This past Monday, 50 Save the Train advocates, including PA State Senators Art Haywood & Nikil Saval, travelled on the 7:25 Amtrak train to Harrisburg. At the state capitol we […]
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Winter Community Meeting
WCGN held its annual Winter Community Meeting on Wednesday, January 31 via Zoom. Topics discussed included the risk of Chestnut Hill West Line closure and formation of the Save the […]
Mark Frazier Lloyd Lecture
In March of 2014, the historian Mark Frazier Lloyd delivered a fascinating and information-packed lecture and slide show called “Enterprise Unleashed: Tulpehocken Street 1808-1852,” and it happens that the lecture […]
TRAIN STATION WORKDAY
The Green Space Committee extends its hearty appreciation for the hard work put in by volunteers at the Station Garden on Saturday, November 4th – a beautiful afternoon. Thanks to […]
FALL MEETING AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS
The fall membership meeting was held virtually the evening of Wednesday, October 25. Apart from Committee reports, the main item on the agenda was the election of officers. Candidates for […]
Deborah Vaughan, 1920-2023
Joanna Vaughan, daughter of Deborah Vaughan, recently wrote to the Board informing us of the death of her mother, a long-time neighbor. Joanna writes: …Deborah Vaughan passed away at dawn […]
Picnic at Wyck
On Saturday the 9 th WCGN held its Fall Potluck in the beautiful shady yard of Wyck House again this year. There were about 35 persons there enjoying good food […]
Tulpehocken Train Station Garden
First, a shout-out to the dedicated volunteers who have been giving the baby fig tree water twice a week: Ann, Joanne, Molly, Nathan, Galen, Bob, and Virginia! And (once more) […]
ZBA Hearing for 224-230 West Tulpehocken
The hearing held on August 9 – already a continuation of the hearing held on April 26 – has again been continued because they ran out of time. The date […]
Results of August 2 RCO Meeting
WCGN held a lightly attended RCO meeting on Wednesday August 2 regarding 11 W Rittenhouse St, a vacant property owned by the owner of 5900 Germantown Avenue. The applicant/owner wishes […]