National Park Service No. 127 - September-October 2019 U.S. Department of the Interior Ride the Philly PHLASH® Independence National Historical Park e Philly PHLASH® Downtown Loop is the e PHLASH provides service to 20 always ride free. Passes are available most convenient and a ordable way for visitors to stops on the route every 15 minutes for purchase onboard with exact get around Philadelphia. e PHLASH route from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. for just $2 per cash only; online, or at any Visitor provides access to stops located near must-see ride, or $5 for a One-Day Pass. Passes are Center location. The Historic Philadelphia Gazette attractions throughout the city and in the Historic available for purchase onboard vehicles with For more information, visit is always FREE District daily through September 2, with weekend exact cash; online; or at any Visitor Center RidePhillyPHLASH.com or call service (Friday-Sunday) beginning September 6 location. Children four and under, senior citizens, (800) 537-7676. Text PHLASH to 333-111 IN THIS ISSUE through November 24. and SEPTA Key, TrailPass, and TransPass holders to receive text alerts about service updates.
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Historic District SEPTEMBER existing constitution and create a di erent OCTOBER Happenings kind of national government. Who were some SEPTEMBER 1-2 OCTOBER 3-31 of the major participants? What did they Franklin Square, 6-9 p.m. Fri.-Sun.: Spooky Historic Philadelphia, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: Once discuss? You will be surprised. National Constitution Mini Golf – Philly Mini Golf is transformed Upon A Nation – Immerse yourself in history Free. (800) 537-7676, nps.gov/inde Center over the long weekend with activities includ- into spooky fun for the season with fog, lights, ing Flag Raising with Betsy, Once Upon A SEPTEMBER 14 music and surprises. Tickets required. Nation Storytelling Benches, Military American Philosophical Society Museum, (215) 629-4026, historicphiladelphia.org City Tavern 12-3 p.m.: Second Saturday – Muster, Declaration Reading and more. Free, hands-on OCTOBER 4 Free. Visit historicphiladelphia.org for a complete activities the whole family can enjoy, plus National Museum of American Jewish History, Page 3 schedule of events. special guest, Charles Mason (of the 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Exhibit Opening: Notorious Mason-Dixon Line)! Historic Site & Map Museum of the American Revolution, RBG: e Life & Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Back to School Weekend – Free. (215) 440-3440, amphilsoc.org Location Tracing a career that traveled from trailblazer to Kids 12 and under will receive free admission. Congress Hall, 2-3 p.m.: Alexander pop-culture icon, this is the rst museum Every child also will receive a free Hamilton and the Constitution – Meet retrospective about the extraordinary life of Page 4 back-to-school pack, including a pencil, Hamilton and learn about his time in U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg. an eraser, and a pocket-sized Declaration Philadelphia at the Constitutional Conven- For pricing and ticket information, call Map of Independence. Free with admission; tion during the summer of 1787, his views (215) 923-3811 or visit nmajh.org kids 12 and under free. on the document and what it was like to Betsy Ross House, 5:30-10:30 p.m.: First Friday (215) 253-6731, amrevmuseum.org be the only New York delegate to sign Movie Night Under the Stars & Stripes Franklin Square, 12-3 p.m.: Labor Day the Constitution. Celebrate the spooky season with evening tours of Celebration – Enjoy one last blast of summer Free. (800) 537-7676, nps.gov/inde the House, followed by a special double feature in fun featuring the brand-new fountain show SEPTEMBER 14-15 the courtyard with the original Bucket of Blood and and rides on the Lightning Bolt Express Train, Signers’ Garden, 1-2 p.m.: James Madison; Night of the Living Dead on the bill. $5 at the door plus carousel rides, Philly Mini Golf and more. Statesman – Join a Park Ranger for a walking or in advance. (215) 629-4026, historicphiladelphia.org Attractions ticketed. tour and learn more about the “Father of the OCTOBER 5 (215) 629-4026, historicphiladelphia.org United States Constitution.” Deshler-Morris House, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Revolu- SEPTEMBER 6 Free. (800) 537-7676, nps.gov/inde tionary Germantown Festival – is festival Betsy Ross House, 5:30-10 p.m.: First Friday SEPTEMBER 21-22 celebrates the rich history of the historic neigh- Movie Night Under the Stars & Stripes – e Signers’ Garden, 1-2 p.m. (also Sept. 28-29, borhood with costumed characters, live music, The Gazette popular event continues with after-hours tours Oct. 5-6): American Revolutions: How Spain food and drink and reenactment of the Battle of is available also on the Web at and a fun lm! BYOB and snacks and camp and Her Colonies Saved the United States – Germantown, the only military battle ever fought historicphiladelphia.org out in the courtyard for em starting at is walking tour through the Society Hill within the borders of Philadelphia. 7:30 p.m. $5 at the door or in advance. neighborhood explores the vital contributions Free. (800) 537-7676, nps.gov/inde (215) 629-4026, historicphiladelphia.org Like us on to the American Revolution of the Hispanic OCTOBER 12-13 SEPTEMBER 7-8 diplomats who lived there. Discover an Betsy Ross House, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (until Franklin Court Courtyard, 3-4 p.m. 18th-century world of heroes and scoundrels, 6 p.m. 10/13): Colonial Chocolate Making facebook.com/historicphilly (also Sept. 14-15, 21-22, 28-29): e British diplomacy and intrigue, romance and bitter Meet three female entrepreneurs and learn how Occupation of Philadelphia – Join a Park disappointment! women played an active role during the American Follow us on Ranger for a walking tour and hear the stories Free. (800) 537-7676, nps.gov/inde Revolution–from making important military of the o cers, the soldiers, and the civilians as Museum of the American Revolution, supplies, like ags and musket cartridges, to twitter.com/historicphilly the British army occupied the former U.S. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Occupied Philadelphia choosing “patriotic” beverages like chocolate and capital from September 1777 to June 1778. Annual living history event includes walking co ee, rather than tea. Sample the hot chocolate Free. (800) 537-7676, nps.gov/inde Photos by: Acroterion, K. Ciappa, tours, street theater and more recreating the drink that colonists enjoyed. Sponsored by D. Cruz, M. Edlow, J. Fusco, J. Holder, Second Bank of the US, 4-4:30 p.m.: fall of 1777 when the British Army occupied AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate. M. Kennedy, R. Kennedy, B. Krist, N. Lehoux, Michael Parker, Our Constitution – Find out why members Philadelphia. Free with admission. Free. (215) 686-1252, historicphildelphia.org E. Savaria, G. 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HISTORIC DISTRICT HAPPENINGS Independence National Historical Park continues from page 1 Enjoy music, photo opportunities, and a place synchronized colored illuminations after dusk. OCTOBER 19 to play and run in the Square. Free; performances run every 30 minutes 12-2 Franklin Square, 12-2 p.m.: Pumpkin Giveaways while supplies last. Free. p.m. & 6 p.m.-closing. Patch – Pick a pumpkin and decorate it to (215) 629-4026, historicphiladelphia.org (215) 629-4026, historicphiladelphia.org take home. Free for children 10 and under; ONGOING Independence Visitor Center, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. while supplies last. Sept. 1&2; Fri. & Sat. through Oct. 26: (215) 629-4026, historicphiladelphia.org Betsy Ross House, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily: Meet the History Makers – Don’t forget your OCTOBER 19-20 Meet Betsy – Meet America’s most famous camera and questions for Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park, agmaker as she plies her trade in the colonial townsfolk! Learn about traditional hours vary (also Oct. 26-27): e Adamses: country’s only working 18th-century crafts, including quill pen calligraphy, America’s Second First Family – Celebrate upholstery shop. Free with admission. “sawdust dolls,” watercolor art, and more. John Adams’s birthday and the wedding (215) 686-1252, historicphiladelphia.org Free. (800) 537-7676, PHLvisitorcenter.com anniversary of John and Abigail Adams. City Tavern, 11:30 a.m. – 9 p.m. daily: Independence Visitor Center, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Discover how “obnoxious, suspected and e Ales of the Revolution – Sample ale urs.- Sun.: Dulcimer Player Performance unpopular” John Adams and his family recipes by George Washington, omas Enjoy music played by award-winning ham- in uenced the new nation and established an Je erson, Benjamin Franklin and Alexander mered dulcimer player, John Lionarons. is enduring political legacy. Hamilton. Colonial shrub is available for the music was popular in colonial Philadelphia. For more details, visit nps.gov/inde or ask a park children. (215) 413-1443, citytavern.com Free. (800) 537-7676, PHLVisitorCenter.com ranger at the Independence Visitor Center. Edgar Allan Poe NHS, regular site hours Museum of the American Revolution, OCTOBER 26 Saturdays in October: Poe-tober – Mysteries 5:30-8 p.m. Fri. & Sat. thru 10/19: Franklin Square, 12-3 p.m. Trick-or-Treat and detective work are highlighted with events Independence After Hours – During this Trail – Make a trick-or-treat bag and ll it including a discussion with authors of mystery unique experience, tour-goers get a chance to along the trail. Plus, enjoy rides around the stories, a meet and greet with Ken Franklin “sneak” into Independence Hall at night to Square on the Lighting Bolt Express train. (the Bark Ranger) and his handler to discover eavesdrop on the Founding Fathers as they Free for children 10 and under while supplies how canines assist in police work, and debate the Declaration of Independence. e last; tickets required for train. crime-themed Quizzo. Visit evening also includes a three-course meal at (215) 629-4026, historicphiladelphia.org nps.gov/edal/index.htm for details. City Tavern. Independence After Hours is OCTOBER 27 Franklin Square, 12-2 p.m. & 6 p.m. until presented by Historic Philadelphia, Inc. in Franklin Square, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: closing: Franklin Square Fountain Show cooperation with Independence National Bark-or-Treat Trail presented by Merck e 180-year-old fountain will dance along Historical Park. Advance reservations are Animal Health – Dogs are encouraged to to popular music choreographed to popular strongly suggested; Ad. $85; Sr./Stud./Mil $80; dress in costume, follow a trail of treats, and songs in this brand new show. Enjoy free $55 Kids12 & under. collect helpful information for their owners. daytime and evening performances, with (215) 629-4026, historicphiladelphia.org
FEATURED EVENTS Constitution Day - Tuesday, September 17 Scout Days: Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA - Saturday, October 26 Celebrate the 232nd anniversary of the signing of the U.S. On Scout Days, scouts and their leaders can learn about American Constitution at the National Constitution Center! e daylong history and the importance of good citizenship—all while meeting celebration will feature fun, educational activities, timely badge, adventure, or journey requirements. Groups receive constitutional conversations with federal judges, an inspiring customized agendas featuring a wide variety of activities, including naturalization ceremony, and more. tours, workshops, and games. All scouts will receive a National FREE admission made possible in part by PECO. Constitution Center Scout Day Fun Patch. FOURTEEN: A eatrical Performance - Mondays through Scouts $14, Adults $12, one free chaperon for every 10 scouts. Fridays Oct. 14-Dec. 6 In conjunction with the Center’s new permanent exhibit, Civil War and Reconstruction, visitors can experience a moving theatrical performance that sheds light on the Reconstruction era Show Your Historic Philadelphia Gazette and the rati cation of the 14th Amendment. rough dramatic Courtesy National Constitution Center interpretation of original texts, such as Frederick Douglass’s open at the National Constitution Center letter “To My Old Master,” the 35-minute performance brings to life the leaders, in uential gures, and everyday Americans who HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA GAZETTE were central to the era. Box Office to Receive $2 OFF Admission is production has been supported by e Pew Center for Arts & The Historic Philadelphia Gazette, is a joint venture of Heritage. FREE with admission. Historic Philadelphia, Inc., the National Park Service, the Independence Visitor Center Corporation and the 525 Arch Street (One block past the Independence Visitor Center and one block before Franklin Square) National Constitution Center. See p. 3 for hours of operation. For more information, please visit constitutioncenter.org. If you have questions, comments or need more information about National Park Service sites or other historical sites in Philadelphia and its countryside, call Savor specialties including (800) 537-7676 or visit nps.gov/inde. pepperpot soup, Martha it takes two Two entrées for the price of one!* Historic Philadelphia, Inc. is dedicated to making our Washington’s chocolate mousse nation’s history relevant and real through interpretation, cake, General Washington & Valid Sun.-Fri. with the use of a major credit card. interaction and education, strengthening Greater omas Je erson’s recipes for ale. Children’s entrées will be considered entrées Philadelphia’s role as the destination to experience Open seven days a week. at the time of discount. American history. Historic Philadelphia, Inc. oversees the Daily from 11:30am Not valid Saturdays or holiday weekends and Once Upon A Nation initiative, Betsy Ross House, Located at the corner of September 7-9, October 13-14; expires October 31, 2019. and Franklin Square. 2nd & Walnut Streets. Coupon must be presented at time of order. For more information about HPI, or to make a (215) 413-1443 tax-deductible donation, call (215) 629-4026 or visit *Discount will be determined as the least expensive entrée. historicphiladelphia.org. No. 127 - September-October 2019 HISTORIC SITE & MAP LOCATION 3
HISTORIC SITES GREAT ESSENTIALS EXHIBIT C5 THE PRESIDENT’S HOUSE SITE E8 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF West Wing of Independence Hall 555 Market Street AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY D4 ARCH STREET FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE E3 (800) 537-7676 Daily 7 a.m.-10 p.m. FREE 101 South Independence Mall East 320 Arch Street - (215) 627-2667 Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Entrance at 5th and (215) 923-3811 Chestnut, through security FREE Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; THE ATHENAEUM OF PHILADELPHIA C7 MUSEUMS INDEPENDENCE HALL C5 Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 219 South 6th Street - (215) 925-2688 AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL Ad. $12; Sr./Stud. $11; Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE Chestnut Street between 5th & 6th Streets SOCIETY (APS) MUSEUM D6 (800) 537-7676 Active Mil. with ID/Ch. under 12 FREE BETSY ROSS HOUSE F3 104 South 5th Street - (215)-440-3442 Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. urs.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (1-5 p.m. 7/6) NEW HALL MILITARY MUSEUM E5 239 Arch Street - (215) 629-4026 Tours o ered every 20 minutes in September 320 Chestnut Street - (215) 965-2305 Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and every 20 minutes in October, tickets are AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM Closed Ad. $5; Ch./Sr./Stud./Mil.$4; Audio Guide required; pick up free tickets at the IN PHILADELPHIA B3 (incl. admission): Ad. $8; Ch./Sr/Stud./Mil. $7 7th & Arch Streets - (215) 574-0380 POLISH AMERICAN Independence Visitor Center. Please note: ur.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 12-5 p.m.; CULTURAL CENTER MUSEUM E6 CARPENTERS’ HALL E5 security screening closes 15 minutes before the 308 Walnut Street - (215) 922-1700 320 Chestnut Street - (215) 925-0167 Ad. $14; Ch. 4-12 $10; Stud. (w/I.D.) $10; building closes for the evening. FREE. Sr. $10; Members FREE Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. FREE 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Sun. MIKVEH ISRAEL CEMETERY A7 FEDERAL RESERVE BANK SCIENCE HISTORY INSTITUTE E5 CHRIST CHURCH PHILADELPHIA F4 823 Spruce Street - (215) 922-5446 OF PHILADELPHIA C2 315 Chestnut Street - (215) 925-2222 2nd Street above Market Street By appt. only 6th & Arch Streets - (866) 574-3727 Tues.-Sat.10 a.m.-5 p.m. FREE (215) 922-1695 MOTHER BETHEL A.M.E. CHURCH C9 Mon.-Fri. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. FREE Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 12:30-5 p.m.; THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO 419 South 6th Street - (215) 925-0616 FIREMAN’S HALL MUSEUM F2 NATIONAL MEMORIAL E8 Ad. $5; Stud. $2 Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sun. open for services. Info available in 20 languages. 147 North 2nd Street - (215) 923-1438 305 Pine St, Philadelphia - (800) 537-7676 Donation suggested. Tours by appt. Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. FREE CHRIST CHURCH BURIAL GROUND D3 Sat. & Sun. 12-4 p.m. OLD CITY HALL D5 INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM H6 5th & Arch Streets - (215) 922-1695 5th & Chestnut Streets - (800) 537-7676 Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: Sun. 12:30-4 p.m. 211 Columbus Blvd. - (215) 413-8655 OTHER SITES Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; National Landmark CITY TAVERN F6 FREE Historic ships cruiser Olympia and submarine INDEPENDENCE VISITOR CENTER C4 138 South 2nd Street - (215) 413-1443 OLD FIRST REFORMED CHURCH E1 Becuna: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (last boarding at Corner of 6th and Market Streets across Lunch from 11:30 a.m. daily; Dinner from 4th & Race Streets - (215) 922-4566 6:15 p.m.) Ad. $16; Ch./Sr./Stud. $12; from the Liberty Bell - (800) 537-7676 4 p.m. Mon.-Sat. & 3 p.m. Sun.; Tours by appt. FREE Child. 2 and under & members FREE Daily 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. through 9/2; CONGREGATION MIKVEH ISRAEL D4 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. 9/3 to 10/31 OLD PINE STREET CHURCH & LIBERTY BELL CENTER C4 44 North 4th Street - (215) 922-5446 FREE HISTORIC GRAVEYARD D8 526 Market Street - (800) 537-7676 mikvehisrael.org for worship schedule 412 Pine Street - (215) 925-8051 Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Please note: security HERSHEY’S KITCHENS CAFÉ C4 FREE Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sun. open for screening closes 5 minutes before the building 599 Market Street - (800) 537-7676 CONGRESS HALL C5 Services; Closed daily 12:30-1:30 p.m. closes for the evening. FREE Daily, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. through 9/2; 6th & Chestnut Streets - (800) 537-7676 Tours by reservation; Open to walk through 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. 9/3 to 10/31 Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Entrance at 5th and FREE SQUAREBURGER C1 Chestnut, through security FREE OLD ST. AUGUSTINE CHURCH D1 6th & Race Streets DECLARATION HOUSE B4 4th Street at the Ben Franklin Bridge Opens daily at 11:30 a.m. 599 S 7th Street - (215) 965-7676 (215) 627-1838 U.S. MINT D2 Closed Tours by appt. FREE 151 N. Independence Mall East DESHLER-MORRIS HOUSE OLD ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH & (215) 408-0114, (GERMANTOWN WHITE HOUSE) (OFF MAP) NATIONAL SHRINE E6 Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 5442 Germantown Avenue - (215) 965-2305 321 Willings Alley - (215) 923-1733 Open 9/7, 9/14 & 10/5 only 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Call for hours & tours. FREE SERVICES EDGAR ALLAN POE OLD ST. MARY’S CHURCH D7 NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE C4 252 South 4th Street - (215) 923-7930 Language Services Park maps are available 532 North 7th Street - (215) 597-8780 Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Open for Services or in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Fri.-Sun. 9 a.m.-Noon & 1-5 p.m. by appt. FREE Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian ELFRETH’S ALLEY F2 PHYSICK HOUSE E8 and Spanish. The Visitor Center concierge 124-126 Elfreth’s Alley - (215) 574-0560 321 South 4th Street - (215) 925-7866 staff is fluent in nine languages including Fri.-Sun. 12-5 p.m. urs.-Sat. 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sun. 12-3 p.m.; Spanish, French, German and Italian. FRANKLIN COURT E4 Ad. $8; Stud/Sr. $6; Family $20 Information about the Liberty Bell and other park sites is available in multiple languages. 314-322 Market Street - (800) 537-7676 PORTRAIT GALLERY AT THE SECOND BANK D5 © Nic Lehoux Fragments of Franklin Court See a NPS Ranger or the Visitor Center staff 420 Chestnut Street - (800) 537-7676 if you have a specific request. Closed Wed. - Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. in Sept.; Liberty Bell Center - Courtesy of Layer Architecture Accessibility for the hearing impaired, U.S. Post O ce: Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. in Oct. MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION E5 Printing O ce: Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. a portable loop system is available inside the POWEL HOUSE E7 101 S. 3rd Street - (215) 253-6731 Visitor Center, compatible with all telecoil Benjamin Franklin Museum: 244 South 3rd Street - (215) 627-0364 Daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; (fee); 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; last entrance is at 4:45 p.m. equipped hearing aids, cochlear implants, and urs.-Sat. 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sun. 12-3 p.m.; Ad. $21; Youth (6-17) $13; induction loop receivers. A receiver with FRANKLIN SQUARE C1 Ad. $8; Sr./Stud. $6; Family $20 Sr./Stud./Act.Mil/Teach. $18; headphones is also available if a hearing aid is 6th & Race Streets ST. GEORGE’S UNITED Ch. 6-18 $12; under 5 free; Members free Daily 10 a.m.-10 p.m.. thru 9/2; not compatible. Curb cuts are at corners on METHODIST CHURCH E1 NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER D3 perimeter sidewalks. All major sites have Daily 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; 9/3-30; 235 North 4th Street - (215) 925-7788 525 Arch Street - (215) 409-6700 ramps. Photo albums with pictures of 2nd floor Mon.-Wed. 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Mon.-Sat. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 12-5 p.m.; exhibits are available. Audio description of urs.-Sun. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. 10/1-10/31 Groups by appt. only FREE Ad. $14.50; Sr. (65+)/Col. Stud. (w/ID) $13; exhibits & AV are at Poe and Kosciuszko REE UAKER EETING OUSE Youth (6-18) $11; Child. (under 6) FREE F Q M H C3 ST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH E8 Houses, NPS Rangers describe exhibits 5th & Arch Streets - (215) 629-4026 3rd & Pine Streets - (215) 925-5968 NATIONAL LIBERTY MUSEUM E5 elsewhere. All films are open captioned, with Sat. & Sun. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; 321 Chestnut Street - (215) 925-2800 audio description and assisted listening. GLORIA DEI “OLD SWEDES” CHURCH Sat. 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sun. open until 3 p.m. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; 12-6 p.m. Sun. To arrange for American Sign Language 916 South Swanson Street (215) 389-1513 after services FREE Ad. $14.50; Sr. (65+) & Coll. Stud. (w/I.D.) services, please contact us at least two weeks Tues.-Sun. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; FREE $13; Youth (6-18) $11; Ch. (under6) in advance. Use the relay service FREE (800-654-5984-TTY) to call (215-597-7130). Franklin Square 4 No. 127 - September-October 2019
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