BKHS Class of 79 reunion; Midnight in the Garden

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Bishop Kenrick High Class of 1979 reunion

Saturday, Oct. 19: Bishop Kenrick High School Class of 1979 will hold its reunion at P.J. Whelihan’s in Blue Bell from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Cost is $25 per person with cash bar. Make checks payable to BKHS Class of ‘79 and send to PO Box 54, Souderton, PA 18964. For questions, email BKHS40Reunion@gmail.com.

Fall Craft/Vendor Show, Flea Market and Bake Sale

Saturday, Oct. 19: Fall Craft/Vendor Show, Flea Market and Bake Sale will be held on Saturday, October 19, 8 am to 1 pm at Augustus Lutheran Church, 717 W. Main St., Trappe PA. Get a headstart on your Christmas shopping at this indoor event with at least 50 crafters, vendors and flea marketers. Proceeds benefit missionary work.

Midnight in the Garden of Beer and Books Fundraiser

Saturday, Oct. 19: Saturday, October 19, 2019 from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm., the Lower Providence Community Library will hold their fall fundraiser, Midnight in the Garden of Beer and Books. Eat, Drink and be Hoppy! This year you can expect an evening filled with good beer, Philly themed food, live music, lawn games, raffles and more! Tickets are $30.00 in advance or $35.00 at the door. All proceeds benefit the Lower Providence Community Library. For tickets or additional information please email lyablonski@ mclinc.org or call 610-6666640, ext. 15, or stop by the library circulation desk. The library is located at 50 Parklane Drive, Eagleville, PA 19403. Check out the library’s website at www. lowerprovidencelibrary.org to see information about more great programs.

Designer Bag Bingo Spring Mill Fire Co. Auxiliary

Sunday, Oct. 20: At 1210 E. Hector St. Conshohocken. You get 15 games with 6 cards on each for your entrance price of $30.00. Michael Kors, Kate Spade, Coach, Tory Birch, Dooney & Bourke. There will also be Specials plus a 50/50 and many Baskets to take chances on. Cash bar, bring your lunch and enjoy yourself. Doors open at 1 p. m. games begin at 2. Call Ann at 610-828-6737 for your tickets or purchase online Eventbrite.com/e/ designer-handbag-bingotickets-. Proceeds benefit Spring Mill Firefighters. Deadline Oct 18.

Big Bingo

Sunday, Oct. 20: Upper Merion Senior Service Center at 431 W. Valley Forge Road, King of Prussia PA Cash Prizes. Advance Sale Tickets $20.00 Day of Tickets cost $25.00 Doors Open 11 AM Games Start 12 PM Refreshments for sale. (No One Under Age 18 Will Be Admitted. No Outside Food or Beverage Permitted) Registration Forms are available at the Info Center in the Lobby or on our website UMSSC.org. Call for information: 610-265-4715.

American Revolution at the Library

Tuesday, Oct. 22: To coincide with the International Conference on the American Revolution being held in Philadelphia, this October the Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library (MC-NPL) has three exciting opportunities for the public to learn more about the American Revolution. The community is invited to participate in a discussion about the American Revolution with renowned American military historian and Temple University Professor Gregory J. W. Urwin, PhD. The presentation will focus on the lives of soldiers “From the Parade Ground to the Battlefield.” The Museum of the American Revolution tapped his research for its “Finding Freedom” exhibit. Dr. Urwin has also appeared in several historical documentaries such as The Last Days of World War II, The Color Bearers, and Civil War Journal. This event is on Thursday, Oct. 17th at 6 PM at MC-NPL Historical Lecturer, Tour Guide, and Reenactor, Michael Jesberger, will present an educational program about the common soldiers who fought in the American Revolution and other events that took place in Norristown and Montgomery County at that time. He will bring Revolutionperiod items, uniforms, maps and share eyewitness accounts of the events that took place in the Philadelphia region. This program is scheduled for Tuesday, October 22nd at 6 PM at MC-NPL. Every October 19th, the United States celebrates Yorktown Day which commemorates the last major military engagement of the American Revolution. The Siege of Yorktown was a decisive victory over the British Army by General George Washington. To honor this major historical event, Re-enactor Sam Davis will deliver a rendering performance as General Washington about the “Dark Days of the American Revolution” on Wednesday, October 30that 6 PM at MC-NPL. MC-NPL is proud to host these three educational programs. All programs will be held in the MC-NPL Board Room. For more information, please visit www.mc-npl.org.

Capital Sin: Murder in Montgomery County

Thursday, Oct. 24: Join us for a presentation in our Making History Greater Series when Charles Kelly presents Capital Sin: Murder in Montgomery County. Mr. Kelly will review select murder cases and the trial outcomes that took place between 1877 and 1962 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Among the cases are: a still unsolved murder that took place in West Norriton Township; a murder-kidnapping that took place in Plymouth Town

ship which predates but is very similar to the Lindbergh kidnapping of 1932; a murder for hire in Upper Merion Township which sent one man to the gallows; a West Pottsgrove Township murder of a wife by her husband; an Abington Township case that sent shock waves through that community because of the ages of the victim and perpetrator; a high society murder in Lower Merion Township; a presentation and review of the 1959 Maryann Mitchell killing in Whitemarsh Township which led to the execution of Elmo Smith. The talk will focus on the persons, places and things that make up the means, motive and in some cases the unexpected verdicts of these cases which have long faded from the minds and memories of today’s residents. The Making History Greater series features scholars, authors, and historians who are currently working on telling new stories about the complexity of our region’s history. Capital Sin: Murder in Montgomery County will take place on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at the Historical Society of Montgomery County, 1654 DeKalb Street, Norristown. The evening will begin at 6:30 with a social gathering and light refreshments. The presentation will begin at 7:00 pm and last for about an hour with time for questions at the end. This program is free and open to the public. This Making History Greater program will also be presented on Thursday, November 14, 2019.