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Coming Up at the Historical Society of Frankford

Preserving & Promoting the History of NE Philadelphia since 1905
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF FRANKFORD
The Center for Northeast Philadelphia History
 
 
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FALL/WINTER 2014 PROGRAM LINE-UP
 
Tuesday, 09 September 2014 7:30pm
FRANKFORD’s FAITH LEGACY
Historic St Joachim Church
Patricia Smiley, “Keep the Faith”
 
Frankford’s faithful have been “Keeping the Faith” for almost 170 years at St Joachim Church. From the time 20 believers envisioned Frankford having its own Catholic church to its role as “The Mother Church of the Northeast,” lecturer Pat Smiley will “bless” us with its history.
 
Refreshments served. Members free; Others $5.00
 
1507 Orthodox Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124
 
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COMING UP LATER THIS FALL/WINTER 2014
 
Tuesday, 14 October 2014 7:30pm
“LIFE is a LARK at WILLOW GROVE PARK”
David B Rowland, President,
Old York Road Historical Society

The Willow Grove Park of 1896,with its music pavilion, boating, picnic grove and amusements—including some legendary roller coasters—was very different from the Park of the 1950s-70s with rocket ships, aliens, a bowling alley, and “Six Gun Territory.” The Park was demolished in 1981 to make way for a Mall. Come out; learn more!
 
Tuesday, 11 November 2014 7:30pm
FRANKFORD’s DEED RESTRICTIONS
Including Northwood’s Burk Deed
Joseph Menkevich and Debbie Klak, Researchers

Learn of the genesis and current impact of the Frankford area’s various historic deed restrictions—with a special look at Northwood’s Burk Deed restrictions.
 
Tuesday, 09 December 2014 7:30pm
AUTHORS OF NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA
Frankford’s Home Grown Historians

A first for the Society—members will have a chance to meet and greet local historians/authors—some who have previously offered programs at the Society. They will be signing copies of their books and sharing previews of their upcoming works. These make great gifts—join us!
 
ALSO December 9th – ANNUAL HOLIDAY TEA
Join Society members/volunteers in this festive Annual Holiday Tea.
Please bring light fare/desserts to share.
 
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Refreshments served. Members free; Others $5.00
 
1507 Orthodox Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124
215-743-6030
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Knights of Pythias Greenwood Cemetery Update

It has been some time since we visited Greenwood cemetery over on Adams Avenue.  It is now the Knights of Pythias Greenwood Cemetery.  Going by there, it certainly looks a lot better than it has in years. You may remember that the cemetery had fallen into decay and was rescued by the Cancer Treatment Centers of America who needed the land at the back of the cemetery for expansion.  That necessitated the removal of many burials and their re-interment.

I was curious about the area up front where the burials that were moved were re-interred, so we stopped by for some pictures.  There are about 2,670 names listed on the 8 granite stones with a notation at the end “Unknowns”.   Those people are buried on a large plot next to the area where the stone markers stand now.  Adjacent are the headstones from the original graves that are now lined up in several rows.

Click on any of the pictures below for a larger view.  You can read the names listed on the stones in most cases.

I didn’t have time to take a look back along the rear of the property.  On my last visit there, it was still a small jungle with many graves mixed in among the trees.

 

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Who IS Sybilla Righton Masters?

Preserving & Promoting the History of NE Philadelphia since 1905

HISTORICAL SOCIETYOF FRANKFORD

The Center for Northeast Philadelphia History

 Tuesday, 13 May 2014 – 7:30pm

WHO IS SYBILLA RIGHTON MASTERS?

Torben Jenk – Historian

http://www.workshopoftheworld.com/ 

Sybilla Righton Masters was the first person to get a patent in the Colonies – preparing “Tuscarora Rice” in the former Governor’s Mill. She mechanized a process that she apparently saw the neighboring Native Indians do by hand. She earned a second patent for the weaving of hats. Master Street, two blocks north of Girard Avenue, is named after this Masters family. Their vast estate stretched from the Sugar House to Temple University.

 Torben Jenk has an interest in the industrious genius of the early settlers, the social struggles demonstrating the emergence of American society, and the variety of voices which animate the neighborhoods. Visit his website at http://www.workshopoftheworld.com/, and view over 150 industrial sites in Philadelphia, PA from “Workshop of the World Revisited (2007) and other sources, organized in 17 neighborhoods by industry classification or alphabetically.

 Refreshments served. Members free; Others $5.00

HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF FRANKFORD

1507 Orthodox Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124

www.frankfordhistoricalsociety.org

215-743-6030

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Some Seats Left at CARING for your PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTIONS

FOLKS – THERE ARE A FEW SEATS LEFT 

Don’t miss this chance to learn how to preserve your family’s precious treasures

Preserving & Promoting the History of NE Philadelphia since 1905

HISTORICAL SOCIETY

OF FRANKFORD

The Center for Northeast Philadelphia History

Saturday, 26 April 2014  

2:00 – 4:00pm

CARING for your PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTIONS

From Daguerreotypes to Digital

Susan Couvreur

HSF Collections Committee – Board of Directors

Participate in an introductory workshop to learn how to handle, store, and display your images. All participants will receive samples of conservation materials, a complimentary tour of the Society’s Museum, and light refreshments.

COST: $15.00 members; $20.00 nonmembers

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: couvreur@verizon.net 215-288-6697

SUSAN COUVREUR has studied the science and art of photography at the MD Institute of Art, Moore College of Art, University of the Arts, and Yosemite Institute. She is a member of the American Institute for Conservation and has more than 30 years of professional experience. She is currently employed by Ursula Hobson Fine Art Framing dealing with archival procedures, paper restoration and the conservation of fine art. She is on the Board of Directors of the Historical Society of Frankford applying her expertise to the conservation of the Society’s Library and Museum collections.

 HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF FRANKFORD

1507 Orthodox Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124

www.frankfordhistoricalsociety.org 215-743-6030