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100th Anniversary of the Ben Franklin Parkway

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Historical Society of Frankford at 1507 Orthodox Street

7:30 PM

The Ben Franklin Parkway

Harry Kyriakodis

The concept of a mile long parkway from City Hall to the Fairmount Water Works became a reality 100 years ago.

 Harry’s book, “The Benjamin Franklin Parkway”

Tells the story with photos, maps and drawings of this much enjoyed cultural area of the city.

A book signing will follow the presentation.

Admission free/ Donations Accepted

Refreshments Served

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Historical Society Cancels Meeting

Dear members,
Due to hazardous weather conditions, the membership meeting scheduled for this evening has been cancelled.  The election of Directors, normally held at the March meeting, will be conducted at the membership meeting on April 11, 2017
Best regards, and stay warm,
Jim Young,
President
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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.