Rides are free (space permitting) and no ticket is needed.
on Village Green, 800 block of Main Street
at Darby Library
at Darby Library
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| SCHEDULE for OCTROLLEYFEST 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturday, October 18, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9am to 3pm -OcTrolleyMusterFest New Walnut Street at Powell Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sponsored by Darby Fire Company #1, one of America's oldest volunteer fire companies founded in 1775 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Antique equipment in action including the "Darby Ram" , "Smoke House" Demonstration and much more | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10:30 am to 2pm - Vintage Trolley Tours on 1947 PCC reconditioned trolley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Includes guided tour through Darby, and parts of Yeadon, Colwyn, and Southwest Philly. Rides are free (space permitting) and no ticket is needed. |
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| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm : Legendary Rock and Roll Star Charlie Gracie in Free Concert on Village Green, 800 block of Main Street |
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| Charlie's Break Time - Trolley Art Contest Winners Announced and Prizes Awarded | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1:30 - 2:30 - Joe Becton and his Guitar Explore the 19th century Roots of Jazz on the Village Green | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 - 1 Visit with the Ghost of the First Librarian (Tom Smith as John Peason) at Darby Free Library, 10th and Main | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 - 2pm : Talk and Book Signing by author Ken Springirth of Southeastern Pennsylvania Trolleys (published September 2008) at Darby Library |
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| 2:00 P.M. A Day to Honor Our Ancestors- Special Program at Eden Cenetery sponsored by Friends of Historic Eden Cemetery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2-3pm "Lenape Lifeways: Introducing the First People of Pennsylvania Program by Carla and Allen Messinger presented by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council supported in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. at Darby Library |
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| 4:45 pm (16:45 railroad time): Old Swede's Mill (1645) Marker Dedication , Cobbs Creek adjacent to Blue Bell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5:45 pm Celebration Dinner at Keya Graves 9th and Main. Music by Joe Becton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9-3 Collection of Winter coat donations. Sponsored by Darby Borough, Collection made at Borough Hall and on the Village Green | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11-4 : Visit with American and Swedish re-enactors, grounds of Historic Blue Bell (1766) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TBA - Scarecrows and pictures with Mr. Pumpkin on Village Green. Tours by van of Eden Cemetery to graves of trolley desegregation activists William Still and Octavius V. Catto, .....more | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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