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Dr. Harry C. Silcox and Jack McCarthy in their “Living in the past” column in the Northeast Times this week talk about the history of Mayfair. It’s an interesting story and you can read it here.
A few years ago, I stumbled over this video about Mayfair. It’s interesting to see now with the passage of time. After you read the article, come back and go to this link and play the video.
KatieRose Keenan of the Northeat Times brings us a nice story about Overington House. Take a look here.
KatieRose Keenan of the Northeast Times reports on last weeks Frankford Civic meeting. One issue that sticks in the craw of the association is the fact that they were promised a meeting by Office of Addiction Service director) Roland Lamb. The point of the meeting being to ascertain from the community the level of support for the various addiction service providers that now inhabit Frankford. You might expect that this would be done before such service providers are approved but nooooooo. This is Philadelphia and this is Frankford and this is the Wedge Medical Services building looking almost completed.
Read the entire story here.
And Jefferson too. There was a great article last week in the Northeast Times by Dr. Harry C. Silcox and Jack McCarthy. It tells about all the places in the Northeast that the Presidents have been. You may be surprised to know the details. Take a minute and read it here.
From the Northeast Times this week:
The Historical Society of Frankford is looking for a few good volunteers. Well, make that more than a few.
The society, which has existed since 1905, is in dire need of people who can donate their time to help run the historical society’s museum as well as organize and catalog it’s collections.
During a recent community meeting and forum, Jack McCarthy, the society archivist and director of planning, expressed the concern of the organization’s board members.
Read the entire story here.
