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Will we continue to be on the Frankford Gazette?  Yes, Substack is mainly for things that are not directly related to Frankford.  If you are interested, follow the link and enter your email address. Whenever we publish something over there you will get a notice.

 

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Lost in the Game

LOST IN THE GAME

Have you ever been broken, week after week. As you stumble along with nowhere to be.
Have you ever been broken tattered and worn, as you stumble down the street with no shoes on.
Have you ever been broken, with nowhere to sleep. Strangers passing by and your eyes never meet.
So if you never been broken just stop and think, here is a lonely soul that got lost in the game.
Don’t look upon him with shame, reach out and give him a hand. Because he’s a lonely soul that got lost – in the game.

By Lenny Jaynes

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Frankford Yellow Jackets Meet and Greet

Put on your Yellow Jackets gear and come meet and greet football historians Brian Michaels, Andrew Weicker, and sportswriter-broadcaster Ray Didinger discussing Philadelphia’s two NFL teams and signing their new histories of the two franchises.

The Historical Society of Frankford today announced it will host a “meet and greet” and authors signing of the newly published books “Frankford Yellow Jackets: Philadelphia’s First NFL Team” and “The Eagles Encyclopedia: Champions II” on Dec. 7, 2025, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM.

Yellow Jackets authors Brian Michaels and Andrew Weicker and Encyclopedia author Ray Didinger will have books for sale and will sign and inscribe copies at no additional charge. The event will occur at the Society’s library/museum at 1507 Orthodox St. The event is free and open to the public; reservations are not required. Light refreshments will be provided, and parking is available across the street at the Frankford Friends School.

Proceeds from the sale of the books will benefit the Historical Society of Frankford, which holds the surviving Yellow Jackets records and memorabilia

Michaels and Weicker come from northeast Philly and have extensively researched the Yellow Jackets story in original records and photographs. Didinger, a longtime Philly fixture in sports journalism, celebrates the Eagles 2024 Super Bowl season and championship, including Saquon Barkely’s “Fly, Saquon, Fly” leap into football history.

About the Historical Society of Frankford Founded in 1905, the Historical Society of Frankford preserves and interprets the history of Northeast Philadelphia through its collections, exhibitions, and educational programs.

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Historical Society December Meeting – Carol Smith

The Historical Society of Frankford is hosting Carol Smith, the archivist for both Christ Church and its Preservation Trust, at its meeting and lecture on December 9, 2025, at 7:30 PM.

She will demonstrate the Digitizing Philadelphia’s Historic Congregations website, and discuss individual records found during the project. The Digitizing the Records of Philadelphia’s Historic Congregations project demonstrates that dissension, political unrest, and social reform initiatives are not without past precedent. Vestry minutes, sacramental registers, account books, sermons and more from Philadelphia’s earliest congregations help interpret the social and political world Philadelphia’s 18th and 19th century worshippers at 17 congregations inhabited. A grant from the Council for Library and Information Resources, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, supported this multiyear project. Supplemental funds from other sources and harvesting of previously scanned materials brought in other records and today there are more than 141,000 records online.

Carol W. Smith is an independent curator and archivist who has worked with the Christ Church Archives since 2005. She has a BA in American Civilization and an MA in Material Culture from the University of Pennsylvania and is a certified archivist. In 2022 she received the Sister M. Claude Lane award from the Society of American Archivists for the Congregations project.

The meeting and lecture will occur at the HSF library/museum at 1507 Orthodox St, Philadelphia. The event is free and open to the public. Live stream also available at this link:  https://www.facebook.com/TheHistoricalSocietyofFrankford/.  Light refreshments will be served.

The Historical Society of Frankford, founded in 1905, preserves and interprets the history of Frankford and Northeast Philadelphia  through its collections, exhibitions, and educational programs.

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Don’t Be Foolish

DON’T BE FOOLISH

Don’t be foolish, don’t be confused, life don’t always play by the rules.
Sometimes up, sometimes down and sometimes from the side where there is no rebound.
Life can be easy life can be hard, sometimes life will hit you like a shooting star.
So you must get yourself ready for the highs and the lows. Because sometimes you don’t know if you should hang on or let go.
Life don’t always move that slow. So, buckle up and hold on tight you may be in for the ride of your life.
So don’t be foolish, you’ll, understand that life is not always the way that you plan.

By Lenny Jaynes