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Historical Society New Season This Tuesday

The 2017 Program Season will begin on March 14, 2017 at 7:30 PM.  This is the annual business meeting at which  members have the opportunity to vote for the retention of three (3) incumbent  and  one (1) newly appointed  Director for a 3 year term and to confirm the appointment of a new Director to  fill the vacancy created by the resignation of an incumbent Director and serve the remainder  of that term which will expire in 2018.
The program portion will consist of a “State of the Society” briefing by the President summarizing the accomplishments which have been made over the past 5+ years and an outline of future
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Let’s Dig into Frankford’s Backyard Privies

Historical Society of Frankford program for this month is really interesting when you hear Michael and Tom talk about their adventures finding treasure in old privies.  How interesting can that be?  Come find out on Tuesday, December 13th at 7:30pm at 1507 Orthodox Street.

This meeting also includes the ANNUAL HOLIDAY TEA
All welcome. Please bring light fare/desserts to share. Refreshments served.
Admission Free – Donations Accepted

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Historical Society Meets Next Wednesday November 9th

The HSF (Historical Society of Frankford) had a good meeting on October 12th with Fred Prescott’s presentation on cartography.  This month, the HSF has rescheduled to a Wednesday night, November 9th, due to Election Day.

– Jack McCarthey presents his new book Manufacturing in Philadelphia  “In the Cradle of Liberty and Industry: A History of Manufacturing in Philadelphia” which traces the City’s manufacturing base from the fabrication of hand crafted items of Colonial times through the Industrial Revolution from which Philadelphia emerged as an industrial giant to the present service based economy. The new book will be available for purchase and a book signing session will follow after the lecture.

The meeting starts at 7:30 PM at 1507 Orthodox Street.

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Frankford Documentary Needs You

Looking for residents of Frankford who would participate in a Documentary being made about the Frankford Community.

There are several categories of folks we’re looking for.
1. Lifelong Residents
2. Residents who lived in the Whitehall housing projects for a long period of time (10+ years)
3. Renters who grew up in other areas/neighborhoods/cities and have lived in Frankford for at least 10 years
4. PHA (Section 8) residents who have moved to Frankford since 1990
5. Any local Frankford Icon/historian