneer, Melva (Brobst), John L, William T, Daniel T. Middle: Anna (Hill) Billig, June (Schappell), Gertrude (Strausser), Esther with baby Dorian (Derr), Ellen, Milton J, Mary, Mable. Kid front: Robert Milton, Patricia Irene, Carol Susan, Betty Jane, Lee Stanley.

Esther Hill and Dorothy Sherer in Atlantic City. 'Grampy' (her father) bought her suit and warned her not to go in the water because he heard someone almost drowned there. Esther is around 18 years old.

Esther Hill (later Derr), 7 years old, in 2nd grade, around 1934. Her sister Ellen Hill (later Heffner), curled her hair with a crimping iron. Esther says Ellen curled everyone's hair.

Lee Heffner with Dorian Derr and the Hill homestead, owned and farmed by their grandparents, Milton and Gertrude Hill.

Harold and Esther (Hill) Derr.

Harold Derr, shortly after he started dating Esther Hill.

Esther (Hill) & Harold Derr on boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ. with daughters Dorian (age 6) and Lisa (age 2), 1959.

Lisa Derr (later Lippman), graduating from Kutztown State College, Kutztown, PA (now Kutztown University). 1974

Harold and Esther Derr with their great-granddaughter Madisyn, at their 60th anniversary, Nov 2009.

Dorian Derr, graduation from McCann's Business School, for secretarial,1971.

Lori, Lisa, Robert & Jason Lippman, March 2014.

Hill reunnion, Milton D. Hill with his wife June R. (Schappell) Hill. Ellen (Hill) Heffner (center). Harold and Esther (Hill) Derr. Sept, 2003.