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Quick LinksNext Meeting: Then and Now... The Foundry – Barbara Cohen
Future Meetings: Loyalty in Revolutionary Pennsylvania – Clarissa Dillon
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Our Next MeetingAt our next meeting on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 2:00 pm, the featured presentation will be: |
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Then and Now... The Foundry by Barbara Cohen |
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 Before and After Restoration: The Phoenix Foundry Building
Phoenixville, PA Courtesy of Barbara Cohen |
The story of the Schuylkill River Heritage Center, a local landmark in nearby Phoenixville, begins with the closing of the Phoenix Steel Company in 1987. The property was sold, and most of the buildings were demolished. By the mid-1990's only the Foundry Building and the former Bridge Company Building were still standing. Battered by weather and time, the Foundry was filled with 100-years worth of trash and debris. Ms. Cohen will supplement her lecture with the use of a slide presentation. More info... Ms. Cohen currently serves as President of the Schuylkill River Heritage Center which has now become a unique, interpretive place to experience the pictures and pieces of the past that give everyone a better understanding of Phoenixville's Iron and Steel legacy and its place in the Schuylkill River's history. |
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This presentation will be held at the at the Easttown Library and Information Center in Berwyn, PA. |
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Visitors are cordially invited to public Society meetings and events, and there is no admission fee. |
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At our meeting on Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 2:00 pm, the featured presentation will be: Loyalty in Revolutionary Pennsylvania by Clarissa F. Dillon, Ph.D. |
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 Clarissa Dillon in costume
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The old labor union song, "Which Side Are You On?" is overly simplistic when considering the question of loyalty in Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. The Tory Act of 2 January 1776, enacted by the Continental Congress, spoke of "...honest and well meaning but uninformed people ..." which is better, but still too vague. It was easy, then and now, to recognize Loyalists like Joseph Galloway of Philadelphia. Many so clearly committed left for Canada or Great Britain. What about the others –those whose loyalty was less obvious or more variable? Their convictions and experiences in Pennsylvania during and immediately after the war will be explored. Of particular interest are the "perception of loyalty" and its effects. The diversity of the colony's population makes the investigation challenging because of political, economic, social, cultural, religious, and ethnic diversity. Clarissa is an accomplished speaker and authority on a number of aspects of life in the 18th century. Clarissa has a doctorate in History from Bryn Mawr College. She is a member of the Society, and is a founding member of Past Master in Early Domestic Arts. This presentation will be held at the at the Easttown Library and Information Center in Berwyn, PA. Visitors are cordially invited to public Society meetings and events, and there is no admission fee. |
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Top Our Most Recent MeetingAt the public meeting on February 21, 2010, the featured presentation was: |
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Mines and Minerals in the Great Valley by Ron Sloto |
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 Limestone quarrying operations at the Warner Company
Cedar Hollow, PA, 1924. Courtesy of Robert Devaney |
Ron is the author of the recently published compendium Mines and Minerals of Chester County, Pennsylvania, the result of thirty-five years of research, combining the author’s love of history, geology, and mineralogy. Ron’s presentation covered the history of the iron mines and limestone quarries in the Great Valley area of Tredyffrin and eastern East Whiteland Townships. Prior to his current employment as a hydrogeologist with the Chester County office of the U.S. Geological Survey, Ron worked for the Warner Company in Cedar Hollow, and he described his unique experiences working at that quarry. Ron brought copies of his excellent book for sale at the meeting, and signed copies for all those who asked. More information on Ron's book is available on his web site at www.rasloto.com/book |
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Top A Very Popular Recent MeetingAt the public meeting on October 19, 2008 and again on November 16, 2008, the featured presentation was: |
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A Birds-Eye View of Tredyffrin and Easttown: Photographs from the Dallin Aerial Survey Company, 1924 - 1941 by Roger Thorne and Mike Bertram We had a great turnout for this this special presentation of superb aerial photographs recently acquired by the Society from the Hagley Museum. Roger and Mike explored in great detail a selection of photos of Paoli, the village of Cedar Hollow, the Great Valley, and Valley Forge State Park. For more information on this program, please click here. |
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Paoli, Pennsylvania, looking Northwest, 1926 (Courtesy of Hagley Museum)
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2006 Kirkner Essay Contest Awards
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