Fall 2005 "All-Chester Family Reunion"
When | Where | What | Who | What about food?

Saturday October 1, 2005 ~ 12 Noon - 4 p.m.

>>> Note! - New Location - North Chester Baptist Church <<<

Fall 2004 Slide Show

Pictures from our very first
"Lunch Get-Together"
February 19, 2001 - Where it all began!

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Full-size (8 1/2 x 11) Flyer

Half sheet
(Perfect for church bulletin inserts)

A "Neighborly" Idea...

Many thanks to our Sponsors:

American Computer Disposal
Café André Acoustique, Chester
Chester Musicians
Chester Rural Cemetery
Cullis Memorials - Brookhaven
J. Lewis Crozer Library
DELCO Athletes Hall of Fame
 Alan Ferguson, Realtor - Media
Freeman Cultural Arts Complex
Friends at Chester Park
Erik Hoover - searching for Mary Wallace
Kimberly-Clark
Carolyn McCloskey, Realtor - West Chester
Media Cemetery
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Sun Ship Historical Society
Sungate Diner - Marcus Hook
Superior Seafood - Aston
Martha Wood, Independent Stampin' Up!^® Demonstrator

Many thanks to our Patrons and Individual Sponsors for their contributions to insure the future funding of the website:

12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m.

12:00 - 12:45 - "Opening Program"
12:45 -   4:00 - Browse through exhibits and enjoy the Reunion!

Patrons & Individual Sponsors

David Andrews
in memory of
Betty Andrews Kirschbaum

James W Beard

Betty Jane Bennett-Smith
in memory of her father
Col. John Howard Bennett 

Mary Jane Birkofer

Frank & Ruth Bramble

Edna Brown
in memory of
John A. Ryan (1907-1986)
Edna M. Davidson Ryan (1909-1990)
John (Jack) Ryan, Jr. (1932-1969)
John Kevin Ryan (1957-1994)

Jane & Jim Brown
in memory of
Irene & Charles Marvel

Elizabeth Warren Bynum
in honor of the
C.H.S. Class of '38

Bill Campbell
in memory of
Sharyn Campbell

Louise Hall Carroll
Chester High 1943

Chester High Class of 1945

David Chominski
in memory of my father
Albin Chominski

Dr. William & Peggy (Smith) Cook
in memory of
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Smith

Earlene (Hall) Crawford
in memory of
James W. Carroll, Jr.

Nancy Crossman
in memory of
my Mother, Jane Selheimer
and my Brother,
Howard E. Selheimer

The Crowther Family
in support of
this fine web site

Joseph D'Angelo

Dan Daley
in memory of
Leo McCabe

Ben Davidowitz

J. B. Davis

DELCO Athletes Hall of Fame

David Duke, Jr.
in memory of his Parents

Mr. & Mrs. Francis E. Dunn Jr.

Albert & Dorothy Ferrari
in memory of
Dan & Betty Wood and
David & Gertrude Ferrari

The Rev. Dot & Nancy J. Field

Virginia Pierson Filson
in memory of
Robert Daly &
George Myers

Ed Gallagher Jr.

Robert T. Garrett
in honor of
Harold A. Hampton

Russell G. Garrison
in memory of
Betty Garrison

Bill & Barbara Ford Gordon
in memory of
Sis Gordon

Herb Grubb
in memory of
Helen E. Greenhalgh

Jean D. Harrison

Martha Harrison
in honor of
John & Susan Bullock

The Rev. & Mrs. Joseph W. Hess, Jr.
in memory of
Will Moulder

Mike & Rose Marie Holodick
in memory of
Cora & Frank Della Monica

Bill & Lydia Johnson
in memory of
Wayne Ambler

Benjamin Jones, Jr.
in memory of
Ben Jones, Sr.

Edwin L Jones

Edward (Ned) Kessler
in honor of
St. Michael's School
8th Grade Class of 1953

Ann Gray King
in memory of
Harry L. Gray

George & Florence Knott
in honor of
Our Service People

Rudy Koch
in memory of
Richard MacNeilly

Kaye Beldecos Koines
in memory of deceased members of the Class of 1949

Edward L Kuhlman

Sam Lemon
in honor of
William H. Ridley

Clarence Lutton
in honor of
Robert Vaughan

Nancy Davis McAuley
in honor of the
55th Anniversary CHS Class of 1950

Terry Owsiany & Craig McHugh

Lynn McMonagle
in honor of
U.S. Troops in Iraq & Afghanistan

Thelma A. Marusco
in memory of
the Rev. Wm. H. Anderman

Harvey Martin
in memory of
Leedom B. Morrison

Audrey, Brad & Bob Montgomery
in memory of
Harry B. Montgomery, Jr.

Mark & Winnie Morse
in memory of
Mark & Middy Morse

Janet A. Moulder
in memory of
Will H. Moulder

Mary J. Smedley Mulledy
in memory of
Earle Smedley

Bob & Mary Myers

Eleanor C. Nealy
in memory of
William G. Nealy, Jr.
and in honor of
Jim & Doris Vermeychuk

Henry J Park
in memory of
The Class of 1937

Dan Peticca

Margaret Wallace Pickering
in memory of
Joshua Brierley

Kathleen M. Polischuk
in memory of
Bruton Family of Upland St.
and Frederick Scheck of Chester

Nancy Loughead Pugh
in memory of
Clarence & Marguerite Loughead

Gerry Reed
in honor of daughter
Gerri Reed

Lois Revenaugh
in memory of
Wayne Rumbel & Ruth Schuler

John H. Rhoads, Jr.

Rebecca B. Rooks, CHS 1928
in memory of
Archie M. Brown

Rita Royce

Earl & "Joanne Plaughter" Ruebeck
in memory of
"What Chester Makes Makes Chester"

Michelle Russell
in memory of
The Ubil Family

Hank & Dorothy Schlagenhauser
in memory of
Mr. & Mrs. Clayton A. Carroll, Sr.

Bill Schuler, Jr.
in memory of
Ruth Schuler

Paul & Virginia Scott
in memory of
Kathy Deganich

St. Thomas' Episcopal Church
Senior Choir
Reidsville, NC

Ed Spellacy
in memory of
George & Ethel Custer

Estella (Slawter) Stanley
in memory of
Lewis Slawter

John W. Taylor
in memory of his wife
Roberta Taylor

Lawrence Tollen

Floyd L. Truitt
in honor of
Our Service Men & Women


Mr. & Mrs. Howard F. Turner
in honor of our Parents

Richard Van Patton
in memory of
Earl, Tink & Jim Van Patton

Margie Weest
in memory of
King Weest

Walter G. Zelley
in memory of
the Listers & the Bouldens

Norman Zoumas

Handicap access:

There is a chair lift for access to the exhibit hall on the lower level.

Parking:

Parking is available behind and next to the church and parking is also available on the surrounding streets.

Lunch / Refreshments:

We will have some food and refreshments available for a donation.

Please feel free to drop in and come-and-go as you like between noon and 4 p.m. according to your schedule.

These "Get-Togethers" are an opportunity to meet other visitors to the web site, renew some Chester acquaintances, and make some new friends!

It is also a good opportunity to share some Chester pictures and memorabilia. At our previous "get-togethers", folks brought along high school annuals, newspaper clippings, old photographs, etc. If you have pictures, newspaper articles, etc. that you would like to share for the web site but don't have the means to scan and email them, I will have the scanner there.

Last, but certainly not least, it's an opportunity to meet Ye Olde (and very humble) webmaster and give him a piece of your mind face-to-face! - Perhaps you have some suggestions for improvements to the site or questions about OldChesterPa.com.  This is a good chance to speak up and let me know how I can make the site even better!

Exhibitors scheduled for this year's reunion include.

325th Task Force - Celebrating PA

A Little Chester History... Geri (Frysinger) Greenwalt-Templin

* Black Entertainers, Artists... Larry Chase

Chester Arts Alive! - Delores Freeman

Chester Blazers/Bennett Raiders History - Mr. Bennie Wright

Chester High School Alumni Association... Twyla Simpkins

Chester Historical Preservation Committee... David Guleke, Jr., Pres.

Chester's 5 Volunteer Fire Departments - Obituaries... Florence E. O'Bryan

Delaware County Library System

Delaware County Historical Society... 

Delaware County's First Black Attorney - William H. Ridley, Esq.... Sam Lemon

DELCO Athletes Hall of Fame Sports Legends Exhibit... Joe Cirilli, Executive Director

Freeman Cultural Arts Complex, headquarters for the Chester Cultural Tour Committee... Delores Freeman

Genealogy in Delaware County... Helen M. (Webber) Imburgia

Salvation Army Chester Corps... 

Scott Paper Company Memorabilia... Bob Myers

Sun Ship Historical Society... Dave Kavanagh

Traveling Black History Museum with emphasis on Chester Memorabilia... Twyla Simpkins

* - Unconfirmed as of 9/24/2005

Our "Get-Togethers" also provide an opportunity for you to purchase some of the items from the "Old Chester Emporium" and avoid the shipping charges.

Among the souvenirs available for purchase will be:

• Historic Chester T-shirts
• "Chester Landmarks" set of full-color mugs
• Chester High School full-color mugs
• 2006 Historic Chester Calendars with 12 all new pictures!
• "The Newsstand" mugs
• Historic Chester Collage & Chester High School Tote Bags
• Books about Chester History

It might just be a good chance to do some of your holiday shopping too!

For those planning high school reunions, I'll also have a sample of the special edition Chester High School Class Reunion Mugs!

For dinner afterward, for those folks coming in from outside of the area, there are lots of places to eat on nearby Edgmont Ave. Listed roughly in order from downtown Chester north are:

Amir's Soul & Seafood - 6th & Welsh Sts.

Dawn's Diner - I95 & Edgmont & Providence Aves. (Chester)

LaSpada's or Phil & Jim's Hoagies (Parkside)

McDonald's (Brookhaven)

Tom Jones (famous for their crab cakes) (Brookhaven)

Burger King (Brookhaven)

Friendly's (Brookhaven)

An excellent Chinese all-you-can-eat buffet in Brookhaven (sorry, I can't remember the name at the moment)

Denny's (at the Cloverleaf at Baltimore Pike)

Another excellent choice would be the Sungate Diner (formerly the Marcus Hook Diner) in nearby Marcus Hook.

If you need a place to stay in the area, the Ramada in Essington is just minutes away.