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Annual Member's Meeting
6:00 PM, Thursday, May 7, 2026
Community Room, Ridley Park Borough Hall, 105 E. Ward Ave., Ridley Park PA 19078
This meeting will be held before the talk with Dr. Joseph Myers, Professor of History at Delaware County Community College.
Members will receive email notification and an agenda prior to the meeting
2026 educational series events
Greg Prichard
“Ridley Park's Train Station and Keystone Markers: Icons of the 20th Century”
7:00 PM, March 26, 2026
Community Room, Ridley Park Borough Hall, 105 E. Ward Ave., Ridley Park PA 19078
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While not widely considered a local landmark in the same way as its Victorian predecessor, Ridley Park’s 1940s train station has an important place in the history of the town and the Pennsylvania Railroad. A historian of local railroad architecture, Greg Prichard will speak about the small stone building’s place in the aesthetic of its time and connection to one of America’s most important designers.
For a century, visitors to Ridley Park have been welcomed to the town by two iconic “Keystone Markers” installed by the Pennsylvania Department of Highways in the mid-1920s. These markers have a remarkable story, documented over the past 15 years by a statewide effort to preserve and restore these important parts of Pennsylvania’s history. Greg will speak about the Keystone Marker program, how they came to be, how they have endured, and the efforts to preserve them.
"Finding the Founding" presented by Dr. Joseph Myers, Professor of History at Delaware County Commun
7:00 PM, May 7, 2026
Community Room, Ridley Park Borough Hall, 105 E. Ward Ave., Ridley Park PA 19078
Dr. Myers is the Author of “Inventing the Republic: The British Foundation of American Independence” and the forthcoming “Inventing the Nation: The Institutional and Cultural Formation of the Constitution of the United States.” He will discuss the creation of the Declaration of Independence and Ridley resident John Morton's history and contribution as a founding father.
Dr. Jordan Smith – Professor of History at Widener University
“William Penn’s First Landing”
7:00 PM, September 16, 2026
Community Room, Christ Church Ridley Park, 104 Nevin St., Ridley Park, PA 19078
(Note: This venue is accessed by a stair case. A stair-chair is available if needed.)
Dr. Jordan Smith, Professor of History at Widener University, will tell us about William Penn’s first landing in our area. Dr. Smith has recently published The Importance of Rum, an award-winning book about the importance of the rum trade to early settlement along the Atlantic. This book will be available for sale.
Lazaretto Tour by Dr. David Barnes
Date and Time are TBD for this popular event to be held in November. Check back later for more information. Spaces are limited!
Members will get early notification of this tour, and will be able to sign up first!