One faces the future with one's past.

Pearl S. Buck

2009 Events - Date/Time/Location/Topic

Oct. 6 - 9:30am - LLL, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Pa.

Tragedy in Sumneytown - The 1899 Miller Powder Mill Explosion

Oct. 13 -  9:30am - LLL, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Pa.

From Kraussdale - The Young Man's Brass Band of Pennsylvania

Oct. 20 -  9:30am - LLL, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Pa.

The Silk Plant Strikes of 1933

Oct. 27 - 9:30am - LLL, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Pa.

The Day the Music Died - History of the Sleepy Hollow Ranch

2008 Events - Date/Time/Location/Topic

Jan. 21 - 7 pm - Pottstown Historical Society

Frozen Diamonds

Feb. 4 -  6 pm - Upper Perkiomen Valley Rotary Club

Moving Traditions of the Pennsylvania Germans

March 8 - 7 pm - East Greenville Fire Company Banquet

Keynote Speaker

April 10 -  9: am - Expanding Horizons, Dock Woods Community, Lansdale, Pa.

Cigar Making in the Region

April 17 -  9: am -Expanding Horizons, Dock Woods Community, Lansdale, Pa.

Iron Industry from Durham to Green Lane

April 24  - 9: am - Expanding Horizons, Dock Woods Community, Lansdale, Pa.

The Town & Country Newspaper

April 27 - 2 pm - New Hanover Historical Society

Frozen Diamonds

September 25 through November 6 - Guest Curator, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center

Perkiomen Trunk and Bag Fire Exhibit

Oct.7 - 9:30am - LLL, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Pa.

Mysteries of the Perkiomen Trunk and Bag Fire

Oct. 14 -  9:30am - LLL, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Pa.

Dr. Frank N. D. Buchman:  How a Small Town Pennsylvanian Influenced the World

Oct. 21 -  9:30am - LLL, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Pa.

Frozen Diamonds

Oct. 28 - 9:30am - LLL, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Pa.

Tales of the Occult from the Upper Perkiomen Valley Region

2007 Events - Date/Time/Location/Topic

February 5 - 7:30 pm - Upper Perkiomen Valley Rotary Club - Globe Hotel,  4th Street, East Greenvillel, Pa.

Early Firefighting in the Region

March 7 - 1:30 pm - Haycock Senior Citizens - St. John's Church, Haycock, Pa.

Boyertown Opera House Fire

March 10 -  6:pm - Red Hill Fire Company - 5th St.  Red Hill, Pa.

Memories & Update From 9-11 and the World Trade Center

March 15 - 8:pm - Goshenhoppen Historians - Red Men's Hall, Green Lane, Pa.

Cigar Making in the Region

April 28 - 7:pm - Milford Township Fire Company - Milford Township, Pa.

Keynote Speaker

May 19 - 8:pm - Upper Perkiomen Relay For Life - Upper Perkiomen High School

Keynote Speaker

September 25 through November 6 - Guest Curator, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center

Boyertown Opera House Fire Exhibit

Oct. 2 - 9:30am - LLL, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Pa.

Rebellion, Murder, and Other Good Times at the Taverns in Our Region

Oct. 9 -  9:30am - LLL, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Pa.

Water and the Fight to Save The Upper Perkiomen

Oct. 11- 9:00am - Expanding Horizons, Peter Becker Community, 800 Maple Ave., Franconia, Pa.

The Lenni-Lenapi and Our Four County Corner of the Commonwealth

Oct. 16 -  9:30am - LLL, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Pa.

The Execution of William Howe - A Study in Civil War Prejudice (Updated Lecture)

Oct. 23 - 9:30am - LLL, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Pa.

Kriebel Hall - The Day it Fell

Nov. 8 - 10 am  - Frederick Community, Big Road (Route 73) Upper Frederick Twp., Pa.

The Town & Country Newspaper

2006 Events - Date/Time/Location/Topic

January 30 - 6:pm - Upper Perkiomen Valley Rotary Club - Globe Hotel, 4th St., East Greenville, Pa.

The Town & Country Newspaper

March 1 - 9:am - Haycock Senior Citizens -  Peter Becker Community, 800 Maple Ave., Franconia, Pa.

The Windows Tax Rebellion; Intolerance to an Unfair Tariff.

March 19 -2:pm - Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, Seminary Street., Pennsburg, Pa.

The Town & Country Newspaper

March 22 - 7:pm - New Hanover Historical Society, Swamp Creek Schoolhouse, New Hanover Township, Pa.

The Execution of William Howe - A study in Civil War Prejudice

June 13, 2006 - 9 am - The Upper Perkiomen Valley Chamber of Commerce

The Town & Country Newspaper

August 11 - 3:30 pm - Goshenhoppen Folk Festival, New Goshenhoppen Church Park, East Greenville, Pa.

Moving Traditions of the Pennsylvania Germans

August 12 - 3:30 - Goshenhoppen Folk Festival, New Goshenhoppen Church Park, East Greenville, Pa.

Moving Traditions of the Pennsylvania Germans

August 16, 2006 - 1:30 pm - Recycled Seniors, St. John's Church, Quakertown, Pa.

The Lenni-Lenapi and Our Four County Corner of the Commonwealth

Oct. 3 9:30am - LLL, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Pa.

The Engine-911 Project - Local Volunteers Create a Memorial

Oct. 10- 9:30am - LLL, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Pa.

Cigar Making in the Region

Oct. 17- 9:30am - LLL, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Pa.

The Local Newspaper - A Voice With A Mission

Oct. 24- 9:30am - LLL, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Pa.

Ghost Stories and Other Mysteries

Dec. 2, 6: pm - Bella Vista, 2901 Faglaysville Road, Gilbertsville, Pa.

Memories & Update From 9-11 and the World Trade Center - For Pennsburg Fire Company

2005 Events - Date/Time/Location/Topic

Feb 9 - Noon - Lunch Bunch, St. Paul's Church, Red Hill, Pa

Boyertown Opera House Fire

March 13 - 2:pm - Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center, Pennsburg, Pa.

Early Baseball in the Upper Perkiomen Valley - Panel Discussion

April 7- 9:30am - LLL, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Pa.

Boyertown Opera House Fire

April 14- 9:30am - LLL, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Pa.

Daniel Hiester, the Rebel from Ridge Valley

April 21- 9:30am - LLL, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Pa.

Whistle Stops, Stations along the Perkiomen Railroad

April 28- 9:30am - LLL, New Goshenhoppen Church, East Greenville, Pa.

The Windows Tax Rebellion; Intolerance to an Unfair Tariff.

May 19 - 8:pm - Goshenhoppen Historians, Red Men's Hall, Green Lane, Pa.

Frozen Diamonds - The Ice Industry of the Perkiomen Valley

July 19 - 6:30 pm - Richland Township Historical Society, Richlandtown, Pa.

Frozen Diamonds

August 13 - 4:pm - Goshenhoppen Folk Festival, New Goshenhoppen Church Park, East Greenville, Pa.

Frozen Diamonds

Sept. 21 - 1:30pm Recycled Seniors, St. John's Church, Quakertown, Pa.

Frozen Diamonds

Sept. 25 - Nov. 5 - Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center, Seminary St., Pennsburg, Pa.

Hose, Hook, & Ladder Firefighting Exhibit - Guest Curator

Oct. 20 - 9:am - Expanding Horizons, Peter Becker Community, 800 Maple Ave., Franconia, Pa.

Frozen Diamonds