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It's a busy week.

• Grand Army of the Republic Museum Open House
  When Sun, Apr 6, 12pm – 5pm

  Where4278 Griscom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124

  Description History Program "Jews in the Civil War" Civil War History Presentation! – FREE & Open to the public! G.A.R. Civil War Museum & Library Presents: First Sunday Historical Program Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 1:30PM "Jews in the Civil War" Michael Werner (CWO3), Military Historian FREE and open to the public G.A.R. Civil War Museum & Library 4278 Griscom St. Philadelphia, PA 19124 215-204-5452 www.garmuslib.org call 215-204-5452 Dr Andy Waskie to confirm
• Open house Historical Society of Frankford
  
  When Sun, Apr 6, 1pm – 4pm

  Where1507 Orthodox Street Philadelphia, PA 19124
• The Historical Society of Frankford is proud to present -
  When Tue, Apr 8, 7:30pm – 9:00pm

  Where 1507 Orthodox Street Philadelphia, PA 19124

  Description The Historical Society of Frankford is proud to present - An Evening With Legendary Drummer Butch Ballard and His Trio Tuesday, April 8th. 7:30 PM The Historical Society of Frankford 1507 Orthodox Street Philadelphia, PA 19124 215-743-6030 www. historicalsocietyoffrankford. org $20. General Admission $15. Members $18. Students and Seniors
• Frankford Business and Professional Association general meeting
  When Wed, Apr 9, 8:30am – 9:30am

  Where Frankford Hospital 2nd floor conference room
• Positive Parenting Workshop
  When Wed, Apr 9, 5:30pm – 7:30pm

  Where Frankford Group Ministry, 4620 Griscom Street

  Description Positive Parenting Workshop Sponsored by Frankford Group Ministry’s – Neighborhood Parenting Program Location: 4620 Griscom Street Philadelphia, PA 19124 Time: Wednesday April 9th, 2008 5:30-7:30 PM What do you do when your child is testing your last nerve? What is your parenting style; Jellyfish, Backbone or Stonewall? Come to our FREE Positive Parenting Workshop to find out! Join us as we discuss ways to build strong, healthy families. Registration required, please contact Rebecca at (215)744-2990 ext. 212 A light dinner will be served Childcare will be provided!
• SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALL DINNER
  When Sat, Apr 12, 4pm – 7pm

  Where at St. Joachim Church, Church & Griscom Streets, in Fitzmaurice Hall

  Description SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALL DINNER at St. Joachim Church, Church & Griscom Streets, in Fitzmaurice Hall, on Saturday, April 12, 2008, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Menu: Salad, Spaghetti and Meatballs, Italian Bread and butter, Complimentary Beverage, Coffee, Tea, Iced Tea, Jello or Cake. Cost: Adults - $8.00, Children (4 yrs to 12 yrs.) - $3.00, Children under 4yrs. are free.

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• Frankford Civic Association Meeting
  When Thu, Apr 3, 7pm – 9pm

  Where Frankford Hospital - 2nd floor conference room
  

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• The Great Vigil of Easter with open Baptisms
  When Sat, Mar 22, 7:30pm – 8:30pm

  Where St. Mark's Church, Frankford
• Easter Worship
  When Sun, Mar 23, 10:30am – 11:30am

  Where St. Mark's Church, Frankford
• Frankford Garden Club meeting
  When Tue, Mar 25, 6:30pm – 7:30pm

  Where Frankford Group Ministry

  Description Frankford Group Ministry 4620 Griscom St. Philadelphia, PA 19124
• Fellowship Worship
  When Wed, Mar 26, 10:30am – 11:30am

  Where St. Mark's Church, Frankford
• Healing Eucharist
  When Wed, Mar 26, 7:30pm – 8:30pm

  Where St. Mark's Church, Frankford

St. Marks Church, Frankford

St. Marks Church, 4442 Frankford Ave. (map) has added some information to our community calendar. These are the important dates for this week. We welcome all community groups, schools, churches to use our community calendar.

• Maundy Thursday Eucharist
  When Thu, Mar 20, 6pm – 7pm

  Where St. Mark's Church, Frankford
• Good Friday Worship
  When Fri, Mar 21, 12pm – 1pm

  Where St. Mark's Church, Frankford
• The Great Vigil of Easter with open Baptisms
  When Sat, Mar 22, 7:30pm – 8:30pm

  Where St. Mark's Church, Frankford
• Worship and Eucharist
  When Sun, Apr 20, 10:30am – 11:30am

  Where St. Mark's Church, Frankford

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• Free Pictures with the Easter Bunny
  When Sat, Mar 15, 2pm – 4pm

  Where Frankford Hospital Lobby

  Description Free Pictures with the Easter Bunny Frankford Hospital Lobby
• Northwood Civic Association Meeting
  When Tue, Mar 18, 7pm – 9pm

  Where St. James Lutheran Church

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• Meet Lydia Darragh
  When - Tue, Mar 11, 7pm – 8pm

  Where - 1507 Orthodox Street Philadelphia, PA 19124

  Description - Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 7:30PM $5.00 Donation & Members Free Meet Lydia Darragh, a Philadelphia Quaker who supplied General George Washington with vital information leading to the defeat of the British troops at Whitemarsh. Hear Lydia’s first hand account of this daring deed and maybe become part of the action during this interactive reenactment. Learn all about this fascinating but little known piece of American history told by Rachel Greisler storyteller. Light Refreshments will be served. Notice: This is our Annual Meeting where members vote in Board Members & the annual report is given. The Historical Society of Frankford 1507 Orthodox Street Philadelphia, PA 19124 215.743.6030 Check out our website at: www.historicalsocietyoffrankford.org Preserving and presenting the history of Northeast Philadelphia since 1905
• Free Pictures with the Easter Bunny
  When - Sat, Mar 15, 2pm – 4pm

  Where - Frankford Hospital Lobby

  Description - Free Pictures with the Easter Bunny Frankford Hospital Lobby

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• The Historical Society of Frankford Celebrates Women’s History Month
  When: Sun, Mar 2, 1pm – 4pm
  Where1507 Orthodox Street Philadelphia, PA 19124
  Description: The Historical Society of Frankford Celebrates Women’s History Month Please join us at our Sunday Matinee Sunday, March 2, 2008 Doors Open at 1:00PM $5.00 Donation & Members Free At 1:30PM - Dr. Donna Skerry presents “The History of Women’s Health” Looking at changes in women’s health over history. The Historical Society of Frankford 1507 Orthodox Street Philadelphia, PA 19124 215.743.6030
• Grand Army of the Republic Museum Open House
  When: Sun, Mar 2, 12pm – 5pm

  Where: 4278 Griscom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124

  DescriptionPresentation at 1:30 PM: Grant vs. Lee at Appomattox Ed Glenn, Author & Historian
• Frankford Civic Association Meeting
  When: Thu, Mar 6, 7pm – 9pm

  Frankford Hospital 2nd floor conference room
  

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• Butch Ballard
  WhenSun, Feb 17, 8pm – Mon, Feb 18, 12am

  WhereWRTI 90.1 on your FM dial

  DescriptionWill be on the air and encourages all his friends and neighbors to listen and call in.
• Northwood Civic Association Meeting
  WhenTue, Feb 19, 7pm – 9pm

  WhereSt. James Lutheran Church
• From the GAR museum -5th Annual Temple University: Underground Railroad & Black
  WhenFri, Feb 22, 4pm – 7pm

  WhereTEMPLE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS Philadelphia, PA - Gladfelter Hall

  DescriptionFebruary 2008 Civil War & Black History Event in Philadelphia! 5th Annual Temple University: Underground Railroad & Black History Conference “Journeys of Discovery in 19th Century African-American History” Friday, FEBRUARY 22, 2008 Conference at TEMPLE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS Philadelphia, PA CHAT Suite (Center for the Humanities at Temple) 10th Floor Gladfelter Hall 11th & Berks Sts. Philadelphia, PA 19122. 4:00 (registration) – 7:00PM Pre-registration: $15 or ($20 for on-site); Light Refreshments Temple students are FREE Panel of distinguished scholars; Keynote Address; Symposium and Refreshments included; book displays & signings by authors! Center for the Humanities Temple University Gladfelter Hall, 10th Floor 1115 West Berks Street Philadelphia, PA 19122 e-mail: humanities@temple.edu Dr. Andy Waskie: 215-204-5452 Our program will feature presentations by Nat and Yanna Brandt, Allison Dorsey, Bettye Collier-Thomas, and Diane Turner; our focus is on the research process (how scholars move from topics to arguments). ALL Welcome!

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• St. Joachim church will hold a pork and saurkraut dinner in the church hall (map)on Saturday February 9th from 4:30 to 7:30PM. The Schuplattler dancers will provide special entertainment. The cost is $8.00 for adults and $3.00 for children. For more information call the parish house at 215-743-2879.
• Butch Ballard Trio will be filmed for a documentary film on the “Savoy Ballroom” Tue, Feb 12, 4pm – 7pm Where - Mozaic (map)
  Please come and be apart of the taping that will be given to the Smithsonian’s archives, which willl document our own two legends of Frankford, Mr. Butch Ballard and mozaic Restaurant!
• Wed, Feb 13, 8:30am – 10:30am
  WhereFrankford Hospital, 2nd Floor (map)
  
  DescriptionFrankford Business and Professional Association General Meeting, Wednesday, February 13, 8:30 am at Frankford Hospital, 2nd Floor Come out and meet Maria Quinones Sanchez, 7th District Councilwoman
• Wed, Feb 13, 12:30pm – 1:30pm
  WhereNortheast Seniors Center Center 4744-46 Frankford Ave. (map)
  DescriptionFrankford Business and Professional Association, Pictures with Seniors 12:30 pm Northeast Seniors Center Free pictures for Valentines Day

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• Sun, Feb 3, 12pm – 5pm - GAR museum (Google map)- Civil War History Presentation! – FREE & Open to the public! Special Black History Month Presentation: Camp William Penn and the Training of Black Troops for Civil War Service. G.A.R. Civil War Museum & Library Presents: First Sunday Historical Program Sunday, February 3, 2008 at 1:30PM G.A.R. Civil War Museum & Library 4278 Griscom St. Philadelphia, PA 19124 215-289-6484 www.garmuslib.org For details: contact: Dr. Andy Waskie: 215-204-5452
• Thu, Feb 7, 7pm – 9pm - Frankford Civic Association meeting at Frankford Hospital (Google map), 2nd floor conference room. Check community calendar for agenda.
  

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• Tuesday January 15th - 7PM - Northwood Civic Association meeting at St. James Lutheran Church.
  

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• Sunday, Janyary 6th - Noon - Presentation at 1:30 PM: "The Forgotten Battle of Franklin Tennessee" You're invited on Sunday, January 6th, 2008 to be part of an exciting afternoon when the Grand Army of the Republic Museum and Library presents Dick Simpson's slide program "The Forgotten Civil War Battle of Franklin Tennessee". The program, which is free and open to the public, takes place at 1:30 p.m. at the museum, 4278 Griscom Street,
• Thursday, January 10th - 7PM - Frankford Civic Association meeting - 2nd floor conference room at Frankford Hospital

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• From the GAR museum: Annual General Meade Birthday Celebration Philadelphia, Penna.: Monday, December 31, 2007 - see community calendar for details
• Tuesday - New Years day
  
• The meeting of the Frankford Civic Association has been rescheduled to be held next week on Wednesday, January 10th
  

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• Tuesday December 25th - It's Christmas
• Thursday December 27th - at Northeast Catholic IT Academy - North Catholic IT Academy will host a mini-seminar on creating a “Resume Business Card” Free and open to the public, all are welcome. Seminar to be held on December 27 at 6PM sharp! For more information please call 215-289-9000 or 267-972-0192.

Gun Laws Poll

The poll about stronger gun laws has closed. The question was "Do you think stronger gun laws will reduce gun violence in Philadelphia?" This is how it ended:

• 13 out of 30 people said it would reduce gun violence.
• 8 out of 30 said it would not reduce gun violence.
• One thought it would make no difference one way or the other.
• 8 out of 30 said it might help but it would not be significant.

So roughly 43% think that it will definitely help and the rest say no or not much. Clearly we are divided on this issue.

So where does that leave us? Fumbling around as usual. Here are some of my incoherent thoughts:

• People who are straw buyers of weapons that are later used in a crime should be prosecuted as accessories to that crime. I don't know why it is not done now but those folks are far worse than drug dealers and should be treated the same as the criminals who later commit the crime.
• The mostly young people who are the perpetrators of violent crime are on a one way track to nowhere and I wonder why we have let them come to this. It's really easy to say it's not our problem but we are certainly going to pay now or later when we have to support them for the rest of their lives in prison. Why is it that the wealthiest nation in the word can't educate its children and put them on track to a positive life? Might it be that we just don't care enough?
• Have you met a criminal lately? If you think you have not, I would hold on to that thought. The prisons in this country run people though at an astounding rate. They bring them in, hold em and then send them out. Whatever problem they had before they went in are untreated and here they go on the cycle again. They are all over Frankford because it's a great inexpensive place to live. Hooray for us. If any area should support an effective criminal reentry program, it's us. Just don't ask us to do it for the entire city.
  

I would appreciate your comments and I'll publish them in a future post.

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• Saturday December 15th - Councilman Dan Savage and Frankford Business and Professional Association Presents Pictures with Santa Saturday, December 15, 2007 1:00 pm to 3:00 PM Frankford Hospital Lobby Free pictures and giveaways. Pictures are on a first come first serve basis!
• Monday December 17th - 8PM - Channel 10 - Clash of the Choirs - Philadelphia choir member Barbara Kellam
• Tuesday December 18th - 7PM - Northwood Civic Association Meeting - St. James Lutheran Church
• Thursday December 25th - 10AM - Multicultural Holiday Party 4620 Griscom St. Sponsored by Frankford Group Ministry’s Neighborhood Parenting Program. Parents and their children, 5 and younger, can learn about the traditional celebrations of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa with songs, food and crafts. 10 to 11:30 a.m.

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• Tuesday December 11th - 7:30PM - Historical Society of Frankford - Jim Wiley presents Old Toys and How they Work; Old toys will be on display.
  This is our Winter Social. Please bring tea sandwiches or a dessert to share if you wish. $5.00 Donation for Non Members
• Thursday December 13th - 7PM - Jim Wiley presents "Old Toys and How they Work" Old toys will be on display.
  This is our Winter Social. Please bring tea sandwiches or a dessert to share if you wish. $5.00 Donation for Non Members at Simpson Playground
  

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• Saturday December 1st - Noon - North Catholic IT Academy Open House
• Saturday December 1st - 7PM - at Mozaic - the Butch Ballard Trio
• Sunday December 2nd - 11:30AM - at St. Joachim - Christmas Wonderland
• Sunday December 2nd - Noon - Grand Army of the Republic Open House
  
• Sunday December 2nd - 1:ooPM - Historical Society of Frankford Open House
• Monday December 3rd - 6:00PM - Rain Barrel Workshop at Frankford Group Ministry
• Wednesday December 5th - 6-10PM - Gallery night at Mozaic
  
• Thursday December 6th - 7:00PM - East Frankford Civic Association meeting
  
• Friday December 7th - 9:00AM - Frankford Friends School Open House
  

See the community calendar more details about these events.

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• Saturday the 24th and Sunday the 25th - Greenwood Cemetery Cleanup - Greenwood Cemetery Cleanup LOCATION; 931 Adams Ave., Philadelphia,Pa 19124 WHEN; Saturday, November 24 and Sunday, November 25 TIME; 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM or whenever you can attend between those times. LUNCH AND SNACKS WILL BE PROVIDED: by FOG Please wear sturdy shoes and work gloves. This is a rain or shine event, dress for the weather. If you have a weed wackier, rake,shovel,bush clippers, etc., please bring them. We have a woodchipper coming so that we can grind up the tree branches and twigs and spread them along the pathways and fill in groundhog holes. We will also have some office work to do and some painting of the the graffiti on the outside walls. Any one who has any other equipment they can bring to help out would be appreciated. We will give receipts for tax deductible contributions of time/work performed, as we are a 501c3 tax free organization. We the Friends of Greenwood are deeply involved in trying to preserve this old cemetery and the Benj. Rush Farm House which stands on the property. Benj.Rush was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a physician. The house was also a stop on the Underground RR and once was the home of Lenape Indians. It is the final resting place of many veterans of America's wars, including a MOH from the Philippine War of 1898. It is also the final resting place of the parents of WC Fields. Anyone interested in coming out to help, please e mail me by November 21st at the latest, as we need to be able to provide enough food and snacks for all attendees. Thanks in advance for any help you can give. Kathleen(Kathy) Smith SilverOwl275@aol.com
• Saturday the 24th - at Mozaic 7-11PM - The Kenny Kellem Trio
  

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• On Tuesday November 20th - 7PM - Northwood Civic Association meeting for election of officers
• Thursday November 22nd - Happy thanksgiving