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Now available: A newly reprinted edition of The “Blue Book”
East Falls: 300 Years of History, first published in 1976, is a unique presentation created by a team of community volunteers. Obtaining a copy of this 50-year-old work has been a challenge in recent years, so we have just reprinted it. Please click here to learn more about these new copies and to order them online.
Our early Fall programs: Railroads via Zoom, and a Hallowe’en morning walking tour
The East Falls Historical Society will open its 2026-2027 program schedule with a richly
illustrated Zoom lecture titled “Rails Through East Falls (and Beyond),” on Wednesday,
September 23, at 7:00 pm. Our speaker will be Harry Garforth, a widely known rail authority
and author, formerly a senior manager with both SEPTA and Amtrak. Details are on our Events page.
Our subsequent offering, on Hallowe’en morning (Saturday, October 31) will be a new walking tour
centered on places where past Fallsers “prayed and played.” Several of our members will
share research on the backgrounds and architecture of the selected sites. Stay tuned for further details!
East Falls Historical Society has recorded more than 60 oral histories! Here are the latest:
The working career of Terri Tarpey, a longtime Fallser, included extensive experience at three major institutions in the area — Philadelphia College of Textiles (now Jefferson-East Falls) as well as the onetime stalwarts Ravenhill Academy and Medical College of Pennsylvania.
The interview with Sandy Molnar, another longtime resident of East Falls, includes her recollections as a longtime employee of Pep Boys, which had its headquarters on Allegheny Avenue, on our community’s southern edge.
John B. Kelly, III, grandson of the community icon John B. Kelly and nephew of Grace Kelly, late Princess of Monaco, recalls family stories, his grandfather’s firm Kelly for Brickwork, his own perspective on the rowing community, and more.
Chadwick Papers Index online!
Adapted from The Chadwick Papers Index by Katy Hineline, 1991. Click here to open in a new tab.
Visit the Grace Kelly Gallery at NewCourtland!
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