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Historical Society’s october program to highlight breweries of Frankford, Kensington, and Bridesburg

NE Philadelphia’s Own OKTOBERFEST PROGRAM

BREWERIES OF FRANKFORD, KENSINGTON, and BRIDESBURG

Rich Wagner, Master Brewers Association of the Americas

www.pabreweryhistorians.tripod.com

Tuesday, 12 October 2010

7:30pm

HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF FRANKFORD – “The Center for NE Philadelphia History”

1507 Orthodox Street, Philadelphia, PA  19124 www.frankfordhistoricalsociety.org

Preserving and Presenting the History of Northeast Philadelphia since 1905

(One block west of Frankford Avenue between Margaret and Church Elevated stops)

Raise one up for Kensington, Frankford and Bridesburg – three industrial “River Wards” where breweries large and small quenched the thirst of thousands of workers and shipped beer throughout the world!  Brewing was yet another industry in these Northeast neighborhoods that practically gave them the distinction of being “Workshops of the World.”  Schmidt’s and Gretz were two of the last of the city’s breweries to close while the breweries of John Fritsch and John Grauch in Frankford never made it past prohibition. And while the Erdrich brewery started in Bridesburg, it later moved into a large modern facility in Frankford. The good news is that brewing has returned to Kensington in the form of Philadelphia Brewing Company, a proud supporter of the community.

Rich Wagner has been researching the history of the brewing industry in Pennsylvania since 1980 and began homebrewing in 1983. He has interviewed people with long careers in the brewing industry and collected an impressive amount of information and photographic documentation of Pennsylvania’s rich brewing heritage.   In 1990 he interpreted the brewing process at Pennsbury Manor using reproductions of colonial brewing equipment. Three years later, he created his own equipment and has demonstrated colonial brewing from coast to coast. He earned a Diploma in Brewing Technology from Chicago’s Siebel Institute and spent seven years working in Philadelphia’s craft breweries. He is a regular contributor to Mid-Atlantic Brewing News, the American Breweriana Journal and numerous other publications. He is currently the Secretary/Membership Chair  Phila – Master Brewers Association of the Americas (http://www.mbaa.com/Districts/Philadelphia/default.htm).

Students, researchers, historians, genealogists, and all others invited.  The monthly program meetings are held at the Historical Society of Frankford’s 1930 building, housing its Library and Museum.  Enjoy the Society’s collections and exhibitions and learn something new each month. Following each program, light refreshments are served so participants and presenters can refresh and exchange ideas. Members free; Others $5.00

ONGOING EXHIBITION (HSF Library and Museum Collections):

FRANKFORD FOOD WAYS

Historic retrospective of food culture, preparation, storage, and marketing in Northeast Philadelphia.

NORTHEAST HALL OF FAME CEREMONIES
Holy Family University – 9801 Frankford Avenue

Sunday, 17 October 2010 – 1:00pm

2010 INDUCTEES:
Benjamin Rush, Robert Purvis, Butch Ballard, Sister Mary Scullion, Special People in the Northeast (SPIN)

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Coming Up in Frankford

  • Pasta Dinner
    When – Sun, October 10, 12pm – 4pm
    Where – St. Joachim Roman Catholic Church 1527 Church Street Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – St. Joachim’s is having a Pasta Dinner on Sunday, October 10 from 12PM to 4PM. Dinners include: Pasta, meatballs or sausage, salad, rolls & butter, desserts and coffee, tea or iced tea. All this for $10 for adults, $6 for children 6-12 and free for children 5 and under. Take out is also available!
  • Historical Society of Frankford program
    When – Tue, October 12, 7:30pm – 9:00pm
    Where – 1507 Orthodox St., Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – BREWERIES of FRANKFORD, KENSINGTON & BRIDESBURG Rich Wagner Master Brewers Association of the Americas www.pabreweryhistorians.tripod.com PHILADELPHIA BREWING COMPANY OKTOBERFEST LIBATIONS Raise one up for these three industrial River Wards, where breweries quenched the thirst of thousands of workers and shipped beer throughout the world. Schmidt’s and Gretz were two of the last breweries to close, while those of John Fritsch and John Grauch in Frankford never made it past prohibition. Rich Wagner has been studying the history of this area’s brewing industry and has researched brewing from colonial times to today’s craft brewing industry.
  • Frankford Community Garden Maintenance Meetup
    When – Thu, October 14, 6pm – 8pm
    Where – Corner of Oxford Ave. and Foulkrod St. (map)
    Description – Gather together with your friends and neighbors to maintain and improve this garden spot in Frankford.
  • Northeast Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
    When – Sun, October 17, 1pm – 2pm
    Where – Holy Family University – 9801 Frankford Avenue (map)
    Description – NORTHEAST HALL of FAME Holy Family University – 9801 Frankford Avenue Inductees: Benjamin Rush, Robert Purvis, Butch Ballard, Sister Mary Scullion, Special People in the NE (SPIN) Tickets $25.00 available from Holy Family University.
  • Northwood Civic Association Meeting
    When – Tue, October 19, 7pm – 8pm
    Where – St. James Lutheran Church, at Castor Avenue and Pratt Street. (map)
  • Frankford Parks Group
    When – Mon, October 25, 6pm – 7pm
    Where – Second Baptist Church – 1801 Meadow St. Phila. PA 19124 (map)
  • Northeast Philadelphia EPIC Stakeholders Group
    When – Thu, October 28, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
    Where – Edmunds School, 1197 Haworth St. Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – The ultimate goal is to create a process that enhances the community’s ability to solve issues surrounding truancy, domestic violence, child safety and substance abuse.
  • winter clothes drive
    When – Fri, October 29, 3pm – 6pm
    Where – Overington Park 4600 Leiper St. and Wilmot Park 1800 Meadow St. (map)
    Description – We are having a winter clothes drive that will be held in two locations (Overington Park 4600 Leiper St. and Wilmot Park 1800 Meadow St.). If it rains we will move the locations to Cora’s Neumann Center 1000 Orthodox Street and to 2nd Baptist Church 1801 Meadow St. We will be giving away winter clothes and coats to needy families. The event will last from 3:00pm until 6:00pm. I have attached a flyer for the event. The partners that are responsible for this event are CORA’s EPIC Community Stakeholders and Young Professionals Group, The Frankford Recovery Coalition, The Frankford Boys and Girls Club, and Council Woman Maria Quinones` Sanchez’ office.
  • Overington Park Fall Festival
    When – Sat, October 30, 10am – 1pm
    Where – Overington Park – Orthodox and Leiper Sts, Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – Costume parade, pumpkin patch, games, scavenger hunt and refreshments
  • Friends of Overington Park
    When – Tue, November 2, 7pm – 8pm
    Where – CORA Neuman Center at 1000 Orthodox Street (map)
    Description – Come out and discuss our park and what we an do to make it a safe and pleasant place for everyone.
  • PS1 Meeting
    When – Wed, November 3, 7pm – 8pm
    Where – Aria Health – 4900 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA (map)
  • Frankford Civic Association Meeting
    When – Thu, November 4, 7pm – 8pm
    Where2nd floor conference room, Aria Health, 4900 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
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And the Survery Says

Last week we posted a survey to see where the Gazette readers are located.  If you haven’t answered yet, you can find it here.  To date, we have had 42 responses.  57% say they live in Northwood/Frankford.  19% say they live elsewhere in Philadelphia.  7% live elsewhere in the Delaware Valley and the remained live somewhere in the United States.  We had no foreign responses, although I know of at least two former Frankford residents who read from Europe.

During that time period we had a total of 648 visitors to the site.  258 of those are visitors who have been here before and have come back.

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School District of Philadelphia Celebrates “Parent Appreciation Month”!

October is “Parent Appreciation Month” throughout the School District. We are sharing with you a calendar of activities that will inspire you to get involved in your (our) schools and lend your voice to educating the children of our neighborhood and city.