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Lecture, Wednesday, March 12, 7:30 p.m.
Forgotten Philadelphia: Lost Architecture of the Quaker City
Thomas H. Keels will survey landmark Philadelphia buildings that have succumbed
to the ravages of time and changing tastes. For nearly 200 years, Philadelphia
was the center of American architecture. Yet the city’s growth during much of
its history doomed numerous works by these and other architects. In this
illustrated lecture, Keels will discuss the lost works of architecture not
only from a design standpoint but also in terms of their significance to the
city's political, economic, and cultural life. Lecture will be held in the
Community Room of the Jenkintown Library, 460 Old York Road, Jenkintown.
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Lecture, Wednesday, April 9, 7:30 p.m.
The Apple Orchards of the Powell Family
Join Bryn Athyn resident and author Vera Powell Glenn as she shares stories and excerpts from her
historical-fictional book about her family. For 300 years Powell family descendants have planted
orchards throughout Pennsylvania and Ohio. In her work Glenn intertwines family, national and
church history. Hear how an ancestor almost changed the course of the Revolutionary War and what
Bryn Athyn was like in the early days when her father’s family moved to a local farm.
Lecture will be held in the Community Room of the Jenkintown Library,
460 Old York Road, Jenkintown.
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Spring Outing, Sunday, May 4, 1:00 p.m.
Historic Yellow Springs
Join us as we travel to Historic Yellow Springs, for a walking tour of this early
American village set in the midst of Chester County. Our trip will coincide with
its well-known Annual Art Show, which we will have time to view. The history of
Yellow Springs Village spans nearly 300 years. The Native Lenape first attributed
the name, "Yellow Springs" to the natural mineral springs that flow through the
area into Pickering Creek. In the 18th century, Yellow Springs was a fashionable
spa village. During the American Revolution, George Washington commissioned a
hospital to be built in the village, the first military hospital in the nation's
history. Washington himself visited on numerous occasions. Following the war,
the village reverted to a spa town during the early 19th century. From 1868 to
1912, Yellow Springs was home to the Chester Springs Soldiers' Orphans School
for children of Civil War Soldiers. From 1916 to 1952, the village served as
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Country School. From 1952 until
1974 the village was the headquarters of Good News Productions, a film
studio in Yellow Springs that created over 400 films including the sci-fi
original The Blob. From 1974 on, Historic Yellow Springs has preserved
many of these original structures and educates visitors about its unique
past. A bus will leave the Jenkintown Library parking lot at 1:00 and
return around 5:00. Cost is $25 for members and $30 for non-members.
Click here for a registration form.
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Lecture, Wednesday, May 14, 7:30 p.m.
Abington v. Schempp: The Fate of Prayer in Public Schools
Steven Solomon, author of Ellery’s Protest: How One Young Man Defied Tradition
and Sparked the Battle over School Prayer, will talk about the court case that
overturned prayer in public schools. Solomon will explore the Schempp family
struggles, how the case made its way to the Supreme Court from its legal
beginnings in 1956, and the meaning of religious freedom Lecture will be
held in the Community Room of the Jenkintown Library, 460 Old York Road,
Jenkintown.
The Annual Meeting of the Society will precede the May lecture. Officer
and Committee reports will be presented and the Nominating Committee will
present a slate of Officers and Executive Council members to be elected for
the 2008-2009 program year.
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