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The Center for Northeast Philadelphia History met last week at the Tacony Music Hall and afterward took a tour of the Victorian-era structure.
The center, which is sponsored by the Historical Society of Frankford, visited a structure that is the only property in Tacony listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Read the rest of the story in the Northeast Times here and also a good story about Mary Disston here.
I hate these political announcements, they never put one out when they vote to raise your taxes but here we go anyway:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rachel Magnuson, 
202-225-6111
March 25, 2009
Schwartz Supports Land Bill Creating
National Historic Trail in Philadelphia
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Schwartz voted today for a new law establishing a National Historic Trail that will pass through Northeast Philadelphia via Frankford Avenue. The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail will mark the 600-mile route taken by the armies of George Washington and Count Rochambeau followed in 1781 to arrive in Yorktown, VA to fight the battle that ended the Revolutionary War.
“The designation of the Washington-Rochambeau route as a National Historic Trail recognizes one of the many important contributions that Philadelphia made to achieving independence,” U.S. Rep. Schwartz said. “It serves as an important reminder of the sacrifices and efforts that our ancestors made for our country and to advance democracy.”
As a one of only 15 co-sponsors of the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act (H.R. 328), U.S. Rep. Schwartz supported the inclusion this trail designation as part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. The bill designates the route, which has been under consideration since 2000, as a National Historic Trail, maps the route, and gives administrative authority to the Secretary of the Interior. The bill has already passed the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and is now being sent to President Barack Obama to be signed into law.
For more information about the Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route, including maps of its path through Philadelphia, please consult: http://www.w3r-us.org/
In the Bulletin Friday was a nice story by Tom Nickels about the Ruan House which he titled “Inside the Grand Army of the Republic Museum” 
and an editor headlined “Memorial to Civil War Oddities”. I know Tom would not have used that phrase. But for those who do not know about this unique place in Frankford, it is a good introduction. From this picture that I took today, the structure itself has never looked better. You can find their web site on our Frankford Resources page or go to it directly via this link.
We have a link now to Dr. Silcox book on our bookstore page up to the left.
Again Joe Menkevich brings us a treasure trove of archival goodness. He found an archive of a book entitled Papers Read Before the Historical Society of Frankford. I cannot even take it all in. The pdf is 460 pages consisting of 7 issues, each issue containing multiple stories. They really run the gambit talking about slaves settling in Frankford, prominent business men, a lot of civil war type stuff. It’s just too juicy. If you find anything cool, leave us a report in the comments. It is rediculous how much history is in Frankford.
[PDF] Papers Read Before the Historical Society of Frankford
