Conestoga Valley townlively.com
JUNE 23, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 27
A Walk Through The Past Cocalico Valley Museum Reopens BY ANN MEAD ASH
he email from Joanne Bender, board secretary and publicity chair of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley, arrived on May 24. “Good news! The Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley is opening again!” wrote Bender.
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Joanne Bender
The William and Jemima Brossman Library, located at 237 W. Main St., Ephrata, in the Hamaker House adjacent to the museum, reopened on June 2 with hours from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. During June, visits should be scheduled by calling 717-733-1616. The Theodore Sprecher Museum in the Connell Mansion will open for self-guided tours each Saturday beginning July 10, with hours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Groups may visit by appointment. For those who have passed the Italianate 1869 mansion and the 1930s Tudor-style home with the stained glass bank sign in front and wondered about the picturesque buildings (both owned by the historical society), a trove of historical treasure is contained within. “We have three floors of exhibit space,” explained Bender, who noted that each display case has detailed descriptions. See Museum pg 7
Puppy Raisers Needed
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
BY ANN MEAD ASH
“One of the reasons I wanted to start my own organization was to enable and empower volunteers to be involved in the whole process (of raising and training service dogs),” said Linzey Zoccola, who founded Phoenix Assistance Dogs (PAD) in 2009. Zoccola and assistant director Ashley Bosserman have recently begun working with dogs, volunteer trainers, and clients in the organization’s new Warwick Center offices in Lititz.
Adamstown Library Hosts Genealogy Group BY ANN MEAD ASH
More than 40 years ago, Ken McCrea’s father suddenly decided to retire, sell his home, and travel. “I had to rush home that weekend and let (my family) know of anything I wanted to keep,” McCrea recalled, adding that he quickly left graduate school at Purdue University to return to Reamstown. See Genealogy Group pg 3
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See Puppy Raisers pg 3
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Linzey Zoccola (left) and Ashley Bosserman (right) are looking for a few good puppy raisers to help out Phoenix Assistance Dogs.
House Of Worship . . . . . .16
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