- Tuesday December 11th – 7:30PM – Historical Society of Frankford – Jim Wiley presents Old Toys and How they Work; Old toys will be on display.
This is our Winter Social. Please bring tea sandwiches or a dessert to share if you wish. $5.00 Donation for Non Members - Thursday December 13th – 7PM – Jim Wiley presents “Old Toys and How they Work” Old toys will be on display.
This is our Winter Social. Please bring tea sandwiches or a dessert to share if you wish. $5.00 Donation for Non Members at Simpson Playground
Author: Gil
Lydia Darragh
The Garden City (New York) News online edition featured a small story about Lydia Darragh. While she didn’t live in Frankford, she came here to pass on some vital intelligence about General Howe’s plans. Read it here.
City Year
I recently had a comment on our community calendar from Alesha at City Year. Since it could be easily missed I am going to post it here.
Hello! My name is Alesha and I currently work for a non-profit organization called city year. We provide academic support to 24 schools in the Philadelphia area and are established in 18 cities. My team and I are currently doing our service in the Frankford high school located on Oxford ave. We will be honoring some members of the community next year who have provided an outstanding service to the community and we need some assistance in locating these people. If anyone that reads this or knows of any persons in the frankford area that have performed great civic duties or are an extreme asset to the community please contact me. My e-mail a21lesh@aol.com my phone number is (215) 939-8917 I appreciate this very much thank you.
If you would like more information or would like to suggest some worthy individual call or email Alesha.
History in the Northeast
There is a story in the Northeast Times this week about a new and exciting development. The cooperation of our various historical societies is something that makes so much sense you have to wonder why it has not come before now. However the time seems to be right for this new opportunity to preserve and teach the history of the Northeast. Have a look at the full story.
Frankford Special Services District
There is a letter to the editor in this week’s Northeast Times opposing the re-establishment of the Frankford Neighborhood Improvement District. Councilman Savage introduced the bill and hearings have been held. The letter writer asks what is the benefit when a previous version of this idea has been tried and did not result in much improvement.
Unless this new version fits into a comprehensive plan for the future of Frankford, residents and business owners may not see the benefit. If that plan exists, it certainly has not been well publicized.
