Ridley Park Walking Tour, Collen Brook Open house and Log Cabin in Bethel !

 

 

Ridley Park History Walking Tour

Saturday May 18, 2013

                                                                at 2:00 p.m.

 Tours start at the Ridley Park Library

                                                    With Historian Keith Lockhart

Tickets are $10.00

 Money to benefit the Ridley Park Library Fund.

                            Tours last about one hour and fifteen minutes with a ten minute break
                                                       Contact the library at 610-583-7207
                                                                 to sign up or for details

Group size is limited!!!

 

 

Farm Life at Collen Brook

Sunday, May 19, 2013,

1:00 to 4:00 P.M.

Marvine and Mansion Avenues in Drexel Hill 

   610-924-0222

Experience 18th and 19th Century Upper Darby

See flyer below for more details

Upper Darby Flyer

 

 

Bethel Township Preservation Society

6th Annual
Southery Log House Tour
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Rain or Shine
1645 Bethel Road,
Garnet Valley, PA 19060

Exhibits, Fellowship, and Fun
Come prepared for a hike to Naamans Creek
Free Admission to All
Activities from 1:00 to 4:00
www.BTPS-PA.com

Glenolden Open House, Tea Time and Caleb Pusey Welcome Day

 

                          The Caleb Pusey House in Upland before restoration c.1908

 

 

 

 

The Glenolden Library History Center
Opening
Saturday May 11, 2013
11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Admission $1.00

Glenolden’s Living History
Hosted by The Glenolden Historical Commission
Featuring
George G. Knowles*Henry J Scott*Mary Ridgway Lundy * Louis Dalmas
Presented by The Viviana Theatre of Prospect Park Pa
~ Mother’s Day Café and Bake Shoppe ~
Picnic Platter
$5.00
Chicken **Tuna**Egg Salad Sandwich
on Specialty Bread
Homemade Cole Slaw Sliced Barrel Pickle
Fresh Homemade Lemonade
Sweet Treat Sale
$1-$3
Cakes ~ Muffins
Cupcakes ~ Fresh Breads
Novelty Items
Homemade Lemonade and Keepsake ~Free~ with admission
Glenolden Library & Historical Commission
211 Llanwellyn Avenue Glenolden Pa 19036
All proceeds benefit the Glenolden History Center and Preservation Fund 2013
Making History in Glenolden
2013 Spring Event
Admission tickets will be available at the Library

 

 

 Colonial Plantation

Ridley Creek State Park

Tea Workshop
Saturday, May 11th
1 PM - 3:30 PM

Welcome Tea Lovers!
   Whether your favorite tea is black, green or herbal (berries & nuts included in herbal) there will be a great selection of hot teas to taste. The workshop will start with a brief "History of Tea," followed by the good stuff as each person will concoct their own special tea blend, (tea bags included), that they will take home to enjoy with family and friends. There will be handouts with information on each herb that we will be using. In Colonial times (the same goes for today) a number of herbs had medicinal properties. Please note that only a few of the herbs that we have are NOT recommended for pregnant women and they will be marked.
Registration required - contact the office at 610-566-1725 to reserve your spot!
Limit 15 participants.
Cost is $20.00 per person ($10.00 for members & volunteers)

 

 

The Friends of The
Caleb Pusey House
Invites you to join us for
WELCOME DAY
At the Landingford Plantation
15 Race Street, Upland PA
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Noon to 4:00 PMCome and Enjoy
Family Fun for all ages
Antique Appraisals by Wilson’s Auction
(Two Item Limit – First item is free; Second Item appraised for $5.00)
Civil War and Colonial Reenactors
Colonial Craft Demonstrators showing:
Leather-working, Candle Making & Lighting Devices, Colonial Toys,
Blacksmithing, Theorem Painting, Chair Caning, Butter Making,
Hand Quilting, Bee-Keeping, Tin Punching and more.
Free Guided Tours of the 1683 Caleb Pusey House
“The Dilly” Antique Fire Apparatus
Hot Dogs, Sodas, “Roasty Toasty” Corn-on-the-Cob
and Baked Goods for Sale
For directions

 

 

 

 

"TODAY'S NEWS TOMORROW'S HISTORY" new exhibit at the Delaware County Historical Society!

 

 

 

 

 

The Washington House on Ave. of the States Chester. Building is now gone. The building was a tavern for almost 200 years. The building was torn down in the 1950's a Penna Historical Marker marks the site in the 400 block of Ave. of the States.

 

 

 

Delaware County Historical Society

Research Library and Museum
408 Avenue of the States
Chester, PA 19013
www.dchs-pa.org

Opening of our New Exhibit on

April 28, 2013 till July 15th 2013

THEME:

"TODAY'S NEWS TOMORROW'S HISTORY" This exhibit includes vintage newspapers, antique typewriters, newspapers, and dispenser boxes, old canvas delivery bags etc.
Radio Stations will display giveaway promotional bumper stickers and other promo items, microphones, vinyl records, and turntables used on the air by well-known local DJ's. Awards received by on-air personalities.
The Delaware County Press Club, now named The Press Club serving The Philadelphia Suburbs is an organization of journalists, public relations professionals and other communicators.
Press Club memorabilia on display includes members, awards, fundraising memorabilia, community outreach and scholarship award memorabilia and more, collected over the almost forty five years the club has been in existence.

Thomas Massey Open House and new exhibit at DCHS in Chester

Thomas Massey House
  Opening Day! Join us for our
2013 tour season opening
April 28th
12 to 4
Enjoy open hearth cooking, blacksmithing, house tours
Display and discussion of colonial money
Marple Township Artists and their work

Delaware County Historical Society's

 New Exhibit on April 28, 2013 

Time:  2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Reception will be provided by the Press Club

THEME: "TODAY'S NEWS TOMORROW'S HISTORY"

Hosted by WMGK's John Harvey/ Harvey in the Morning

This exhibit includes vintage newspapers, antique typewriters, newspapers, and dispenser boxes, old canvas delivery bags etc.
Radio Stations will display giveaway promotional bumper stickers and other promo items, microphones, vinyl records, and turntables used on the air by well-known local DJ's.  Awards received by on-air personalities. Harvey will address how the communications industry has changed.
Nancy V. Webster
Delaware County Native
Local Historian Extraordinaire
Sponsored by: Concord Township Historical Society
and
Bethel Township Preservation Society
Topic: ``William Penn: 21st Century Man''
Where: Rachel Kohl Library
When: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 7 p.m. Invitation extended to everyone
Donations are always welcome
www.BTPS-PA.com

Sheep to Shawl at the Colonial Plantation and Chichester Friends Open House

                                    






                                    

This picture says Glenolden Pa. But I and no one else seems to know the location. Can you help?
                                                                  Thanks Keith

                                      Join the Colonial Plantation for the following:

 Colonial Plantation

Ridley Creek State Park

Saturday, April 20th

Running a Household

Demonstration with Clarissa Dillon, PhD

11 AM - 4 PM

Site open 11 AM - 5 PM

Demonstration included with regular admission.More info in the attached flyer.
Saturday, April 27th

Sheep to Shawl

11 AM - 5 PM, last entry at 4 PM

Wool processing in the 18th century. Sheep shearing, skirting, carding, spinning, & weaving. Pottery demonstration.

 

 

The Chichester Friends Meeting House

at

611 Meetinghouse Rd. Chichester

will have an

Open house

on Sunday

April 21, 2013

from noon till 2pm.

Refreshments will be served

Come and tour one of the oldest Meetinghouses

in Delaware County built in 1765.

Hope to see you there!

Before and After Pictures of Delaware County Next Week

Schoolhouse Center

600 Swarthmore Ave., Folsom

Presents

Keith Lockhart

“A Pictorial History of Delaware County”

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

7:00 p.m.

Folsom Public School – Built in 1890 (Photo from Keith Lockhart’s Collection)

Now the site of Senior Community Services and Schoolhouse Center,

600 Swarthmore Ave., Folsom

 

Donations for this presentation can be made at the door

Please reserve your space. Call 610 237-8100

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS OPEN TO EVERYONE!

I will be showing pictures from all over the county and then the same picture today! it will be fun and interesting

Keith

Colonial Plantation is opening this weekend!

 

Opening Day - SATURDAY!

"The Best Our Pretty Farm Affords"

Saturday, April 6th

11 AM - 5 PM, last entry at 4 PM

Spring is here and the farm is open. See all our farm animals and enjoy the countryside. There will be hearth cooking, woodworking, long rifle demonstrations, spinning, weaving, working with flax, dulcimer music, tea in the parlor, candle making and seed planting. There will also be architectural tours of the buildings. Refreshments will be sold.

Admission: $10.00 for adults & $8.00 for children.

Children under 4 are free!

Also this weekend:

Sunday, April 7th

11 AM - 5 PM, last entry at 4 PM

Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for children (4-12)

Enjoy house tours, blacksmithing, long rifle demonstrations and garden tours

 

Summer Day Camps

Registration is Now Open!

Through hands on activities, like open hearth cooking, farming and historic crafts, your students will get to learn about history and Colonial life through a camp that is interactive, educational, and most of all, FUN! Each camper will receive a personalized camp journal, made during camp, a souvenir picture, free t-shirt and will take home a daily craft. Each 5-day camp is designed to fit a specific age group and activities may include: Hearth cooking,

Candle dipping, Pottery, Basket weaving, Paper making, Farming, Colonial Country Dancing, and more!

View our Summer Camp brochure for more information, dates and costs.

 

 

Reminder from: dchpn Yahoo! Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dchpn/cal

Industrial Rose Valley
Tuesday April 9, 2013
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
(GMT+00:00)
Location: Old Mill, Old Mill Lane, Rose Valley

Notes:
Rose Valley Musuem and Historical Society presents "Industrial Rose Valley." Nancy Webster, Delaware County Historian, tells the story of the four main mills of Rose Valley and the culture of the mill community.
Cost: $10 non-members; $9.00 members

                                                                  Cumberland Cemetery,
                                                                  the historic resting place
                                                                for many prominent Delaware
                                                               and Chester County residents,
                                                                    will be the subject of a

                                                            presentation at Penn State Brandywine

                                                                      on Wednesday April 17 at 7 p.m.

      Cumberland Cemetery remains an historic gem nestled in the heart of Middletown Township. It retains the charm and tranquility of a turn-of-the-century cemetery in a country setting.

     The presentation will trace the cemetery’s history and its importance as an historic landmark within Middletown Township. Other topics will include the results of a ground penetrating radar study of the section of the cemetery known as Pratt’s Burying Ground, gravestone symbolism that can be found within Cumberland Cemetery, the importance of the interment ledger and what it tells us about Middletown Township’s history since 1885, and the life and times of the cemetery’s founders. Learn about the unusual background of Cumberland Cemetery’s first superintendent and his place within the community, and explore the past lives of some of the cemetery’s residents.

Cumberland is much more than a simple country cemetery within Middletown Township. It is a reflection of the lives and times of the people who lived here in Middletown, and it reflects the changing history of our nation as well. Discover what makes the Cumberland Cemetery unique and why it is so important to Middletown Township.

       Refreshments will be served. Space is limited, so please call ahead to reserve a spot. To make a reservation, or for more information, please contact Eileen Fresta, efresta@psu.edu or 610-399-8932.    The presentation will be held in the Tomeszko Building.  Penn State Brandywine is located at 25 Yearsley Mill Road, Media, PA 19063 (Rt. 352 across from Cumberland Cemetery).