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Darbarian and Sons HomeBreweryJohn J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-85245394879075397002009-10-15T12:21:00.002-04:002009-10-15T12:25:09.371-04:00Octrolleyfest and Darby Library Ghost Talk!<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Octrolleyfest!</span></span> 10/17/09<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;">For Immediate Release <span> </span>Contact:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;">October 5, 2009<span> </span>John Haigis (610) 583-0788</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="color: black;">OcTrolleyFest 2009 to Rumble Along Rochambeau <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1255623752_6">Revolutionary</span> Route</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;">Darby Borough:<span> </span>The Fifth Annual OcTrolleyFest will once again celebrate transportation heritage and community in Darby Borough on Saturday, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1255623752_7">October 17</span>, 2009 beginning at 10 AM. Sponsored by Sharon Saving Bank, Benett’s Mens Store and Keya Graves Seafood and Steak, OcTrolleyFest 2009 will feature a fundraiser to kick off the restoration and reuse of Darby’s Old Borough Hall by offering rides on a restored vintage PCCII trolley through 364 years of area history. Beginning at Old Borough Hall on Ninth Street just up from the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1255623752_8">Darby Transportation Center</span> at 2:00 pm, the vintage trolley will travel past the site of Hilldale Park, home of the 1925 World-Champion Hilldales of the Negro Baseball League, past Mount Moriah Cemetery, Cobbs Creek Park, and other treasures to the portal at 40<sup>th</sup> and Woodland, at which point it will return to Darby along the same route as traveled by <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1255623752_9">French General Rochambeau</span> and his troops on their way to the final battle of the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1255623752_10">Revolutionary War</span> at <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1255623752_11">Yorktown</span>.<span> </span>“The 685 miles of the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1255623752_12">Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route</span>, also knows as W3R, has just been designated as a <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1255623752_13">National Historic Trail</span> this past March,” said Jan Haigis who will provide period music during the tour. “This is the only <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1255623752_14">East Coast National Historic Trail</span> and we are thrilled the route passed right through Darby and <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1255623752_15">Delaware County</span>”<span> </span>Tickets for the tour, which begins at 2:00 pm, will cost $10 and are available on a first come-first served basis. “We have already sold 30 of the 50 available seats so we encourage people to reserve early by calling (610) 583-0788,” said Haigis.<span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;">Other events at Old Borough Hall, which is planned as an Underground/Aboveground Railroad Museum, will include scarecrow making at 11:00, face painting, historic displays, Pictures with Mr. Pumpkin, a flea market in the Old Borough Hall courtyard (call <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1255623752_16">(267) 318-8292</span> to reserve a space), a Pumpkin Parade at noon, historic walking tours, music, food and fun. All events except the trolley ride are free and open to the public. For additional information or to reserve tickets, please call (610) 583-0788 or visit <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.octrolleyfest.org/"><span style="color: purple;">www.octrolleyfest.org</span></a> .</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><span style="color: black;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: black;">Darby Library Ghost Talk! 10/24/09</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Explore the Spiritual World at Darby Library's Ghost Hunting 101 Program<br /><br />Do you believe in Ghosts? Do you hear banging, footsteps or voices in your home? Are you really seeing things or is that just your imagination?<br /><br />If you answer yes to any of these questions, join us at Darby Library's Ghost Hunting 101 on Friday October 23rd from 7:00 pm to 10:30 pm. Teaming up with the Free Spirit Paranormal Investigators, Darby Library will offer a workshop and live paranormal investigation for ghost enthusiasts of all ages.<br /><br /><br />Addressing a wide range of paranormal topics including the history of Ghost Hunting, EVP theory and psychic protection, the Free Spirit Paranormal Investigators will discuss the do’s-and-dont’s of paranormal investigation.<br /><br /><br />This program is open to all ages. Admission is $5.00 per person. RSVP is necessary as space is very limited.<br /><br /><br />For further details about this event and to RSVP, please contact Frank Cassidy, Investigator for Free Spirit, at 267-496-5267 or by emailing frank.freespirit@gmail.com.<br /><br />Tickets sold at the Darby Library<br />For further information about Free Spirit Paranormal Investigators, visit www.freespiritpi.com </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></p>John J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-79845237025907953852009-04-14T13:28:00.002-04:002009-04-14T13:35:33.846-04:00SAVE THE DARBY LIBRARY<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71">Darby Free Library Celebrates</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71">266 years of service</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71">on</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71">Saturday, April 18, 2009</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71">with a fundraising day!</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"> </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71">Events include:</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71">Visits by Benjamin Franklin (played by Chris Lowell)</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"> And the original Darby Librarian John Pearson, (played by Tom Smith)</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"> Usborne Books Sale at the library and on the net.</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"> www.ubah.com/BF30985</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"> </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"> </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71">10:30 am children’s story time and crafts with Miss Sue</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71">12 noon music and song with Past Times Present (Jan and John Haigis)</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71">1: pm Library Celebration Cake. (.50 a piece)</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71">1:15 pm Trolley History and Transportation, talk with walking Tour Guided by "Conductor" Scott Maits</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />2:00pm Rich Westcott Award winning Author of several books on the Phillies and Philadelphia sports book signing outside the library<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71">2:30 pm “Let talk about Racism” facilitator Robert Chester Jr.</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71">3:30 pm Library Bingo, $1.00 a game</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71">5:30 pm. “Dinner with Ben Franklin” at</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"> KEYA GRAVES SEAFOOD & STEAK</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"> North 9th Street Darby, PA 19023</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"> ($30 tickets must be pre- purchased at Darby Library)</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />7:00 impromptu social for all Darbarians at Barnaby's Ridley Pa<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71">After dinner enjoy Historian Keith Lockhart’s pictures and postcards</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"><br />Sue Borders<br />Director</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71">Darby Free Library</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;" ><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71">Sharon Hill Public Library</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239730081_71"></span></span></div>John J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-29878231410327397642008-10-15T12:59:00.002-04:002008-10-15T13:01:24.648-04:00Octrolleyfest 2008!It's back!!!! Come home to Darby and celebrate our vast History during Octrolleyfest!<br /><br /><br />Friends: We are only a few days out from October 18 and the celebration of the 150th anniversary of streetcars first coming to Delaware County. I hope everyone is feeling OcTrolleyMusterFestive. We hope it is going to be a good day and I am enclosing the schedule. The t-shirts are in and the ad-books are coming soon. There will be a final meeting at noon on Wednesday, October 15 at Sharon Savings Bank<br /><br />Pictures from the Art Contest <a href="http://www.octrolleyfest.org/Oct-08-ArtContest.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.octrolleyfest.org/Oct-08-ArtContest.pdf</a> are on display at Sharon Savings Bank.<br /><br /> If you have never heard Charlie Gracie <a href="http://www.octrolleyfest.org/CharlieGracieBlurb.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Http://www.octrolleyfest.org/CharlieGracieBlurb.pdf</a> or Joe Becton <a href="http://www.octrolleyfest.org/JoeBecton.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.octrolleyfest.org/JoeBecton.html</a> you are in for a treat. They will be givng free concerts on the Village Green (vacant lot at 8th and Main) Also, this is the first ever Darby Fire Co.No. 1 Fireman's Muster and there will antique equipment along New Walnut Street and also trolley displays and the Shiffler at Darby No. 1 on Quarry Street. Gerry Sena will also be there with his accordian<br /><br />Ken Springirth, author of Southeastern Pennsylvania Trolleys (published September, 2008) wil give a talk and sign books at Darby Library at 1:00<br /><br />A special treat will be Carla and Allen Messinger in a talk on "Lenape Lifeways: Introducing the First People of Pennsylvania presented by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council supported in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission at Darby Library at 2:00.<br /><br />Dave King will show his spectacular "Back in the Day" Photo Display and we hope Tony Spano will show his historic pictures of Darby<br /><br />We are planning a tour to Eden Cemetery, resting place of Streetcar Activists William Still and Octavius Catto.<br /><br />The day concludes with a ceremony of dedication for a hstorical marker comemorating the oldest water powered mill in Pennsylvania built by Swedish Governor Johann Printz in 1645, more than 30 years prior to William Penn's arrival. That will take place at 4:45 (1645 railroad time) at the Blue Bell Inn on Cobbs Creek, next to t eh mill site and on the trolley route <a href="http://www.octrolleyfest.org/Oct-Route.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.octrolleyfest.org/Oct-Route.html</a><br /><br />PLEASE BRING A SERVICABLE COAT TO DONATE TO THE DARBY BOROUGH COAT DRIVE AND WE NEED CLEAN MILK JUGS FOR THE SCARECROW MAKING ON THE VILLAGE GREEN <a href="http://www.octrolleyfest.org/scarecrows07.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.octrolleyfest.org/scarecrows07.html</a><br /><br />We look forward to seeing you on Saturday. As friend John Bossong so eloquently put it<br /><br />SEMPER FESTIVE<br /><br />If you have any questions, please give us a call<br />THANK YOU for your help, pateince and support<br /><br />John and Jan Haigis, coordinators<br />(610) 583-0788<br /><br /><br /><br /> Schedule– OcTrolleyMusterFest 2008<br />Saturday, October 18, 2008<br /> <br />9am - 3pm - OcTrolleyMusterFest –New Walnut Street at Powell Park<br /> Sponsored by Darby Fire Company #1 – founded 1775<br />Antique equipment in action including the “Darby Ram,” Smoke House” Demonstration, fire prevention materials, flea market, DJ, and much more<br />(Vendors please call (267) 349-2783 )<br /> <br />10:30am - 2pm - Vintage Trolley Tours – on 1947 PCC reconditioned trolley:<br /> guided tour through Darby, and parts of Yeadon, Colwyn and Southwest Philly.<br /> Rides are free (space permitting) and no ticket is needed.<br /> <br />11am -12:30 pm – Legendary Rock and Roll Star Charlie Gracie in Free Concert on Village Green, 800 block of Main Street<br />During Charlie’s Break Time – Trolley Art Contest Winners Announced and Prizes Awarded<br /> <br />1:30 - 2:30pm - Joe Becton and his Guitar Explore the 19th century Roots of Jazz and Blues<br />on the Village Green<br /> <br />1-2pm - Talk and Book Signing by Ken Springirth, Author of Southeastern Pennsylvania Trolleys (published September 2008) at Darby Free Library, 10th and Main<br /> <br />2-3pm – 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<br /> <br />4:45 pm – (16:45 railroad time) Dedication of PHMC Marker commemorating Old Swedes Mill, Pennsylvania ’s First Water-powered mill, built by Swedish Governor Johan Printz circa 1645<br />Cobbs Creek adjacent to historic Blue Bell on Cobbs Creek<br /> <br /> 5:45 pm - Celebration Dinner at Keya Graves Seafood and Steak Restaurant – 9th and Main<br /> Music by Joe Becton - Sign up at Village Green Fair Information Table<br /> <br />Ongoing:<br /> <br />9-3 - Collection of Winter Coat donations. Sponsored by Darby Borough on the Village Green<br /> <br />9-3 – Village Green Fair – 800 block Main Street (Community Fair and Flea Market; Dave’s Back in the Day Photo Display; and 1922 Main Street photos from collection of Tony Spano<br /> <br />11 – 1 – Visit with the Ghost of the First Librarian (Tom Smith as John Pearson) at Darby Free Library, 10th and Main<br /> <br />11-4 – Visit with American and Swedish Colonial re-enactors – grounds of Historic Blue Bell<br /> <br />Other – Scarecrow-making and photos with Mr. Pumpkin on Village Green; Trolley display and videos with Bill Neal and music with Gerry Sena at Fire Co. #1; Tour by van of Eden Cemetery with historian Bob Seeley as Abolitionist Thomas Garrett to graves of trolley desegregation activists William Still and Octavius V. Catto, as well as singer Marion Anderson. Check at Village Green Fair Information Table for times and meeting places. Plus many surprises!!John J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-67278084713201459412008-07-04T09:52:00.006-04:002008-07-04T10:16:38.479-04:00Happy Fourth Of July!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hBg18HxlNP8baP_ZzfnzGSQdtQlndvormi3Eshcv_Z_7NUVKHnMR3JcZZhTuK0Vi0Orm_hj19JYszvVu-wtpX5yiDGPV7unb9F0E_XGfxYXkSbs9PYXl5_7-XyAV5fDJ3gku/s1600-h/betsyross.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219159436620264642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="170" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hBg18HxlNP8baP_ZzfnzGSQdtQlndvormi3Eshcv_Z_7NUVKHnMR3JcZZhTuK0Vi0Orm_hj19JYszvVu-wtpX5yiDGPV7unb9F0E_XGfxYXkSbs9PYXl5_7-XyAV5fDJ3gku/s400/betsyross.gif" width="309" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Happy Independence Day, I usually don't push my patriotism but I feel these links will help educate you on some things we take for granted.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Story of the of our <a href="http://us.f13.yahoofs.com/bc/4434836am048b9458/bc/more+stuff/TheStarSpangledBanner__asyou_veneverhe_---1.wmv?bfBPjbIBuFsGw.F_">National Anthem</a>, a real eye opener</div><br /><div>The Real <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080701/sc_livescience/whenwasthe4thofjulyfirstcelebrated">Independence Day</a></div><br /><div>I am Your<a href="http://imgsrv.kyw1060.com/image/kyw/box_imgs/RecentEpisode/play_button.gif"> </a><a href="http://www.kyw1060.com/pages/19000.php">Flag</a> a nice story of our flag Play the pod cast on the upper left.<u><span style="color:#0000ff;"></span></u></div><br /><div>Story of our <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States">Founding Fathers</a></div><div></div>Story of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betsy_Ross_flag">Betsy Ross</a><br /><br />and Betsy and <a href="http://www.myfoxphilly.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=6910068&version=9&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1">Ben Get Married</a><br /><br />last but not least<br />American Styles of <a href="http://joesixpack.net/currentColumn.htm">Beer..</a><br /><br />EnjoyJohn J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-67534937107673274332008-04-09T18:00:00.005-04:002008-04-09T18:08:38.150-04:00Buzz Off June 7 2008!<div align="left">As may of you know D&S is a member of the BUZZ <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">homebrew</span> club and a proud supporter of their annual <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Homebrew</span> Competition the Buzz Off. </div><div align="left">The date of the competition is June 7 and as usual we are looking for sponsors and donations.</div><div align="left">Please read our letter below from the Buzz Off Coordinator Chris Clair</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">On June 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span>, the Brewers Unlimited Zany <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Zymurgists</span> (BUZZ) will be holding the 15<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span> annual BUZZ Off home brew competition at Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant in West Chester, PA. The BUZZ Off is both a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">BJCP</span> and AHA sanctioned competition and last year received 270 entries from around the country. It is also a qualifying event for the prestigious Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">MCAB</span>).<br style="DISPLAY: none"><br /><br />The BUZZ Off helps fund our club’s activities throughout the year, which promote beer and home brewing education. We are also proud to announce that a portion of our proceeds will be donated to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Philabundance</span>, a group committed to hunger relief in the Delaware Valley.<br style="DISPLAY: none">Please see their site <a href="http://www./">here</a> BUZZ is again seeking generous sponsors for prizes to be awarded to our winning entries. Sponsors will be recognized both on our website as well as with a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">flyer</span> sent along with each returned score sheet. We would be grateful for any contributions that you make such as gift certificates, t-shirts, books, etc. Please let me know if you wish to donate and I will supply our address.<br style="DISPLAY: none">Chris Clair Buzz Off Coordinator</div><div align="left"><br />My email address is <a href="mailto:DaMole@yahoo.com">DaMole@yahoo.com</a></div><div align="left">John <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Bossong</span> Buzz Off <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Commitee</span><br />Buzz address<a href="http://hbd.org/buzz/index.html">http://hbd.org/buzz/index.html</a><br />D&S Address<a href="http://darbarian.blogspot.com/">http://darbarian.blogspot.com/</a></div>John J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-36263559818655069222007-12-06T18:11:00.000-05:002008-01-21T13:25:13.971-05:00Hoppy Holidays from Darbarian and Sons!!Hoppy Holidays! We here at the Home Brewery hope everyone will have a wonderful and magic holiday season!<br /><br />Please remember that you can do all of your Christmas shopping at our family of online stores<br />Just click <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/cp/about_me.aspx?s=darbarians">here </a>to get to all the shops or click here to go directly to our Brewery's store <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/dtownbrew">here</a>.<br /><br />What's Brewing ?<br />Currently in the fermenters we have bubbling<br />Hop Hammer, our entry for the MCAB national HomeBrew competition<br />big on hops and malt!<br />Darby Imperial Pils<br />and<br />The Anvil The oaked aged Hop Hammer, cam thru at 11% and is delish!John J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-18719155925206942832007-10-10T12:09:00.000-04:002007-10-10T13:39:16.965-04:00Octrolleyfest 10/20/07<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>TV, Radio and Octrolleyfest!</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><br />If you have Comcast OnDemand check out last night's show -Daily News Live. (10/9)<br />If you fast forward to the 36st minute right after commercial break you will see a plug from Mike Barkan on OcTrolleyFest and the Autograph session we are having on 10/20 on the porch of Sovereign Bank formally 3rd base in Hilldale Park.<br />I am also tentatively scheduled to be on Glen Macnow's show Saturday between 2-3pm on WIP to go over what we are trying to accomplish with the 100th anniversary of Hilldale (10/19/2010) and fixing Biz Mackey's plaque in Cooperstown to have the team name corrected from Philadelphia Hilldales to Darby Hilldales.</div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>It's almost here</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>OcTrolleyfest 2007!!!!</strong></span></div><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#000000;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">9 am October 20th 2007 is when the 3rd annual OcTrolleyfest kicks off, and boy do we have alot planned!</span></strong></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>This year's theme is Trolleys and all that Jazz!</strong></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>events-</strong></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>All day </strong></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>10.00-2.30pm Ride a 1947 vintage PCCII through 361 years of Pennsylvania history </strong></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>Look for the Town crier on his soap box for all events, visitors are encouraged to jump the stump and vocalize themselves on the soapbox!</strong></div><br /><div align="left"><br /><strong>9:30 Ceremony at the Blue Bell on Cobbs Creek celebrating Pennsylvania 's first water powered mill (Old Swedes Mill, 1646)<br />10:30 Trolley starts to circulate (Free-Space Permitting)<br />10:30 Darby Village Green Fair (8th and Main – Rain barrel giveaway, etc)<br />11:00 Program on Lenni Lenape at Darby Library, 10th and Main<br />11:45 Talk and book signing by Ken Springirth, author of new book on Suburban Philadelphia Trolleys (Darby Library, 10th and Main)<br />12:00-1:00pm Autograph session-The Stars shine again at Hilldale Park. The 4 living legends of the Philadelphia Stars, Negro League Baseball team will sign autographs free on the porch of Soverign Bank 3rd base of Hilldale Park<br />12:00 Noon- Make Superhero-Scarecrows (Resource Center, 9th above Main)<br />1:00 Program at Darby Fire Company No. 1, Chester Pike, Darby<br />2:00 Program on Darby's Main Street, Darby Village Green, 8th and Main<br />Special tours every hour on the half hour to graves of streetcar activists O.V. Catto and William Still (starting from Darby Library, 10th and Main)</strong> </div><br /><a href="http://www.octrolleyfest.org/PM-SteamCar002.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.octrolleyfest.org/PM-SteamCar002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div>John J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-62139461280227834522007-09-13T18:10:00.000-04:002007-09-13T18:34:45.982-04:00The Borough now on sale!Hello Everyone!<br />The Philadelphia Film Festival selected documentary 'The Borough' is now on sale for the low price of $10. ($12.50 if you order online and requireshipping)<br />As of Friday September 14th you will be able to order TheBorough on our website at <a href="http://www.1010films.com/">http://www.1010films.com</a><br />'The Borough' is available for purchase at these locations:<br /><br />Condon's Flower Cart225 mac dade blvdCollingdale Pa 19023<br /><br />quickShutter Productions22 S. Mac Dade BlvdGlenolden Pa 19036<br /><br />Top Ten Music24 S. Mac Dade BlvdGleonlden Pa 19036<br /><br />This DVD includes Photos, Press shots, Articles and the Deleted Scenes.Thank you so much for all of your support and enjoy 'The Borough'!<br />Steve Condon , Director!<br />click <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltoFE9B9XGs">here</a> for a previewJohn J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-55759088282641641052007-09-11T12:14:00.000-04:002007-09-11T12:26:34.642-04:00Octrolleyfest ad booklet!As in years past we are doing an ad booklet as a fund raiser for the Octrolleyfest. You can buy a full 5x8 page- $40,<br />half page 5x4- $20<br />or just a line -$10(up to 36 characters)<br />Please send your ad to <a href="mailto:janhaigis@yahoo.com">Octrolleyfest</a> by the 9/15/07 deadline! It will be read by thousands! This booklet is our primary fund raiser for the events we hold every year, please be kind and help support Octrollyfest!<br /><div align="center"><br /><strong>OcTrolleyFest 2007 Rolls Through 361 Years of Pennsylvania History on Saturday, October 20,<br />Get on Board<br /></strong>Celebrating transportation heritage and community, the third annual OcTrolleyFest rolls through 361 Years of Pennsylvania History on Saturday, October 20, 2007 with events from 9:30 am to 3:00 PM.<br />Started in 2005 to celebrate the area's oldest surviving trolley line (SEPTA Route 11 which began service in December 1858 as a horse car line) OcTrolleyFest features a 1947 Vintage Trolley making a loop between Darby, Yeadon, Colwyn, and Southwest Philadelphia with events along the route. Riding the trolley is free, space permitting.<br />The theme this year is Trolleys and All That Jazz: and we are also celebrating the Centennial of the 1907 arrival of the streetcar in Yeadon and Collingdale, and the 325th anniversary of the 1682 founding of both Pennsylvania and Darby.<br />Throughout the day: events include tours, a flea market, mini-train rides, historical scavenger hunt, book-signings including a new book on Subirban Philadelphia Trolleys by Ken Springirth, Community Fair, music, scarecrow making, historical reenactments, contests , balloon sculpting, pictures with Pumpkin Man, information about other interesting area treasures, and much more<br />Special Events<br />9:30 am Blue Bell on Cobbs Creek ....Commemoration of Old Swedes Mill, Pennsylvania's first water driven mill, built in 1646. historical reenactments and more...<br />11:00 am, Darby Library, 1001 Main, Darby, chartered in 1743 and America's oldest public library: Presentation by Dr. Marshall Becker on the Lenni Lenape the Original People in an Outreach Lecture funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Department of Archaeology and Anthropology. The presentation is free. <br />Noon, Program in Yeadon Plaza, home to the 1925 Negro Baseball League World-Champion Hilldales.<br />1:00 PM, Darby Fire Company No. 1, one of America's oldest volunteer fire companies (est. 1775) and home to the Darby Ram and the Shiffler.<br />2:00 pm, Darby Main Street...Time line, Trolley-Song Sing, Pumpkin and Super-Hero Scarecrow Promenade and more ......<br />For more information, or to participate, call (610) 583-0788 or <a href="mailto:jhaigis@pasttimespresent.com">e-mail </a></div>John J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-71977979972773282182007-09-07T11:15:00.000-04:002007-09-07T11:32:38.661-04:00Michael Jackson dies<a href="http://joesixpack.net/images/MichaelJackson.gif"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://joesixpack.net/images/MichaelJackson.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br />Author, Documentarian and Beer Drinker-Michael Jackson, The Beer Hunter passed away last week at his home in London.<br />Michael Jackson famed beer writer died last week in his home in London of a heart attack and complications of Parkinson's disease. He is considered the impetus of change in what has been called the Beer Revolution in the US and England.Michael changed the way people looked at beer, from everyday slop to gourmet. His review of a beer would make or break a brewery. He had penned numerous books on beer and breweries and most recently on single malt whiskeys.<br />I met Mr Jackson in the summer on 1989 in Fort Mitchell Kentucky at the now defunct Oldenberg Brewery during the AHA hombrewer conference. He was very approachable and took the time to discuss commercial beers and homebrewing with me over a glass of Oldenberg Premium Verum. All of who had met, read or saw him or his works are better for it as is the state of brewing.<br /><br />Slainte Michael, Have St Pete pour you a pint tonight!</div>John J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-79587644262361741042007-08-17T10:14:00.000-04:002007-09-07T11:14:54.408-04:00Ad Booklet for Octrolleyfest and what's brewing at D&S!As in years past we are doing an add booklet as a fund raiser for the Octrolleyfest.<br /><br />You can buy a full 5x8 page- $40, half page 5x4- $20 or just a line -$10(up to 36 characters)<br /><br />Please send your ad to <a href="mailto:janhaigis@yahoo.com">Octrolleyfest</a> by the 9/15/07 deadline! It will be read by thousands!<br /><br />This booklet is our primary find raiser for the events we hold every year, please be kind and help support Octrollyfest!<br /><br /><strong><em>Whats Brewing at D&S?</em></strong><br /><br />This weekend will be a big one, I am hoping to get in 3 batches and try doing 2 wines!<br /><br />First brew will be the Hop Hammer. <em>HH</em> was an blue ribbon award winner at the Buzz Off in June, I am hoping to duplicate it for the Masters competition in February! The Hop Hammer will have 13 pounds of Pilsner malt, 8 oz of hops (4 simcoe and 4 columbus scattered thru 120 minutes of brewing) 6oz of bourbon soaked french oak , and the 099 high gravity yeast!<br />I am entering the last 2 bottles of the January batch into the Malt Madness competition<br /><br />Next is the Frozen Tundra Cream Ale, this is a variation of the Mannion Cream Ale with a little more hops (.25 n brewers, .5 cascade and .5 warrior) it's base is 4lbs of ultra light malt and 1lb of dried rice. A fine session beer at a 5% alcohol volume! The official beer of The Dukes of Earl's Frozen Tundra Tailgate! Held this year in the Dragon's Lair Underdeck!<br /><br />Then we are doing a D&S classic, the original recipe of Bossong's Bitter! Our Christmas favorite. I brew this every year to give out to friends at Christmas. It has 6 lb ultralight and .5lb lite dme, .5 carastan crushed grain, 2 oz of kent golding hops and good ole california yeast! This is what I call my house beer that I love to have on tap for visitors!<br /><br />I got 2 wine kits form a friend, Cherry and Apple. Heck I'll give it a try, they are gallon kits.<br /><br /><strong><em>Malt Madness</em></strong><br /><br />I am entering 3 brews in the Malt Madness competition to be held 9/8 in Allentown. I am sending the Hop Hammer Imperial IPA, Mjolinor Honey Pale Ale, and Mad Darbarian IPA . I am competiting against my self in with all the IPA's but that's what I brew best!<br /><br /><strong><em>Currently on Tap</em></strong><br />St Ansgar Belgian Dubble, and Mad Darbarian IPA<br /><br />Darby Devil and Something Brown are just kegged and will be tapped sometime next week!<br />To access all my recipies click <a href="http://www.geocities.com/damole/brewtable.xls">here</a> !<br /><br />Fermenting -Bumbles Porter and Hop Hammer<br /><br /><em><strong><span style="color:#33cc00;">Slainte Laddie!</span></strong></em>John J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-14024980689771458032007-07-30T14:15:00.000-04:002007-07-30T14:19:27.251-04:00Darby's 325 Birthday 8/4/7The Darby Borough Historical Society is having a 325th birthday party this Saturday<br /><br />Details-<br />The birthday party for Darby Borough starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery (Old Mount Zion Cemetery), at 1400 Springfield Rd. in Collingdale.<br />Around 2 p.m., tea will be served at the Darby Friends Meeting House, at 1017 Main St. in Darby.<br />The event is free and open to the public.<br /><br /><br />click <a href="http://tinyurl.com/2drjkl">here</a> for more details from Sunday's Inquirer<br />email the Darby Borough Historical Society <a href="mailto:darbypahistory@rcn.com">here</a>John J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-13729659731978010392007-07-19T09:58:00.000-04:002007-08-17T10:14:24.343-04:00Updates and What's Brewing<a href="http://octrolleyfest.org/"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Octrolleyfest</span> </span></strong></a><span style="font-size:180%;">2007</span><br />is part of come back home to Darby Weekend!<br />Celebrate Darby's history by Coming Home to where it all began!<br /><br />to quote the immortal Jon <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bon</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Jovi</span><br /><em><strong>"Who says you can't go home There's only one place they call me one of their own!"</strong></em><br /><br />The weekend starts off with a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">BVM</span> reunion<br />here are the details<br />When: Friday, Oct 19<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span>, 2007 (plenty of time to plan!)<br />Where: Paxon Hollow Country Club 80 Paxon Hollow Rd <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Broomall</span>, PA<br />Time: 7PM to 11PM Cost: $50.00 per person, includes buffet dinner and dancing.<br />Tickets purchased after Sept. 25, 2007 will cost $65.00 First Come, First Serve!<br />Limited Tickets available. For tickets call the rectory at 610-583-2128.<br />Payment: Make checks payable to Blessed Virgin Mary Church<br />Bar: Cash bar<br />Attire: Informal Women: Suits and dresses Men : Jackets<br />Please forward this on by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">reposting</span> it or emailing it to your <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">BVM</span> family!<br /><br />Here are a few updates to what is going on with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Octrolleyfest</span>!<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Octrolleyfest</span> will be held on 10/20 this year with the usual fanfare<br />book signings, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">trolley rides</span>, historical tours, lectures , an autograph party at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Hilldale</span> Park, and events at the Historic Darby Fire Company 1 as we try to get a historic marker for them.<br />The state turned them down in 2007 but we will get them one in 2008.<br />We will also be having events at The Blue Bell Hotel, and the Old Swedes Mill along <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Cobbs</span> Creek. There will be a dedication for a historic marker to be placed there.<br /><br />We are looking for sponsors -personal and corporate- to assist in this years events, if you can donate time, money or merchandise let us know!<br /><br />We are in the planning stages of this years event and want everyone to participate.<br /><br />Ideas we are pursuing are<br />a horse shoe <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">tournament</span>, looking to get hold of the "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Creekers</span>" from the movie "The Borough", Musicians and any other performer who would like to do their thing during the day,<br />People willing to give historic tours around town,<br />Anyone willing to do an information booth,<br />An ad booklet like last years, if you want to place an ad email <a href="mailto:janhaigis@yahoo.com">janhaigis@yahoo.com</a> for rates.<br />Historic <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">reenactors</span> or players dressed in costume to roam the town.<br />and also a Flea Market.<br />Please email me at <a href="mailto:darbarian@gmail.com">darbarian@gmail.com</a> if you want to assist!<br /><br /><strong><em>What's Brewing at Darbarian and Sons!</em></strong><br />This week at the brewery we did a <a href="http://keystonehomebrew.com/beerkits/hopdevil.cfm">Hop Devil Clone</a> and a American brown ale. The ABA used the 099 high gravity yeast and is expected to hit 11%, a fine brew to crawl up to this winter.<br /><a href="http://keystonehomebrew.com/beerkits/hopdevil.cfm">The Hop Devil Clone</a> is from a recipe I picked up at Keystone <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Homebrew</span>. <a href="http://keystonehomebrew.com/beerkits/hopdevil.cfm">Hop Devil </a>is my favorite brew and I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">hope</span> mine turns out as good as Victory's version.<br />I will be doing a Historic Ale for the Blue Bell for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Octrolleyfest</span>, the recipe will be an ale with corn sugar and dark malt. It <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">will</span> sort of be a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Porterish</span> type of ale, like one brewed and enjoyed in the Historic Blue Bell in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">the</span> 1700's.John J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-53865907159581339432007-07-10T09:55:00.000-04:002007-07-10T09:59:48.834-04:00Hilldale Book Finally Released!<div align="center"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fair-Dealing-Clean-Playing-Entertainment/dp/0815608659/ref=sr_1_5/105-2613456-2434802?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184074012&sr=8-5"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PjCWSwL3L._AA240_.jpg" border="0" /></a> Dr Neil Lanctot has released the definitive book on the Hilldales and Negro Leagues in paperback. This book based on the development on Negro League Baseball focusing primarily on the Hilldales 22 year reign, their 1925 Negro League World Series Champions and 8 players in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.<br />The Book "Fair Dealing and Clean Playing: The Hilldale Club and the Development of Black Professional Baseball, 1910-1932" originally released in 1994 has gained new life after the Hall of Fame induction of Raliegh "Biz" Mackey in 2006.<br />In October of 2006 the state of Pennsylvania recognized the Hilldales by placing a historic marker on the site of Hilldale Park which was on the border of Darby and Yeadon in Delaware County.<br />Click Here for more information- <a href="http://tinyurl.com/263o8f" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Hilldales</a><br />and stop by here for information on the Hilldales and the quest for their Historic Marker-- <a href="http://darbarian.blogspot.com/2006_10_01_archive.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Blog</a><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/263o8f" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"></a></div>John J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-1057420249629252432007-06-18T13:26:00.000-04:002007-06-20T14:35:30.715-04:00Mannion Label Unveiled!<div align="center">The Newest Summer Ale from Darbarian and Sons! </div><div align="center">Mannion Cream Ale!</div><div align="center">Brewed in the Style of that famous upstate New York brewery, </div><div align="center">3Lbs of Ultralight malt, cup of lactose, .75 oz of hops, and Coopers yeast!</div><div align="center">Our Lightest selection ever, even the most casual beer drinker will love it!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://family.webshots.com/photo/2892178460064063228bAfAjn"><img alt="mannion 2007" src="http://thumb8.webshots.net/t/52/452/1/78/46/2892178460064063228bAfAjn_th.jpg" /></a></div>John J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-25814070025780532672007-06-10T20:38:00.000-04:002007-06-20T14:36:37.179-04:00Darbarian and Sons Take first Place!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6s4k8w7LL-uUjnCFITqqbZFJV7MTDhwP4rnJX0Yw_wZSlH9GaKTO6B_-75kOGcDYyIjw9_pp_fIF9TdlIyL-C2LpY8Mx9-Ta178c5q9Cl-UU8glL3ZPzEYb1h_RwiyivCREs/s1600-h/2007brandybrewerylogo25.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074630121197647618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6s4k8w7LL-uUjnCFITqqbZFJV7MTDhwP4rnJX0Yw_wZSlH9GaKTO6B_-75kOGcDYyIjw9_pp_fIF9TdlIyL-C2LpY8Mx9-Ta178c5q9Cl-UU8glL3ZPzEYb1h_RwiyivCREs/s200/2007brandybrewerylogo25.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1ZdyPKzA0hL3o-k8ZGQRqabqwKjxD31j33d59XDz0nJFbNxnERJwoc8vAAOJZntUD_Zcc6q6_iBeiXRn8O0WCc1-uAjIGde6PmBdbhBEKhofgSOKY7p9z13i8LNZEktB6mOl/s1600-h/2007300brandybrewerylogo.jpg"></a><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div>After 21 years of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">homebrewing</span> D&S have finally become an award winning brewery!<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Darbarian</span> and Sons <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">HomeBrewery</span> have taken first place for the English & Imperial <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">IPA's</span> category with it's Hop Hammer and 3rd place for it's <a href="http://family.webshots.com/photo/1485727665064063228hzqAMZ?vhost=family">Odin's Eye <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Braggott</span> label</a> in the 14<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">th</span> annual Buzz off. See the results <a href="http://hbd.org/buzz/2007%20BUZZ%20Off%20Results.htm">here</a><br /><br />Hop Hammer was a free style ale categorized as a Imperial IPA made with 5 gallons of Iron Hill <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Pilsner</span> Malt, 4 oz of Columbus and 4 oz of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Simcoe</span>, and White Labs High Gravity yeast.<br />With this first place finish D&S have qualified for the national <a href="http://www.masterhomebrewer.org/events9.html#mcab_x"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">MCAB</span> X</a> to be held in February 2008.<br /><br />Odin's Eye is a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Braggott</span> or a mead/ale infusion Basically a Meade made like an Ale. See label here ---<a href="http://family.webshots.com/photo/1485727665064063228hzqAMZ?vhost=family">Odin's Eye Braggott label</a><br /><br />The Buzz Off is a national competition that qualifies <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">HomeBrewers</span> for the prestigious Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">MCAB</span>). The first place winners qualify for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">MCAB</span> X held in Houston Texas February 8-9th 2008!<br /><br />D & S would like to thank the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">HomeBrew</span> Club Buzz for hosting this competition and<br />all the hard work Chris Clair, Paul <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">McGinnis</span>, Dave Houseman and Russ <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Hobough</span> have put in to make this event a prestigious and growing competition.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/savebrewers"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074826693260850962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="51" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhniKyk9HTw8IuKVKpZV8MR9m7pD1wAWYQYi-N5gqdmByaVQFdlrfsYB7MNwK4SLoifxmdIoawTilzBQFEtDweYLCWptiyVBkxkf8PP7RVEqrGJ4IgAxDT1H52Ik8_Bhctc3e_t/s200/savebrewred.jpg" width="201" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/savebrewers">click </a>to support Home Brewers at the <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/savebrewers">Save the Brewers</a> Online Store</div>John J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-66774750572269999382007-06-01T10:34:00.000-04:002007-06-07T13:34:39.978-04:00HomeBrew Competition!!<div align="center"><a href="http://hbd.org/buzz/index.html"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071104637826714594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkuW_QC9xST8qdeOO6TM0V_JaDhOl6_O-e7nkb7pQUGcrHctOK6Hn16DBGqcGs4DGNvQB0X4q4QvndhiNFb3jtPtmeKwr3yJwCljZeBIGqL5Z9c0ROwQA8M6woQP65scl-2uR/s200/BUZZ%2520Color.gif" border="0" /></a><a href="http://hbd.org/buzz/index.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">Brewers Unlimited Zany Zymurgists</span></a></div><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">"Pollinating Palettes Since 1993"</span><br /></p><p align="left"><a href="http://www.sanepr.com/Home-Brew-Competition_17978.cfm">D&S Press Release</a><br /><a href="http://www.sanepr.com/Home-Brew-Competition_17979.cfm">Buzz Press Release</a></p><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">On Saturday June 9 2007 Darbarian and Sons HomeBrewery will be competiting in the 14th annual BUZZ OFF HomeBrew competition hosted by Iron Hill Brewpub in West Chester Pa.<br /><br />The BUZZ Off is both a BJCP and AHA sanctioned competition and last year received over 280 entries from around the country. It is also a qualifying event for the prestigious Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing (MCAB).<br /><br /><br /><br />D&S will be submitting 6 brews this year,<br /></span><br /><br /><br /></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Mad Darbarian Imperial Ale</strong>- Strong Calif style Pale Ale </span></p><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Yukon Cornelious's "California Gold" Steam Ale</strong>- California Style Steam Ale</span></p><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Winter Warlock's Cherry Stout</strong>- Fruit Flavored Stout</span></p><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Mad</strong> Darbarian Ale- American Pale Ale</span></p><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Iron Brewer "Hop Hammer!"-</strong> Free Style Ale made with 5 gallons of Pilsner drawn right out of Iron Hill's vats! I experimented by using 8 oz of Hops ( 4 Columbus, 4 siomcoe) and White Labs 099 High Gravity Yeast, packed a whallop! Was given a 38 by one of the Iron Hill Brewers (out of 50) and was called the Nectar of the Gods! Hope it does as well at the Buzz Off!</span></p><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Odin's</strong> <strong>Eye Braggott</strong>-A Meade/Ale infusion! strong honey presence and IPA ingredients</span></p><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;">There is also a label competition, We will also be sending our finest labels for judging...</span></p><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">See ya dere' Laddie!</span></p><br /><br /><br /><p></p><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/savebrewers"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071191963101776898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSE9lnJIi9b_FizBKh81DqLVNMlyTVxnFnqxCPnfM0xUhgSSJFpwmf1k5nvOW1rsV7ebgeo6Z-aF_lsYhh2LKk_F6f1LnTr6GnYKHDE0lCYTiQwUsaCn1qxSxRZfDIFz8jtzvI/s400/savebrewred.jpg" border="0" />click </a>to support Home Brewers at the <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/savebrewers">Save the Brewers</a> Online Store<br /><br /><p></p>John J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-58146507020615969402007-05-17T15:04:00.000-04:002007-05-17T16:34:26.858-04:00Darbarian and Sons New Home, New Logo!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKi7BXS7zkcq2PYgijxVBU3TrVVHoGRbiUBu2sSxP0jjFoDZtvlIX03EB9zYJquT8hSi-Cnc_xj1a5fOR0XPgVGaa5WOG-h3nZzC43awL5cbY45hb7UdtwamWjfaNwxDF_lF8q/s1600-h/2007brandybrewerylogo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065630560274041810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKi7BXS7zkcq2PYgijxVBU3TrVVHoGRbiUBu2sSxP0jjFoDZtvlIX03EB9zYJquT8hSi-Cnc_xj1a5fOR0XPgVGaa5WOG-h3nZzC43awL5cbY45hb7UdtwamWjfaNwxDF_lF8q/s200/2007brandybrewerylogo.jpg" border="0" /></a> In November on 2006 Darbarian and Sons HomeBrewery relocated to the West Bradford Section of rural Downingtown. 10 days after they were moved in production began. So far 13 batches of Ales (65 gallons)were brewed with 4 batches of Root/Birch/Cream sodas. The facilities come with a new outdoor propane powered heating/brewing system and dedicated geo-thermal storage space. With the addition of newly acquired brewing equipment D&S is shooting for a 25 batch year.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8MEfRIPq5LIigwXX36PH77lRwQZfRT0W9KD0H-2Vyyr_T8uDAdk_AJQ8qdD5TfH19g0c2tJOjeDd9GtFXPU8_DtQKdUv6JfwB3wqcpEOchynzSRuUBKm-QSlgMnE9PEIYf95/s1600-h/savebrew.jpg"></a><br />So far the Brews have been<br /><strong>Mad Darbarian Imperial Ale-</strong> Strong Calif style Pale Ale (2 batches)<br /><strong>Bossong's Bitter-</strong> English Bitter<br /><strong>Yukon Cornelious's "California Gold" Steam Ale-</strong> California Style Steam Ale (2 batches)<br /><strong>Winter Warlock's Cherry Stout</strong>- Fruit Flavored Stout<br /><strong>Mad Darbarian Ale</strong>- American Pale Ale<br /><strong>Bumbles Porter-</strong> Porter with Vanilla<br /><strong>3Kings Winter Warmer-</strong>Spiced Scotch Ale<br /><strong>Iron Brewer "Hop Hammer!"-</strong> Free Style Ale made with 5 gallons of Pilsner drawn right out of Iron Hill's vats! I experimented by using 8 oz of Hops ( 4 Columbus, 4 siomcoe) and White Labs 099 High Gravity Yeast, packed a whallop! Object is to enter it into competiton with other brews drawn form the same vat for best of judging. to be announced 5/21!<br /><strong>John & Helen's Pumpkin Pie Ale</strong>- Spiced Ale brewed with Helen's SecretPumpkin pie recipie!<br /><strong>Crick Critter Scotch Ale</strong>-Scotch Ale<br /><strong>Crick Critter Wee Heavy</strong>-Heavy Scotch Ale<br /><br />on the horizon- Mannion Week Ale, Mjolinor's Braggot A Cherry and Aple Wine with More IPA's!<div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/savebrewers"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065629735640320962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LxAGEVji2s94Gke85Ejy1dSrFwd57wbNEmzgteKZk0URfb1gEb7auk6xq8U7tUp7ATQbvDrNDYmKesdJZzYF8b3oaMrCE0dFhnXZ8jVO6u_0p1GKSzaQXf09L6CJUeRvlq7C/s400/savebrewred.png" border="0" /></a>click logo for the STB onlinestore</div></div><br /></div>John J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-88653569996190061182007-04-30T11:23:00.000-04:002007-04-30T11:42:58.841-04:00Ed Bacon, Hilldale Link diesEd Bacon , Negro League player passed away<br /> Our last link to the 1925 Hildales has passed away. <br />Ed Bacon was a former Bat boy to the Hilldales and 3rd baseman for the Darby Phantoms, Negro League semi pro team. Ed was our voice to the past, with his insight we were provided with an oral history about the Hilldales and it's players. Even though he was in Ill health Ed made it to dozens of events telling his stories about Hilldale and negro league baseball in the 20's and 30's. He was honored by Yeadon in 2006 on Flag Day by being given the memorial Flag Yeadon's highest honor and in October by the Hilldale Memorial group for all his work in assisting us get the Historical marker. He is home now playing on the Lord's field of dreams, he will be missed by all of us whose lives he enriched<br />His funeral will be at <br />Wednesday 5/2 11am at Union Memorial United Methodist Church 1007 Summit Street Darby Pa 19023<br />Wake will be 9-11 at The Church<br /><br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2735539660098765426RRmAoW"><img src="http://inlinethumb57.webshots.com/4280/2735539660098765426S425x425Q85.jpg" alt="new pix 024"></a><br />Ed after the Flag Day Presentation with the Hilldale BannerJohn J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-1162310561929951842006-10-31T11:02:00.000-05:002006-11-01T10:29:22.588-05:00Here are a few Pictures from the Hilldale/Octrolleyfest Celebration!<embed name="flashticker" align="middle" src="http://widget-0f.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" width="350" height="250" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="site=widget-0f.slide.com&channel=8135695&cy=bl&il=1"></embed><br /><div style="WIDTH: 700px; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" href="http://www.slide.com/msnew/ticker?cid=8135695&cy=bl&tt=0&at=0" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-0f.slide.com/h2/8135695/bl_t000_v000_a000_f00/images/slide3.gif" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/msnew/ticker?cid=8135695&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cy=bl&tt=0&at=0" target="_blank">Get Your Own!</a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/msview/ticker?cid=8135695&cy=bl&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;tt=0&at=0" target="_blank">View Slideshow</a></div><br /><br />Click <a href="http://adobe.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=499i4yf.2oz5yzyj&Uy=-u4lkks&Ux=0">Here </a>for more photo's from Liz harris and Soveriegn Bank!<br />Click <a href="http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/damole/slideshow?.dir=/1e19re2&.src=ph">Here </a>for more photo's from The Clark family!<br />Click <a href="http://members.aol.com/darbynaacp/index.html">Here</a> to see the Darby NAACP website, look at the bottom for slide show<br />Click Pictures below for more albums<br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2099763980098765426ujPeuV"><img alt="Image hosted by Webshots.com" src="http://thumb6.webshots.net/t/59/459/7/63/98/2099763980098765426ujPeuV_th.jpg" /></a><br />Parade and more<br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2447341110098765426AyCSsP"><img alt="Image hosted by Webshots.com" src="http://thumb6.webshots.net/t/22/23/3/41/11/2447341110098765426AyCSsP_th.jpg" /></a><br />Ceremony<br /><br /><a href="http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2735539660098765426RRmAoW"><img alt="Image hosted by Webshots.com" src="http://thumb6.webshots.net/t/53/553/5/39/66/2735539660098765426RRmAoW_th.jpg" /></a><br />PreOctrolleyfestJohn J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-1160449755331036662006-10-09T22:58:00.000-04:002006-10-31T14:08:21.959-05:00Octrolleyfest/Hilldale Day has arrived!!<strong>Hilldale Day / </strong><a href="http://www.octrolleyfest.org"><strong>Octrolleyfest</strong></a><strong> has arrived!<br /></strong>Saturday 10/14/06 will be a great day with loads of things to do.<br />The Day begins with a Historic Trolley "Ride With the Stars"<br />Leaving <a href="http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=Macdade&csz=Lansdowne%2C+PA+19050&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=">Yeadon Plaza</a> (C<a href="http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=Macdade&csz=Lansdowne%2C+PA+19050&country=us&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;new=1&name=&qty=">hester and Cedar</a> Aves in Darby) at 9am<br />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.<br /><br />The rest of the day consists of<br />Free Trolley Rides on a restored, streamlined,<br />antique trolley (10-3) (space permitting)<br />board at Darby Library, Yeadon Loop and other marked locations along route.<br />tickets available at Darby Library, Yeadon Library,<br />Sharon Saving Bank and Sovereign Bank, Yeadon<br /><br /><strong>All Day Historic Baseball Displays</strong><br />at <a href="http://www.sovereignbank.com/default.asp?display=true&GCID=S17753x002&KEYWORD=sovereign+bank&MATCHTYPE=search">Sovereign Bank</a>, Chester Ave, Yeadon<br /><a href="http://www.21stcenturyradio.com/articles/04/0711302.html">Judy Johnson Foundation</a><br /><a href="http://www.leondayfoundation.org/">Leon Day Foundation</a><br /><a href="http://www.williefordham.com/index.htm">Willie Fordham</a> Collection<br />John J. <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/bossong">Bossong </a>III's <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/hilldales">Hilldale </a>collection<br />Bob Allen's "Souls of Black Baseball" Documentary<br /><br /><strong>Historic Displays and Building Tours<br /></strong>Blue Bell, <a href="http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=7201+woodland+ave&csz=philadelphia+%2C+pa&country=us&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;new=1&name=&qty=">Woodland and Island Road </a><br /><a href="http://www.darbyfireco1.org/index.htm">Darby Fire Company</a> 1, <a href="http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=1+chester+pike&csz=Darby%2C+PA+19032&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=">Chester Pike</a>, Darby<br /><a href="http://www.darbylibrary.org/">Darby Library</a>, <a href="http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=1001+main+st&csz=19023&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=">10th and Main</a>, Darby<br />Mt. Zion AMES Church, Center Street, Darby<br />Trolley and Photo Displays<br />Darby Resource Center, <a href="http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=901+main+st&csz=Darby%2C+PA+19032&country=us&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;new=1&name=&qty=">9th Street</a>, Darby<br /><br /><strong>Book Signings</strong><br />10:30 Darby Library, <a href="http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=1001+main+st&csz=19023&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=">10th and Main</a>, Darby<br />-Rich Pagano "<a href="http://www.delcosportslegends.com/index.php">Delco Sports Legends</a>"<br />-<a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/104-6953585-1143967?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=rich+westcott&Go.x=8&Go.y=3">Rich Westcott</a> "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/New-Phillies-Encyclopedia-Rich-Westcott/dp/1566390451/sr=1-10/qid=1160450722/ref=sr_1_10/104-6953585-1143967?ie=UTF8&s=books">Phillies Encyclopedia</a>"<br />-Stanley Glenn "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Anyone-Take-Your-Away/dp/0595677770/sr=1-1/qid=1160451012/ref=sr_1_1/104-6953585-1143967?ie=UTF8&s=books">Don't Let Anyone Take Your Joy Away</a>"<br />-Willie Fordham <a href="http://www.amazon.com/I-Gave-My-Best-Shot/dp/0759678170/sr=1-1/qid=1160624519/ref=sr_1_1/102-7026496-6044116?ie=UTF8&s=books">"I gave my best shot"</a><br /><br />3pm SovereignBank (Hilldale) Plaza<br />-<a href="http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-6953585-1143967?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=charles+adams%2C+ghost">Charles Adams</a>-"<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stories-Delaware-County-Charles-Adams/dp/1880683210/sr=1-7/qid=1160684020/ref=sr_1_7/104-6953585-1143967?ie=UTF8&s=books">Ghost Stories</a> of Delaware County"<br /><br />Darby Resource Center, 9th Street, Darby<br />Joel Spivak " <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Philadelphia-Trolleys-Images-America-Meyers/dp/0738512265/sr=8-1/qid=1160488064/ref=sr_1_1/104-6953585-1143967?ie=UTF8&s=books">Historic Phildelphia Trolleys</a>"<br /><br /><strong>Community Fair 8th and Main</strong><br />Sponsored by Darby Town Watch - info (610) 583-4496)<br /><br /><strong>Flea Market</strong><br />Sponsored by <a href="http://www.bvm-darby.com/">BVM Church</a> - info (610) 633-2595<br /><br /><strong>Darby Resource Center, 9th Street, Darby</strong><br />All Day<br />Classic train displays Photos, Videos, and model trains by Bill Neil<br />Back in the Day displays , classic photos of Beautiful Downtown Darby in the 60's and 70's<br /><br />10:30-11:45 Scarecrow Making<br /><br /><br /><strong>Parade to Marker Dedication</strong> - Noon<br />Darby Parade forms New Walnut Street, Darby<br />Yeadon Parade forms Bell Avenue School, Yeadon<br /><br /><em><strong>**UPDATED PLEASE NOTE!!**</strong><br /></em><strong>Hilldale Lecture and Viewing of "The Borough"</strong><br /><strong>at Pennwood West Middle School Summit Street (trolley stops there)</strong><br /><strong>(old Darby Colywn High School) -2:30pm</strong><br />Fredrico Brillhart Negro League Historian<br /><strong>"</strong>Hilldale and the Hall of Fame"<br />Movie viewing-'The Borough" by Steve Condon<br /><br /><strong>Hilldale Marker Dedication</strong> - 1:00 P.M.<br /><a href="http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=Macdade&csz=Lansdowne%2C+PA+19050&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=">Yeadon (Hilldale) Plaza </a><br />Expected Guests<br />Players<br />Darby Phantoms<br />-Ed Bacon<br />Hilldales<br />- Thompson Family<br />- Dr.Stanley Arnold<br />-Raymond Coleman<br />-Ray Mackey<br />Philadelphia Stars<br />-Stanley Glenn *<br />-Mahlon Duckett<br />-Bill Cash<br />-Harold Gould<br />Harrisburgh Giants<br />-Willie Fordham<br />Philadelphia Phillies<br />-Gene Dias Community relations *<br />- Milt Thompson 86-88 outfield<br />-Gary Maddox 77-82 CenterField on 1980 World Champion Phillies!!<br />Authors<br />-Rich Westcott Phillies Encyclopedia *<br />-Rich Pagano Delco Sports History<br />-Stanley Hochman Mike Schmidt: Baseball's King of Swing *<br />Politicians<br />Mayor Helen Thomas Darby*<br />Mayor Jacquelyn Mosley Yeadon*<br />Dr Vivian Ford Yeadon Council President*<br />Others<br />Joseph Santoliquito Ring Magazine Espn MLB.com NFL.com*<br />Bill Vargas Fox 29<br />Fred Bibbo Comcast Sportsnet<br />Joseph Mitchell Judy Johnson Foundation*<br />(* scheduled to speak)<br />Jan and John Haigis singing our Natoinal Anthem and Take Me out to the Ball Game<br />Smedley Butler Marine League Post Color GuardJohn J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-1154443806969731712006-08-01T10:47:00.000-04:002006-11-01T10:14:23.566-05:00Mackey's Plaque has a mistake, Darby Slighted!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3664/1132/1600/mackey%20plaque.1.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3664/1132/400/mackey%20plaque.1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://community.webshots.com/photo/2246576120064063228cnmiTz"><img alt="Image hosted by Webshots.com" src="http://thumb8.webshots.com/t/57/557/5/76/12/2246576120064063228cnmiTz_th.jpg" /></a><br />by <a href="http://community.webshots.com/user/darbarian2">darbarian2</a><br />First of all the hall of fame induction ceremony was one of the most inspiring things I have ever been a part of. With the help of the Delco Times I had full press credentials and was allowed to sit with the families of the players. I spoke with quite a few people who are aware of what t we are doing here in Darby and want to be part of Octrolleyfest.<br /><br />Our two hometown heroes Biz Mackey and Louis Santop went into the hall as Hilldales. Santop's plaque called the team "The Hilldale Daisies" but Mackey's says Hilldale of Philadelphia with no mention of his Japanese baseball connection.<br />This is another slight to all of us from the area and all who played under the Hilldale banner. Hilldale was a Darby club who played in Yeadon.<br />I am going to petition this to have the plaque changed, and am going to need all of your help.<br />Please send an email to <a href="mailto:info@baseballhalloffame.com">info@baseballhalloffame.com</a><br />and remember to cc me at <a href="mailto:darbyhilldale@yahoo.com">darbyhilldale@yahoo.com</a>. I want to show the Hall that the Darby/Yeadon is serious about getting this corrected.<br /><br /><br />Per an article by Joe Santoliquito of The Daily Times<br />"What the thumbnail bio erroneously states on MackeyÃ’s Hall of Fame plaque was that he played in Philadelphia, for the Hilldales during their 1925 World Series championship. Santop is the victim of some confusion as well, stating in the event program as gaining fame clubbing prodigious home runs for the Brooklyn Royal Giants before signing with the great Hilldale Club of Philadelphia."One person whocouldnÃ’t miss the errors was John Bossong, who spearheaded a movement that got an historical marker acknowledging the Hilldales achievements, which will be dedicated Oct. 14 in Yeadon, near the Darby-Yeadon border where the team once played, at Hilldale Park."ItÃ’s typical that Darby is being slighted, only this time is that itÃ’s being slighted on a national scale and that historians should have paid more attention to the facts," said Bossong, who took the trip to Cooperstown for the ceremony. "I am glad that they werenÃ’t referred to as the Hilldale Giants. It was a perfect day, to be able to see these guys get in and be recognized for their accomplishments. "ItÃ’s just a shame that none of them are alive, and baseball had to wait until all of the 17 inductees were dead. It did bother me that the facts were distorted. IÃ’m not the be-all and end-all of the Darby Hilldales. But the name Hilldales is actually a neighborhood in Darby that the team was named after."It just perpetuates an argument that Bossong has long sought to rectify. He just didnÃ’t think he would have to take a four-hour drive on a sweltering, muggy day to continue the same battle."Exactly, trying to get them recognized as something thatÃ’s not a Philadelphia team, but a team that played in Darby, Delaware County," Bossong said.When anyone from Delaware County visits the Hall of Fame in the future, itÃ’s important what they notice on Mackey and SantopÃ’s bronze plaques: The ÑHÃ’ for Hilldale is prominently displayed on their caps. So though some skewed versions of who exactly Mackey and Santop played for may persist, they enter the Hall of Fame as Darby Hilldales.ItÃ’s something Bossong can take some solace in."I got a little choked up when I heard their names announced," Bossong said. "They were finally remembered and thatÃ’s all I really wanted."<br /><a href="http://community.webshots.com/photo/2246576120064063228cnmiTz"><img alt="Image hosted by Webshots.com" src="http://thumb8.webshots.com/t/57/557/5/76/12/2246576120064063228cnmiTz_th.jpg" /></a><br />by <a href="http://community.webshots.com/user/darbarian2">darbarian2</a>John J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-1152204388447739522006-07-06T12:45:00.000-04:002006-10-31T14:08:21.707-05:00OctrolleyFest Update!!!!Volunteers Needed!!!!<br />Our Summer has just begun and we have a lot to do!<br /><br />7/11/06<br />at 7pm we will be having a planning meeting for the <a href="http://octrolleyfest.org/">Octrolleyfest</a>/<a href="http://phillyhall.org/hilldales">Hilldale Dedication Ceremony</a> at the <a href="http://www.darbylibrary.org/">Darby Library</a>, 10th and Main. Please stop by and volunteer your assistance.<br />We want this to be the best parade ever and need your help!<br />We are also asking for local businesses to attend so they can also participate and lend their support.<br /><br />7/30/06<br />Our Hilldales are going to be inducted into the <a href="http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/">Hall of Fame</a> in Cooperstown!!!<br />Biz Mackey, Ben Taylor and Louis Santop will all be<a href="http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hof_weekend/calendar.htm"> inducted</a> to the Hall. I will be going there with <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blackhistory/news/story?id=2338009&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab3pos1">Joe Santoliquito</a> of the <a href="http://delcotimes.com">Daily Times</a>. If anyone else is going please email me at <a href="mailto:darbarian@gmail.com">darbarian@gmail.com</a> so we can meet and celebrate our Hilldales!<br /><br />8/19/06<br />the <a href="http://www.desports.org/">Judy Johnson Memorial Foundation</a> and the <a href="http://www.bluerocks.com/index.php">Wilmington Blue Rocks</a> are having their annual<br /><a href="http://www.bluerocks.com/smccal.cgi?team=wil&popup=289">Judy Johnson Night</a>. Each Year the foundation has a night to remember the Hilldales and all of Negro League Baseball. Please stop by and support their cause, it's also fireworks night!!<br />Yeadon Library is having a bus ride down to the game contact them at (610) 623-4090<br /><br />and the Big Day!!!!<br />10/14/2006<br /><a href="http://octrolleyfest.org/">OCTROLLEYFEST</a>!!!!!!!!<br />This year's <a href="http://octrolleyfest.org/">Octrolleyfest</a> has incorporated our Hilldale Dedication Ceremony into their annual event. We are planning quite a few things and will need your help!!!!<br /><br /><br />What we are planning , in a nutshell, is<br />At about 9 am we will have 2 <a href="http://www.octrolleyfest.org/DSCF0092.JPG">trolleys</a> one our VIP Trolley "Ride with the Stars" leaving West Philly for a historic tour of the Trolley line. The VIP Trolley has riding (confirmed) Stan Hochman, Ed Bacon ( former Hilldale Bat-boy), The remaining Phila Stars, and Billy V, Vargus. Not confirmed, Gov. Ed Rendell but a 85% chance. and hopefully a Phillie or two (working with the Phillies now)<br /><br />per Scott Maits our trolley expert<br />"Ride With The Stars" ....sit in a seat next to living legend...on a fabulous world class historical tour of some of the most historic communities in these tate. ....The following VIP car will be on the same route but on a relaxed tour specifically for railfan photographers and visitors on their way to the main events. There will be several timed pick up points and numerous photo opportunities enroute with both cars. "<br /><br />We are using 2 authentic rebuilt 1947 Art Deco steamlined PCC model trolleys <em>rented</em> from Septa.<br />To earn money to pay for the Trolleys we are selling tickets to ride with the " Stars" for $100 a piece. Please let your rich relations know...<br />The second trolley will have a nominal fee but have the same tour.<br />Those on the VIP trolley will then have a reception at the Darby Library until 11am.<br />There will be two parades running from both Boroughs<br />Yeadon - down church to Chester aves to the Hilldale Plaza , It will be lead with a rubber tire trolley ( trolley bus)<br />with Yeadon dignitaries.<br />Darby- the Darby parade will go down main being lead by the VIP trolley up 9th st to the Hilldale Plaza.<br />when both Parades meet at about 1pm ( about) a baseball team ( high school or little league) will run on to the plaza lot where the infield is painted out. One of the Stars will pitch a ball to the little leaguer to start off the dedication ceremony<br />The dedication ceremony will the commence with the Phila Sports Hall of Fame running the speeches .<br />In addition to the paid VIP tours coming from deep west Philadelphia (9am+) and University City (9:30am)regular antique trolley loop operations start at 10am and then run every 15 minutes on a half an hour guided history tour between Yeadon Loop, Darby, Colwyn and Elmwood Carbarn in SW Philly till 4pm, the length off allll the OcTrolleyFest associated events. This special trolley operation will make limited marked stops connecting many different historic sites, tours and events allowing riders to use the trolley to get from one site to another including primarily the Hilldale dedication<br /><br /><strong>We are planning on selling space in our program book for $10 a business card size, 20 for a 1/4 page and up.<br /></strong>We also hope to have vendors at the site selling food and memorabilia.<br /><br />We need everyone's assistance, from donations to food, water, connections with celebrities etc.<br />Please let us know, 10/14 can be one of the greatest days in history for our boroughs and WE can make it happen!!!!John J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-1146847379220446482006-05-05T12:19:00.000-04:002006-10-31T14:08:21.647-05:00Parade Scheduled and More!!!Ladies and Gentlemen , The 81 year wait is over! !<br />On October 14th in conjunction with the Darby Historical Commission and their annual Octrolleyfest Festival we will be having the first Championship Parade in the Philadelphia area in over 20 years!<br />Each Year the DHC runs the Trolley festival celebrating the local rails and Delco History. This is a perfect marriage with the Hilldales since it will be the 81 anniversary of their championship victory over the Monarchs. It is also celebrating John Drew's involvement with the local area transit, he was the 2nd owner of the Hilldales.<br />We are looking for volunteers and assistance with the parade and ceremonies. I will let everyone know when a startup meeting will be.<br />I am currently in conversations with Ed Rendell to be a speaker at the dedication and with Roadways who is sponsoring a traveling Negro League exhibit to be there that day.<br />This should be a spectacular day honoring our heroes!!!!!!<br /><br />Since my last post there has been a plethora of activity.<br />Biz Mackey, Louis Santop and Ben Taylor were nominated to Baseball's Hall of Fame, making it 8 Hilldales enshrined in the hallowed halls of baseball.<br /><br />The Phillies recognized Biz at their annual Jackie Robinson night in 4/11, Dan Baker gave a wonderful speech on Hilldale and Biz's enshrinement.<br /><br />On 3/17/06 the State of Pa's historical Commission Approved our Marker! We will be sending in our paperwork later this week.<br /><br />on 4/20 The Hilldale Project hosted a Night of Negro League Baseball with Stanley Glenn and Harold Gould at the Darby Library. Joe Mitchell was kind enough to share a audio interview he has acquired of Judy Johnson from 1987. A very moving interview.<br /><br />We were also featured on 4/19's Comcast 's Daily News Live where I spoke about the Hilldales and Biz Mackey with Stan Hochman and Mike Barkhann.<br /><br />We will be featured on Fox 29's Sports Final on 5/7 at 10.30pm where Billy Vargus interviews Stanley Glenn and Ed Bacon about Hilldale and Negro League baseball. A must see!John J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13050591.post-1140552813093877952006-02-21T15:06:00.000-05:002006-10-31T14:08:21.583-05:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3664/1132/1600/BizMackey_Japan.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3664/1132/320/BizMackey_Japan.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p>Well we finally made it to the show. If you go to the front page of ESPN.com 's website and look at voices in the spotlight section you'll see an article on our efforts.</p><p>or go directly by clicking here</p><p><br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/feature/featureIndex?page=blackhistorymonth2006">http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/feature/featureIndex?page=blackhistorymonth2006</a></p><p></p><p>This picture shows Biz Mackey and aJapanese baseball player. He is considered the father of baseball in Japan. He actually hit the first homerun ever at Jingu stadium in 1927. here is a blurb from NLBPA website </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.nlbpa.com/BizMackey_Japan.jpg"></a>JAPAN 1927 and 1932, the Philadelphia Royal Giants, a team of Negro League All-Stars, traveled to Japan. Led by Biz Mackey, Rap Dixon and Frank Duncan, during the two tours they won 46, lost one, and tied one game. The Negro League players were given a great reception in Japan and helped the Japanese refine their baseball tactics. The success of these trips may have influenced a number of ex-Negro League players to join Japanese pro teams during the 1950s. In this incredibly rare Japense sports magazine (1927), the cover shot is of a Japanese player shaking hands with the Philadelphia Stars Biz Mackey and inside pages show American players black and white; one photo even shows Emperor Hirohito throwing a ball with black players watching -- something no American leader would have done at the time. </p>John J. Bossong IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848358984132985913noreply@blogger.com