Cochranville To Commemorate 300th Anniversary
BY FRANCINE FULTON
CA Celebration of Christiana History
BY FRANCINE FULTON
ochranville will commemorate its 300th anniversary with a community celebration parade at 9 a.m. that will begin at the Cochranville United Methodist Church, 92 Church St. The parade, which will feature antique cars, trucks and tractors, along with other attractions, will travel along old Route 41 and Steelville Road and will end at the West Fallowfield Township grounds, 3095 Limestone
Activities will continue after the parade from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the township building and grounds.
Among the attractions will be early American artisans. Scheduled presenters are Bill Wilde, gunsmithing; Jim Koterski, early redware and
stoneware; Nick Santella, blacksmithing; Joe Maxwell, furniture making; and the Lancaster Weavers and Spinners. There will also be a
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“We want to bring awareness to local history and have some family fun,” said Patti Shrom when describing Christiana Heritage Days being presented by the Christiana Historical Society (CHS) on Friday through Sunday, Sept. 12 through 14. The celebration will include music, food, historical demonstrations and displays, children’s activities and guided wagon tours through the town. Visitors will also be able to learn about the Christiana Resistance, a slave rebellion that took place in Christiana on Sept. 11, 1851.
Activities will be centered at the William P. Brinton House, 17 Green St., which is the CHS’s headquarters, but other events will take place within walking distance at the Christiana Freight Station, 10 Railroad Ave.; the Christiana Masonic Lodge, 115 E. Slokom Ave.; and the Underground Railroad Center at Zercher’s Hotel, 11 Green St., which will be open for tours.
BY FRANCINE FULTON
The 13th annual Atglen Community Day, featuring food, craft vendors, children’s activities and entertainment, will be presented by Penningtonville Presbyterian Church and Atglen Public Library (APL) on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Activities will take place at Atglen Community Park, 400 Ridge Ave., Atglen.
Each year, the organizing committee plans a new attraction; last year it was a zip line. This year, it will be a combination rock wall and bungee trampoline.
“There is a rock wall on one side and two bungee
The opening event will be on Sept. 12 when Hilton and the Pickers will present a concert on the lawn of the Brinton House from 6 to 8 p.m. “We will have the big tent set up for Saturday, and they will perform there, and it’s free to the public,” Shrom said. Hot dogs will be available for purchase, as well as pizza from the Christiana Pizza Company. Events on Saturday, Sept. 13, will include a Civil War encampment, vendors and historical displays. “When people arrive, they need to stop by the welcome booth to get a map of everything going on that day, and if they want to go to the museum, they have to reserve a spot,” said Shrom.
Committee members planning the event are (from left) Denise Lewis, Kelly Stoltzfus, Erwin Stoltzfus, Bill Hershey, Kacie Hershey, Caysie Williams, Duane Hershey, Jenny Kauffman, Donna McCool and (not pictured) Doug Engle. Photo by Francine Fulton
Event organizers include committee members (from left) Cristi Hahn, Pat Softchin, Lillian Thompson, (not pictured) Melissa McClay and Tabatha Wallace.
Photo by Francine Fulton
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Entertainment will include a magic show and balloon animals, as well as a presentation by Critter Connections. Matt Holub will perform pop music on acoustic guitar. “He has never missed a year,” said committee member Pat Softchin from Penningtonville Presbyterian Church.
Food, including chicken barbecue, fresh-cut french fries, hot dogs and hamburgers and chicken fingers will be provided by the church trustees. “The trustees will (prepare) the food, and the deacons will sell baked goods and their version of acai bowls, called Penningtonville Power Bowls,” said Softchin. “The youth group will have a stand and sell cotton candy.” The Octorara FFA milkshake truck will also be on hand.
Other attractions will be a dunk tank and a display of emergency vehicles by the Christiana Fire Company. APL will have a table of free books from Scholastic Literacy Partners.
Craft vendors will be set up along the perimeter of the park, and there will be booths set up by representatives from local organizations. “We will have a lot of nonprofits set up and vendors to promote their organizations, whether it be the fire company and ambulance and local politicians,” said Softchin. “They all donate something toward our auction.”
The live auction will begin at 2 p.m., and there will also be an opportunity to win prizes through a random drawing, including gift
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baskets and gift cards. “All of the (items have been) donated from the local community and small businesses,” Hahn said.
There will also be children’s games and activities. “For a fee, you get a wristband for unlimited games and the bounce house inflatable obstacle course,” Hahn said, adding that those who donate canned goods for the Octorara Area Food Cupboard (OAFC) will receive a discount.
Proceeds from Community Day are given to the APL and other local organizations, including the fire company, ambulance association and OAFC, among others. “We give everything we make each year and just keep a little seed money to start next year,” Hahn said, adding that Community Day has grown through the years and that about 1,000 people attend the event annually from the Octorara community.
For more details about Community Day events, visit www .facebook.com/atglencommu nityday. Those interested in a vendor space may email atglen communityday@gmail.com up until the day before the event.
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Children’s activities will include a meet-and-greet with baby animals from A Little Love Farm in Gap. “It’s more than a petting zoo; kids can interact with the therapy animals,” said Shrom.
A chicken barbecue will be prepared on-site by Randy Yoder, with proceeds from sales to benefit CHS. Two trucks - Joe’s Fish Sandwiches and Mocha Motion Coffee - will also be on hand. Pizza will be offered by the Christiana Pizza Company.
Highlights at the freight station will include tours of a caboose; a display of two rail motor cars; and an outdoor G-scale garden railroad display (weather permitting). New this year will be a letter press machine demonstration; souvenir tickets will be available. A miniature train will go from the Brinton House to the train station.
Historic wagon tours of the borough will be offered for a fee. Costumed tour guides will provide information about each site on the tour.
Darlene Colón, society president, who is a descendant of one of the participants in the Resistance, will be at the Underground Railroad Center to offer guided tours. Once known as Zercher’s Hotel, the building was used to hold those who were arrested during the Resistance while they awaited transport to Philadelphia for trial.
Also featured at the location will be a replica of a box used by Henry “Box” Brown. Brown was an enslaved man in Virginia who, in
1849, mailed himself to freedom in a wooden crate to Philadelphia.
“People can guess how much it cost (for postage) and for a donation they can and sit in the box to feel what it was like,” Shrom noted.
Also on Sept. 13, there will be historical demonstrations and displays at the Christiana Masonic Lodge, including a collection of photos about Quaker history and the Underground Railroad. Guests will include author Joel Moore and Gwen Dickinson, who will talk about her father, William Chester Ruth, a local inventor.
The Heritage Days celebration will conclude on Sept. 14 with Friendship Day, which will include a short service with prayers and music at 10 a.m., followed by a potluck lunch at noon. “During the Christiana Resistance, all the community got together to help. We want to bring all the community together again,” Shrom said. “It will be a fun, relaxing time.”
Shrom noted that when the 2025 celebration ends, plans will begin for next year’s event, which will commemorate the 175th anniversary of the Christiana Resistance. “We will be taking preorders for hats, shirts, a lunch tote and backpack with the 175th logo,” she said.
“We are also looking for new (CHS) members,” she added. “New members will get a gift, and current members can also renew their membership. If you do that during Heritage Days (membership is good) from September 2025 to December 2026.”
All proceeds from Heritage Days will benefit the Brinton House restoration project. For more information, including a complete schedule of activities, visit www.christianahistorical society.com and choose “Events.”
More information is also available by searching for “The Christiana Historical Society” on Facebook.
Event organizers include (from left) Darlene Colón, Patty Shrom and Brenda Shock.
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display of Native American arrowheads by Phil Edwards and Dick Sprenkle. “Artisans will be doing demonstrations under a tent,” noted committee member Donna McCool. Additionally, programs will be held throughout the day inside the township building. Guest speakers and their topics will be Jim Koterski, the Underground Railroad; Eric Althouse, “Making the Grade: History of School Buildings in West Fallowfield”; Dave Light, mills and farming; Phil Edwards, arrowheads; Elmer Laffey, Saint Malachi Church; Nancy
Foulk, Faggs Manor cemetery; and author Iris Dowling, early history. Dowling will also have copies of her books for sale, and Dave Porter has provided items from Cochranville’s 250th anniversary celebration that will be available for purchase.
Attendees to the celebration will receive a Cochranville 300th anniversary booklet (one per family), and anniversary memorabilia will be for sale, including T-shirts and mugs. There will be several food trucks on hand, including 22 BBQ; Don Chendos Tacos; Houston’s,
which will offer funnel cake; Café Gourmino, which will offer coffee, lemonade and tea; and Our Joy, which will offer ice cream.
Children’s activities will include a bounce house and a straw bale maze. Live music will be provided by singers Doug Chase and Mackenzie Paige.
According to a history of Cochranville, located in West Fallowfield Township, it was founded in 1725. It was named for early settler James Cochran, who came to the Octorara area with a small band of Scotch-
Irish settlers who settled south of what is now the West Fallowfield Township maintenance building along Limestone Road. Due to the abundance of travelers along the road, Cochran opened a tavern, built in the northeast corner of the Shawnee Reservation. When the post office was established, the name was spelled Cochransville, but the “s” was removed by the United Sates Post Office in 1884.
Event organizers encourage not only Cochranville residents to attend the upcoming celebration,
but residents from surrounding communities as well. Activities are meant to honor the area’s heritage and close-knit community and to showcase its growth.
“It’s important to remember the history of the town,” said committee member Caysie Williams.
“A lot of the businesses in Cochranville are family businesses that have been here for many generations, so it’s cool to see where they have come from to where they are at now,” said committee member Kacie Hershey, adding, “Our main
goal is just to have everyone come together in fellowship and enjoy this little village that we live in.”
For more information about the events, readers are invited to join the “Cochranville’s 300th Anniversary” Facebook page. Those with questions may email Cochran ville300@gmail.com. In the event of inclement weather, the celebration will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27.
“Judging from the Facebook page, everyone seems excited about the history and the event,” added McCool.
