Octrolleyfest/Hilldale Day has arrived!!

Hilldale Day / Octrolleyfest has arrived!
Saturday 10/14/06 will be a great day with loads of things to do.
The Day begins with a Historic Trolley "Ride With the Stars"
Leaving Yeadon Plaza (Chester and Cedar Aves in Darby) at 9am
Tickets are $100 to ride with the Philadelphia Stars, Baseball Authors, and local celebrities. Included with this ticket is a reception at the Darby Library.

The rest of the day consists of
Free Trolley Rides on a restored, streamlined,
antique trolley (10-3) (space permitting)
board at Darby Library, Yeadon Loop and other marked locations along route.
tickets available at Darby Library, Yeadon Library,
Sharon Saving Bank and Sovereign Bank, Yeadon

All Day Historic Baseball Displays
at Sovereign Bank, Chester Ave, Yeadon
Judy Johnson Foundation
Leon Day Foundation
Willie Fordham Collection
John J. Bossong III's Hilldale collection
Bob Allen's "Souls of Black Baseball" Documentary

Historic Displays and Building Tours
Blue Bell, Woodland and Island Road
Darby Fire Company 1, Chester Pike, Darby
Darby Library, 10th and Main, Darby
Mt. Zion AMES Church, Center Street, Darby
Trolley and Photo Displays
Darby Resource Center, 9th Street, Darby

Book Signings
10:30 Darby Library, 10th and Main, Darby
-Rich Pagano "Delco Sports Legends"
-Rich Westcott "Phillies Encyclopedia"
-Stanley Glenn "Don't Let Anyone Take Your Joy Away"
-Willie Fordham "I gave my best shot"

3pm SovereignBank (Hilldale) Plaza
-Charles Adams-"Ghost Stories of Delaware County"

Darby Resource Center, 9th Street, Darby
Joel Spivak " Historic Phildelphia Trolleys"

Community Fair 8th and Main
Sponsored by Darby Town Watch - info (610) 583-4496)

Flea Market
Sponsored by BVM Church - info (610) 633-2595

Darby Resource Center, 9th Street, Darby
All Day
Classic train displays Photos, Videos, and model trains by Bill Neil
Back in the Day displays , classic photos of Beautiful Downtown Darby in the 60's and 70's

10:30-11:45 Scarecrow Making


Parade to Marker Dedication - Noon
Darby Parade forms New Walnut Street, Darby
Yeadon Parade forms Bell Avenue School, Yeadon

**UPDATED PLEASE NOTE!!**
Hilldale Lecture and Viewing of "The Borough"
at Pennwood West Middle School Summit Street (trolley stops there)
(old Darby Colywn High School) -2:30pm
Fredrico Brillhart Negro League Historian
"Hilldale and the Hall of Fame"
Movie viewing-'The Borough" by Steve Condon

Hilldale Marker Dedication - 1:00 P.M.
Yeadon (Hilldale) Plaza
Expected Guests
Players
Darby Phantoms
-Ed Bacon
Hilldales
- Thompson Family
- Dr.Stanley Arnold
-Raymond Coleman
-Ray Mackey
Philadelphia Stars
-Stanley Glenn *
-Mahlon Duckett
-Bill Cash
-Harold Gould
Harrisburgh Giants
-Willie Fordham
Philadelphia Phillies
-Gene Dias Community relations *
- Milt Thompson 86-88 outfield
-Gary Maddox 77-82 CenterField on 1980 World Champion Phillies!!
Authors
-Rich Westcott Phillies Encyclopedia *
-Rich Pagano Delco Sports History
-Stanley Hochman Mike Schmidt: Baseball's King of Swing *
Politicians
Mayor Helen Thomas Darby*
Mayor Jacquelyn Mosley Yeadon*
Dr Vivian Ford Yeadon Council President*
Others
Joseph Santoliquito Ring Magazine Espn MLB.com NFL.com*
Bill Vargas Fox 29
Fred Bibbo Comcast Sportsnet
Joseph Mitchell Judy Johnson Foundation*
(* scheduled to speak)
Jan and John Haigis singing our Natoinal Anthem and Take Me out to the Ball Game
Smedley Butler Marine League Post Color Guard