Vol. 2, No. 40 November 4, 2011 Thank you, thank you, thank you….. ……....For being so patient, as we slowly resolved the challenges of linking up with iContact, the very reputable bulk email system, so we could send our free Hist-O-Grams to members and friends of the Downingtown Area Historical Society. One of the challenges was that the federal government requires authorized bulk emailers like iContact to request Hist-O-Gram recipients to confirm that they want to continue receiving our electronic newsletter every week. And don‟t forget, iContact doesn‟t dare to use any e-mail addresses for any purpose, other than to serve customers like us. Otherwise, the Feds will put them out of business. Linking up with iContact took so long, frankly, because I had to learn a bunch of stuff I had been avoiding for many years. Still no whiz-bang when it comes to computers, but the education process demonstrated that my brain isn‟t totally addled with dementia. Also, only 6 of the 1,300 recipients responded negatively when they were asked if they wanted to continue getting Hist-O-Grams. However, several hundred people apparently were flummoxed by the confirmation process. We hope to get most of them back on board in the coming months. Thank you for your continued support. Paranormal investigators to present Haunted History The Chester County Paranormal Investigators will offer an evening of Haunted History at the Ashbridge House, home of the Downingtown Historical Society on East Lancaster Ave. (next to the Chick-Fil-A Restaurant) in Downingtown at 7:30 PM Monday, November 14. Members of the Paranormal group will share the "evidence" they gathered during an overnight stay at the building and grounds. Those who attend the program will be able to see photographs containing unexplained anomalies, hear ghostly voices captured on recorders, and hear about personal encounters with the spirits visiting and residing at Ashbridge House. And they will be introduced to methods of investigation, both the scientific and the gentler side of ghost hunting, and have a chance to ask questions at the conclusion of the program.
47
Embed
Thank you, thank you, thank you….. - Historical Society Hist-O... · Thank you, thank you, thank you ... It‟s hard to believe that more than 35 years have passed since Jim Croce
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
Vol. 2, No. 40 November 4, 2011
Thank you, thank you, thank you….. ……....For being so patient, as we slowly resolved the challenges of linking up with iContact,
the very reputable bulk email system, so we could send our free Hist-O-Grams to members and
friends of the Downingtown Area Historical Society.
One of the challenges was that the federal government requires authorized bulk emailers
like iContact to request Hist-O-Gram recipients to confirm that they want to continue receiving
our electronic newsletter every week. And don‟t forget, iContact doesn‟t dare to use any e-mail
addresses for any purpose, other than to serve customers like us. Otherwise, the Feds will put
them out of business.
Linking up with iContact took so long, frankly, because I had to learn a bunch of stuff I
had been avoiding for many years. Still no whiz-bang when it comes to computers, but the
education process demonstrated that my brain isn‟t totally addled with dementia.
Also, only 6 of the 1,300 recipients responded negatively when they were asked if they
wanted to continue getting Hist-O-Grams. However, several hundred people apparently were
flummoxed by the confirmation process. We hope to get most of them back on board in the
coming months.
Thank you for your continued support.
Paranormal investigators to present Haunted History
The Chester County Paranormal Investigators will offer an evening of Haunted History at
the Ashbridge House, home of the Downingtown Historical Society on East Lancaster Ave. (next
to the Chick-Fil-A Restaurant) in Downingtown at 7:30 PM Monday, November 14.
Members of the Paranormal group will share the "evidence" they gathered during an
overnight stay at the building and grounds. Those who attend the program will be able to see
photographs containing unexplained anomalies, hear ghostly voices captured on recorders, and
hear about personal encounters with the spirits visiting and residing at Ashbridge House. And
they will be introduced to methods of investigation, both the scientific and the gentler side of
ghost hunting, and have a chance to ask questions at the conclusion of the program.
Light refreshments will be served. There is no charge, but visitors can make a free-will
offering.
To make a reservation, please call Parry Desmond, president of the Downingtown
Historical Society, at 610-269-8037. Seating is limited; so sign up now. You won't want to miss
this "haunting" good time!
Recollections of Jim Croce’s years in Lyndell
It‟s hard to believe that more than 35 years have passed since Jim Croce died in a plane
crash on September 20, 1973. Sadly, Croce never realized that many of the sacrifices and
struggles during his Lyndell years (1970-73) did not begin to bear fruit, on a national stage, until
after he died. For it was in Lyndell, where Croce wrote most of the songs on three albums that
went gold. Those albums, are: You Don’t Mess Around With Jim, Life and Times, I Got a Name,
and Photoqraphs and Memories: Greatest Hits.
To gain a perspective on Croce‟s life while he and his wife, Ingrid, lived in Lyndell,
in East Brandywine Township, we talked to people knowledgeable about his life in that period.
Here are their recollections:
Patience Kaltenbach DiBerardinis remembers Croce as an “upbeat, charismatic”
man, with a “great sense of humor.” Patience‟s now-deceased parents, John and Ruth
Kaltenbach, owned the three-apartment building on Highspire Road where the Croces
lived in Lyndell. Now a teacher at Friendship School in the Coatesville District, she
says Croce often brought his guitar to her family‟s nearby home and played Irish
ballads. And on one visit to the Kaltenbach home, Croce brought iconic singer-song
writer James Taylor along. Patience also revealed that the Croces, had a son, Adrian,
when, they moved from their $100-per-month apartment in Lyndell to another rental
property in West Brandywine Township, shortly before Croce‟s death.
Carole Leporeti, a tenant in one of the other two adjoining apartments at the time,
recalls that she was part of a group of friends who often got together at the Croces‟
and were asked to pass judgment on the lyrics of many of Croce‟s future hits. “We‟d
say „yea‟ or „nay.” Although he had to work in construction during the day, he often
stayed up all night writing those songs, said Leporeti, a former communications and
theatre professor at Delaware County Community College at the time. Today, she‟s a
semi-retired resident of Cushing, ME. Croce‟s career was just beginning to take off
when he lived in Lyndell, remembers Leporeti. On weekends, for example, “he
opened for Randy Newman at the Main Point in Bryn Mawr, and for Woody Allen at
the Valley Forge Music Fair,” said Leporeti, who added that many soon-to-be famous
musicians were constant visitors at the Croce‟s apartment. She also noted that both
Jim and Ingrid were “great cooks.” Ingrid‟s kitchen talents were put to good use after
her husband‟s death, when she opened the highly regarded Croce‟s Restaurant and
Jazz Bar in San Diego‟s Gaslight District in 1985.
Arlene Rosato, a West Chester resident who was Croce‟s first cousin, often visited
Ingrid in Lyndell when Jim was on the road doing concerts. Arlene said Jim often
played the accordion at the close-knit family‟s get-togethers, when he was a
* We can‟t send you Hist-O-Grams unless you include your email address. We promise not to
give your email address to any business or organization.
Individual $20____ Sr. Citizen (over 60) $15____ Family $30____
Business $50____ Sponsoring $50 ____ Supporting $100 _____
I wish to add a $__________ donation, which is critical to the Historical Society’s survival
because less than 12% of its income comes from dues. Membership dues and donations are
tax-deductible, since we are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Coming events & activities in Downingtown area
Historic sites open in Uwchlan Township Uwchlan Township Historical Commission administers two sites owned by the Township. Each will be open 2 – 4 PM Sunday, Nov. 6. Admission is free. The John Cadwalader House is the headquarters of the Commission. It is an 18th, 19th and 21st century built, originally one of the oldest homes in the township. A display of antiques or memorabilia is featured. The Frances D. Matthews Research Library is housed in the building. Tours are conducted by Commission members. Edith P. Moore Schoolhouse is a 19th century structure, which had been a one-room school, a township office, and now is furnished as a school looked like years ago. A hand pump still stands outside the school. Children can try their hand at using the pump, ringing the old school bell, and trying on clothing such as worn by the farm children who went to school here years ago. Two structures replicate old outhouses in the back yard. Further information can be obtained by calling 610-280-9522. ************************************************************************
Lions Club Pancake Breakfast The Downingtown Lions Club will hold its annual William Woodruff Memorial Pancake Breakfast Saturday, Nov.19. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 11:30 AM at Central Presbyterian Church, 100 West Uwchlan Ave., Downingtown. Tickets are: $6 for adults, $4 for children 4 to 12 years old and they’re free for children 3 years and under. Tickets will be sold at the door. For advance tickets and more info, call 610-269-3650. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Downingtown Lions Club’s local charities and to fund eye care for disadvantaged children in the Downingtown Area School District. Candle Light Dinner for Four at Downingtown Log House Sponsored by Downingtown Lions Club. Catered by Luigi and Giovanni Ristorante. Only 100 raffle tickets are being sold @ $25. For tickets, call Lion Don Greenleaf, 610-363-2297. Drawing will take place on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Lions Club’s Annual Pancake Breakfast. Dinner can be between Jan. 2 and March 31. ******************************************************************************
Joseph’s People, Downingtown Chapter An ecumenical support mission to help un/underemployed people; run entirely by volunteers. We have been at St. Joseph's since 1995. Meets 7:30 PM 2nd & 4th Tues. of the month. All are welcome. Visit web page, www.josephspeople.org or just come to a meeting at St. Joseph’s Parish Meeting Room behind the school, 460 Manor Ave., Downingtown. Call 610 873-7117. Leave Message. Leader: Cheryl Spaulding, Email: [email protected].
New members of the Downingtown Woman’s Club were Mrs. Thomas Peazzoni, Mrs.
Frank Berry and Mrs. Jason Dreibelbis.
Among the students who participated in an amateur show at East Ward School were Sue
Swarner, piano; Dotty Lee Chambers, dance; Rusty Craig, magic; John Yanshack, accordion;
Robert Fidler, singer; and Jackie Hoffman, trumpet.
Twelve armed men beat through the woods between Hopewell School and Rte. 282, East
Brandywine, looking for a rabid fox that was wounded twice but managed to escape. The fox was
initially shot by John Himelright, but the fox leaped up and bit him. Page Brown fired the second
shot to hit the fox,
Mrs. Penrose Davis was reelected president of the Downingtown Christmas Committee.
Other officers were Huston Mattson, treasurer and Jane McIlvaine, secretary.
Leads in the American Legion’s production of “Crazy Daze” were: Francis Summers, Dr.
and Mrs. Paul Fidler, Mrs. Howard Fitzgerald, Mrs. Fred Brookover, George Gregory, George
Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bareford, and Bill Wharry.
More info on Wallace Township’s early schools When Sandy Brannan saw the article on the Wallace Seminary School in 1840 in our
Sept. 7 Hist-O-Gram, she pored over the files of the Wallace Township Historic Commission,
where she’s archivist, and found these tidbits on several of the township’s schools:
In 1810, when Wallace Township was still part of West Nantmeal Township,
local families contributed $364.64, building materials and labor to build a log schoolhouse,
known as Indiantown School. A white-washed, one-story fieldstone replaced the log schoolhouse
in 1859. The second story wasn’t constructed until after the Civil War ended in 1865. Originally,
there were eight grades on the first floor. As enrollment increased, upper grades, including a high
school for a while, were on the second floor. There were outhouses and a hand pump outside.
Girls and boys played in separate areas outside during recess. The school was closed in 1961.
Used for many years as a township headquarters, the building on Fairview Road is being
renovated. Former students have held reunions every September for decades.
Two so-called one-room schoolhouses, closed for four years due to consolidation
of the Downingtown School District, were sold at auction in 1965. Wallace Seminary School was
sold for $10,500 to Albert Greenfield, owner of the neighboring farm. The school was built by
subscription in 1830 on land that had been part of the farm owned by Edward Hunter, who
allowed Mormon converts to use the school for services. And Lincoln School was sold to a Mrs.
Tatum for $8,500. Township school board members at the auction included: Roger Irey Jr.,
president; Robert Mason, secretary; and Robert Gabriel, treasurer.
How friends and family can become Hist-O-Gram subscribers Tell your friends and family members that they can become subscribers to our free, weekly Hist-
O-Grams by going to our web site: www.downingtownareahistoricalsociety.org, and registering
their email address on the home page. They will receive a response, requesting them to confirm
that they wish to receive Hist-O-Grams every week. We will not share email addresses with any
companies or organizations.
Clip joint will be open on Sunday afternoon We didn’t have our monthly newspaper clipping & pasting last Sunday because of two
special functions at Ashbridge House. However, we will be catching up on clipping & pasting
this Sunday afternoon, Nov. 13 at Ashbridge House, our headquarters on East Lancaster Avenue,
Coming events & activities in Downingtown area Holiday Bazaar St. Paul’s UCC Church, Rte. 100 and Worthington Rd., Exton will hold its eighth annual community Holiday Bazaar from 9 AM to 3 PM Saturday, Nov. 19. In addition to holiday crafts by local vendors and baked goods, it will include a silent auction, and a white elephant room. Also Santa Claus will be available to have his photo taken with kids and adults.
************************************************************************ Flea Market The Downingtown Library, 330 E. Lancaster Ave., will hold a flea market from 3-8 PM Friday, Nov. 18 and from 9 AM to 4 PM Saturday, Nov. 19. Treasures and Christmas items will be sold in the two upstairs rooms.
************************************************************************ Lions Club Pancake Breakfast The Downingtown Lions Club will hold its annual William Woodruff Memorial Pancake Breakfast Saturday, Nov.19. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 11:30 AM at Central Presbyterian Church, 100 West Uwchlan Ave., Downingtown. Tickets are: $6 for adults, $4 for children 4 to 12 years old and they’re free for children 3 years and under. Tickets will be sold at the door. For advance tickets and more info, call 610-269-3650. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Downingtown Lions Club’s local charities and to fund eye care for disadvantaged children in the Downingtown Area School District.
*******************************************************************************Candle Light Dinner for Four at Downingtown Log House Sponsored by Downingtown Lions Club. Catered by Luigi and Giovanni Ristorante. Only 100 raffle tickets are being sold @ $25. For tickets, call Lion Don Greenleaf, 610-363-2297. Drawing will take place on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Lions Club’s Annual Pancake Breakfast. Dinner can be between Jan. 2 and March 31.
****************************************************************************** 300-Year History of Uwchlan Township Uwchlan Township Historical Commission announces its latest publication, Uwchlan Township, 300 Years Above the Valley, by Susannah W. Brody. The volume is a hard bound history, tracing the development of the township since 1712, to celebrate the upcoming Tricentennial in 2012. For those who would like to pre-order, there is a form that can be downloaded from the township website link (www.Uwchlan.com) at a special price of $25. Books ordered after the book signing party on December 4, will be priced at $30 per copy. The publication features over 190 pages of maps, cemetery and genealogical lists, old photos and text covering subjects of early Indian trails, development of education, early churches, businesses and the history of township organizations. For more info, call UTHC headquarters at 610-280-9522. The book will be available after December 5 at the Uwchlan Township Administration Building. Give the “Gift of History” this season.
****************************************************************************** Christmas Parade & Donner Dash The Downingtown Good Neighbor Christmas Parade will take place on Saturday, December 10. The Donner Dash, a 1 Mile Run along the Parade route, will take place prior to the Parade. More information about the Parade and the Race can be found at www.dtownchristmas.com.
Joseph’s People, Downingtown Chapter An ecumenical support mission to help un/underemployed people; run entirely by volunteers. We have been at St. Joseph's since 1995. Meets 7:30 PM 2nd & 4th Tues. of the month. All are welcome. Visit web page, www.josephspeople.org or just come to a meeting at St. Joseph’s Parish Meeting Room behind the school, 460 Manor Ave., Downingtown. Call 610 873-7117. Leave Message. Leader: Cheryl Spaulding, Email: [email protected].
******************************************************************************* Hist-O-Grams are emailed weekly to members and friends of the Downingtown Area Historical
Society. If you want to make a comment, add your email address to our list, or have your email
Coming events & activities in Downingtown area Holiday Bazaar St. Paul’s UCC Church, Rte. 100 and Worthington Rd., Exton will hold its eighth annual community Holiday Bazaar from 9 AM to 3 PM Saturday, Nov. 19. In addition to holiday crafts by local vendors and baked goods, it will include a silent auction, and a white elephant room. Also Santa Claus will be available to have his photo taken with kids and adults.
************************************************************************ Flea Market The Downingtown Library, 330 E. Lancaster Ave., will hold a flea market from 3-8 PM Friday, Nov. 18 and from 9 AM to 4 PM Saturday, Nov. 19. Treasures and Christmas items will be sold in the two upstairs rooms.
Lions Club Pancake Breakfast The Downingtown Lions Club will hold its annual William Woodruff Memorial Pancake Breakfast Saturday, Nov.19. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 11:30 AM at Central Presbyterian Church, 100 West Uwchlan Ave., Downingtown. Tickets are: $6 for adults, $4 for children 4 to 12 years old and they’re free for children 3 years and under. Tickets will be sold at the door. For advance tickets and more info, call 610-269-3650. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Downingtown Lions Club’s local charities and to fund eye care for disadvantaged children in the Downingtown Area School District.
*******************************************************************************Candle Light Dinner for Four at Downingtown Log House Sponsored by Downingtown Lions Club. Catered by Luigi and Giovanni Ristorante. Only 100 raffle tickets are being sold @ $25. For tickets, call Lion Don Greenleaf, 610-363-2297. Drawing will take place on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Lions Club’s Annual Pancake Breakfast. Dinner can be between Jan. 2 and March 31.
****************************************************************************** 300-Year History of Uwchlan Township Uwchlan Township Historical Commission announces its latest publication, Uwchlan Township, 300 Years Above the Valley, by Susannah W. Brody. The hard-bound volume traces the township’s development since 1712, to celebrate the upcoming Tricentennial in 2012. For those who would like to pre-order, there is a form that can be downloaded from the township website link (www.Uwchlan.com) at a special price of $25. Books ordered after the book signing party from 2-4 PM on Sunday, December 4 at the John Cadwalader House, 21 North Village Ave., Lionville,, will be priced at $30 per copy. The publication features over 190 pages of maps, cemetery and genealogical lists, old photos and text covering subjects such as Indian trails, development of education, early churches, businesses and the history of township organizations. For more info, call UTHC headquarters at 610-280-9522. The book will be available after December 5 at the Uwchlan Township Administration Building. Give the “Gift of History” this season.
****************************************************************************** Christmas Parade & Donner Dash The Downingtown Good Neighbor Christmas Parade will take place on Saturday, December 10. The Donner Dash, a 1 Mile Run along the Parade route, will take place prior to the Parade. More information about the Parade and the Race can be found at www.dtownchristmas.com.
******************************************************************************Joseph’s People, Downingtown Chapter An ecumenical support mission to help un/underemployed people; run entirely by volunteers. We have been at St. Joseph's since 1995. Meets 7:30 PM 2nd & 4th Tues. of the month. All are welcome. Visit web page, www.josephspeople.org or just come to a meeting at St. Joseph’s
******************************************************************************* Hist-O-Grams are emailed weekly to members and friends of the Downingtown Area Historical
Society. If you want to make a comment, add your email address to our list, or have your email
300-Year History of Uwchlan Township Uwchlan Township Historical Commission announces its latest publication, Uwchlan Township, 300 Years Above the Valley, by Susannah W. Brody. The hard-bound volume traces the township’s development since 1712, to celebrate the upcoming Tricentennial in 2012. For those who would like to pre-order, there is a form that can be downloaded from the township website link (www.Uwchlan.com) at a special price of $25. Books ordered after the book signing party from 2-4 PM on Sunday, December 4 at the John Cadwalader House, 21 North Village Ave., Lionville,, will be priced at $30 per copy. The publication features over 190 pages of maps, cemetery and genealogical lists, old photos and text covering subjects such as Indian trails, development of education, early churches, businesses and the history of township organizations. For more info, call UTHC headquarters at 610-280-9522. The book will be available after December 5 at the Uwchlan Township Administration Building. Give the “Gift of History” this season.
Christmas Parade & Donner Dash The Downingtown Good Neighbor Christmas Parade will take place on Saturday, December 10. The Donner Dash, a 1 Mile Run along the Parade route, will take place prior to the Parade. More information about the Parade and the Race can be found at www.dtownchristmas.com.
******************************************************************************Joseph’s People, Downingtown Chapter An ecumenical support mission to help un/underemployed people; run entirely by volunteers. We have been at St. Joseph's since 1995. Meets 7:30 PM 2nd & 4th Tues. of the month. All are welcome. Visit web page, www.josephspeople.org or just come to a meeting at St. Joseph’s Parish Meeting Room behind the school, 460 Manor Ave., Downingtown. Call 610 873-7117. Leave Message. Leader: Cheryl Spaulding, Email: [email protected].
******************************************************************************* Hist-O-Grams are emailed weekly to members and friends of the Downingtown Area Historical
Society. If you want to make a comment, add your email address to our list, or have your email
300-Year History of Uwchlan Township Uwchlan Township Historical Commission announces its latest publication, Uwchlan Township, 300 Years Above the Valley, by Susannah W. Brody. The hard-bound volume traces the township’s development since 1712, to celebrate the upcoming Tricentennial in 2012. For those who would like to pre-order, there is a form that can be downloaded from the township website link (www.Uwchlan.com) at a special price of $25. Books ordered after the book signing party from 2-4 PM on Sunday, December 4 at the John Cadwalader House, 21 North Village Ave., Lionville,, will be priced at $30 per copy. The publication features over 190 pages of maps, cemetery and genealogical lists, old photos and text covering subjects such as Indian trails, development of education, early churches, businesses and the history of township organizations. For more info, call UTHC headquarters at 610-280-9522. The book will be available after December 5 at the Uwchlan Township Administration Building. Give the “Gift of History” this season.
****************************************************************************** Christmas Parade & Donner Dash The Downingtown Good Neighbor Christmas Parade will take place on Saturday, December 10. The Donner Dash, a 1 Mile Run along the Parade route, will take place prior to the Parade. More information about the Parade and the Race can be found at www.dtownchristmas.com.
******************************************************************************Joseph’s People, Downingtown Chapter An ecumenical support mission to help un/underemployed people; run entirely by volunteers. We have been at St. Joseph's since 1995. Meets 7:30 PM 2nd & 4th Tues. of the month. All are welcome. Visit web page, www.josephspeople.org or just come to a meeting at St. Joseph’s
******************************************************************************* Hist-O-Grams are emailed weekly to members and friends of the Downingtown Area Historical
Society. If you want to make a comment, add your email address to our list, or have your email
Christmas Parade & Donner Dash The Downingtown Good Neighbor Christmas Parade will take place on Saturday, December 10. The Donner Dash, a 1 Mile Run along the Parade route, will take place prior to the Parade. More information about the Parade and the Race can be found at www.dtownchristmas.com.
******************************************************************************Joseph’s People, Downingtown Chapter An ecumenical support mission to help un/underemployed people; run entirely by volunteers. We have been at St. Joseph's since 1995. Meets 7:30 PM 2nd & 4th Tues. of the month. All are welcome. Visit web page, www.josephspeople.org or just come to a meeting at St. Joseph’s Parish Meeting Room behind the school, 460 Manor Ave., Downingtown. Call 610 873-7117. Leave Message. Leader: Cheryl Spaulding, Email: [email protected].
******************************************************************************* Hist-O-Grams are emailed weekly to members and friends of the Downingtown Area Historical
Society. If you want to make a comment, add your email address to our list, or have your email
* We can’t send you Hist-O-Grams unless you include your email address. We promise not to
give your email address to any business or organization.
Individual $20____ Sr. Citizen (over 60) $15____ Family $30____
Business $50____ Sponsoring $50 ____ Supporting $100 _____
I wish to add a $__________ donation, which is critical to the Historical Society’s survival
because less than 12% of its income comes from dues. Membership dues and donations are
tax-deductible, since we are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Please mail the completed form to: DAHS, P.O. Box 9, Downingtown, PA 19335
Coming events & activities in Downingtown area Joseph’s People, Downingtown Chapter An ecumenical support mission to help un/underemployed people; run entirely by volunteers. We have been at St. Joseph's since 1995. Meets 7:30 PM 2nd & 4th Tues. of the month. All are welcome. Visit web page, www.josephspeople.org or just come to a meeting at St. Joseph’s Parish Meeting Room behind the school, 460 Manor Ave., Downingtown. Call 610 873-7117. Leave Message. Leader: Cheryl Spaulding, Email: [email protected].
Coming events & activities in Downingtown area Joseph’s People, Downingtown Chapter An ecumenical support mission to help un/underemployed people; run entirely by volunteers. We have been at St. Joseph's since 1995. Meets 7:30 PM 2nd & 4th Tues. of the month. All are welcome. Visit web page, www.josephspeople.org or just come to a meeting at St. Joseph’s Parish Meeting Room behind the school, 460 Manor Ave., Downingtown. Call 610 873-7117. Leave Message. Leader: Cheryl Spaulding, Email: [email protected].
Coming events & activities in Downingtown area Banquet Room For Rent The Downingtown (Williamson) Masonic Lodge, a non-profit organization located at 210 Manor Ave. has a Banquet Room for rent. The area is perfect for parties of up to 80 people and has a full kitchen. Rental fees are very reasonable. Call 610-269-9352 for more information.
Joseph’s People, Downingtown Chapter An ecumenical support mission to help un/underemployed people; run entirely by volunteers. We have been at St. Joseph's since 1995. Meets 7:30 PM 2nd & 4th Tues. of the month. All are welcome. Visit web page, www.josephspeople.org or just come to a meeting at St. Joseph’s Parish Meeting Room behind the school, 460 Manor Ave., Downingtown. Call 610 873-7117. Leave Message. Leader: Cheryl Spaulding, Email: [email protected].