Membership Program Meetings – all invited. Admission free – donations gratefully accepted. Meet second Tuesday of the month (March–June, September–December) at 7:30 pm. Brief meeting; program; refreshments. Closed in the summer.   For Board and Volunteer Application, click here. / To renew your membership, click here.

CHECK OUT OUR WALKING TOUR SLIDE SHOW! click here

SPRING 2017:
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KING’S HIGHWAY FILM:
Saturday June 17, at 8PM. Channel 12 (WHYY - Philadelphia area)

This documentary about the history of The King’s Highway, (Frankford Avenue) from pre-Revolutionary time to the present is a worthwhile program to watch if you can. Members of HSF contributed a considerable amount of time and effort to make the program a success and the opening scene shows the edifice of HSF.

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Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 7:30PM
GETTING TO KNOW TACONY CREEK PARK
Robin Irizarry robin@ttfwatershed.org
Join us and discuss with the Coordinator of the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Creek Watershed Partnership (TTF) the ongoing efforts to restore 30 square mile watershed of the Park.

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Tuesday, May 9, 2017, 7:30 pm
THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PARKWAY
Harry Kyriakodis hkyriakodis@gmail.com
Presentation & discussion of the book “The Benjamin Franklin Parkway”. A book signing will follow.

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Saturday, May 20, 2017, 10 am–5 pm
INDOOR FLEA MARKET*
(Selling Space Available @ $15) 1507 Orthodox Street, Frankford, Philadelphia, PA
frankfordhsflea@gmail.com — 215-817-4106
*To benefit our organization

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Tuesday, June 13, 2017, 7:30 pm
THE LENAPE AND PENNYPACK CREEK
Roland Williams www.mfxservice@gmail.com
Come share Roland’s lifetime exploration of our local Pennypack Park and the discovery of evidence of Lenape Indian camps.

Click here for more information about these programs.

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On June 14, 2016 Dr. David Hewitt, botanist, spoke about “Cemeteries as Green Spaces”
Click below to view Dr. Hewitt's lecture:

✥   Philadelphia Mural Arts Program: Imagining Frankford click here
✥   Photos of Our Up and Coming Murals click here

Article: “LYDIA DARRAGH – AMERICA’S COLONIAL WAR HEROINE”, by Joe Menkevich

NEWS FROM PREVIOUS EVENTS click here.

VIEW HSF’S DATA OF HISTORICAL PROPERTIES IN FRANKFORD AND NE PHILADELPHIA. click here.

HSF collects, preserves and presents the history of Northeast Philadelphia and the region. Recognizing the neighborhood of Frankford as the historic and geographic gateway to the region, HSF documents and interprets the history of the people, places, events and traditions of the greater Northeast Philadelphia area and serves as an advocate for the preservation of the region’s historic resources. Through its collections and programs HSF provides opportunities for its members, the surrounding community, and the general public to explore and appreciate the history of Northeast Philadelphia and its place in the world.

1507 Orthodox Street
Philadelphia, PA 19124
(215) 743-6030

Directions
One block west 4600 Frankford Avenue, between the Margaret-Orthodox and Church Street Elevated Stations. Ten minutes from I-95 (Bridge Street exit) or Roosevelt Boulevard (Adams Avenue exit).