Tredyffrin Tricentennial

TREDYFFRIN TRICENTENNIAL

Let the Celebration Begin - A Party 300 years in the making!

The Tredyffrin 300 Committee Co-Chairs Pattye Benson and Judy DiFilippo wish to thank the wonderful volunteers, Township staff and corporate sponsors for making the Tredyffrin 300 events such amazing experience. It was exciting for Pattye and Judy to meet so many community members and to enjoy their stories and personal history of Tredyffrin. As they say, “You have a history in Tredyffrin!” The Tredyffrin 300 committee encourages everyone to purchase a copy of the historical documentary, Tredyffrin. . . The First 300 Years and make it a part of your family heritage! (Details are below).

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Tredyffrin. . . The First 300 Years

Historical Documentary Now Available

$20/copy

Available at Township Building or Tredyffrin Library

For online purchases, visit www.tredyffrinhistory.org

The historical documentary, Tredyffrin. . . The First 300 Years had its debut at Wilson Farm Park on September 15 as part of the Tredyffrin 300 celebrations. Filmmakers, Sage Film & Video did a remarkable job of capturing 3 centuries of Tredyffrin Township’s history in a 55 minute DVD. The documentary’s Executive Producer Pattye Benson, reports that that the response to the historical documentary has been exciting and overwhelming! This documentary is an important part of our local history and a ‘must-have’ for all! Currently the DVD is available for purchase at $20/each at the Tredyffrin Township Building or at the Tredyffrin Library during normal business hours. Look for the DVD at other local retailers in the coming weeks.

For credit card purchases, the historical documentary can also be purchased online at www.tredyffrinhistory.org.

Documentary DVD's are also available for purchase at the Easttown Library.

For historical documentary flyer, please click here.

If your organization or group is interested in showing the documentary, please contact Pattye Benson for details. Or, if you have any questions, please contact Pattye at (610)644-6759 or Email pattye@greatvalleyhouse.com

Township Historical Prints

The Frame Station Gallery in Berwyn donated to Tredyffrin 300 for each of the prints of the 1873 and 1883 Township maps it sold through the end of 2007. Click here for their website.

	1873 T300 Logo Map
	1883 T300 Logo Map

Tredyffrin 300 Posters!

Click Here to see the Tredyffrin 300 Poster

Limited edition Tredyffrin 300 posters (24" X 36") designed by local graphic artist, Susan Levin were created to celebrate the Tricentennial. The beautiful poster featured wonderful vintage photographs from all over the Township to commemorate the 300th anniversary!

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Tredyffrin 300...

A Special Thanks to our Sponsors

Alliance Bank
Baptist Church in the Great Valley
Pattye & Jeff Benson - Great Valley House B&B
BioMed Realty Trust
Braxton's Animal Works
Cedar Hollow Design Center
Devon Hill Motors
Judy & Luigi DiFilippo
Fox Realty Company
Lamb McErlane PC
Matthews Ford
Paoli Village Shoppes
Partners Advertising
Picket Post Swim & Tennis Club
Pitcairn Properties
Shire
Shuler's Jewelers
Sotheby's
Traffic.com
Tredyffrin Township
Unisys
Vanguard

The Tredyffrin 300 Committee wishes to thank all of our sponsors.
Vanguard is sponsoring the Community Day-Birthday Party.
Alliance Bank is the designated Parade Sponsor.
Vintage Fashion Show & Dinner will be sponsored by Paoli Village Shoppes.

Tredyffrin 300 proceeds benefit the preservation work of the Tredyffrin Historic
Preservation Trust and the Tredyffrin Easttown Historical Society.

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‘Flat Judy’ Meets the Governor and President of Shire

Follow her Adventures on Flat Judy's Blog!

‘Flat Judy’ was recently unveiled at the July Board of Supervisor’s Meeting and has had a busy social schedule! Flat Judy was pleased to meet Pennsylvania Governor Rendell and the President/CEO of Shire, Matt Emmens, at the Shire headquarters in Chesterbrook.

For the history of the “Flat Judy Project” and to follow her adventures around the Township, please click here. Pattye Benson, Co-Chair of the Tredyffrin 300 Committee, is hopeful that Flat Judy will excite people about the many upcoming events scheduled to celebrate our community’s 300th anniversary. Pattye’s other Co-Chair and good friend, Judy DiFilippo, has agreed to her ‘flattened’ state and also enjoys following Flat Judy’s adventures!

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'Trailer' Now Appearing on YouTube.com!

Click here to view the documentary trailer

And the Historical Documentary Needs a Name!

Pattye Benson, executive producer of the historical documentary, is excited to report that the documentary 'trailer', Tredyffrin… The First 300 Years can now be viewed on YouTube.com. This trailer provides a preview of what will be in store with the upcoming full-length version debuted at Wilson Farm Park on Saturday, September 15 during Tredyffrin 300 celebration week to rave reviews!

Please click on this link to view the documentary trailer. Hope that you enjoy it and will pass the YouTube.com link on to your family and friends. Please leave a comment on the YouTube.com page.

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Tredyffrin Township Salutes their 300th Birthday!

The celebration of Tredyffrin Township’s 300th Birthday is underway. Wonderful green and white banners with the Tredyffrin 300 logo are being installed throughout the township and will remain in place until the end of the year. Steve Norcini (left) head of Tredyffrin’s Public Works Department and Bob O’Leary (right) Tredyffrin 300 Committee member are working together to decide the location of the banners. Winner of the Tricentennial Logo Contest, Devon Snyder, a senior at Conestoga High School, designed the logo for the colorful Tredyffrin 300 banners.

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Tredyffrin Tricentennial Documentary Film

Through The Kindness of Strangers: Historical Documentary Update

Sage Film & Video filmmakers, Jane Pollini and Deborah Arnold have now completed the trailer' for the special historical documentary, Tredyffrin…The First 300 Years. The trailer is being shown in various locations throughout the Township and on Public Access Channel 2. Pattye Benson, Executive Producer on the documentary project, reports many wonderful mementos, photos and people have helped tell the story of Tredyffrin's history.

One such story was the discovery of some very old footage of Valley Forge from the 1920's. Pattye was 'surfing' the YouTube.com website and stumbled across an exciting old home movie. Upon closer examination, it was determined that this Anders Family footage was filmed in our community. Pattye contacted the current film's owner, Tom Martin of Virginia and he explained that the original home movie was filmed by Charles Marshall, Sr., an opera singer in the 1920's, during a family outing to Valley Forge. Mr. Martin graciously loaned the original 1929 movie to Pattye Benson for use in the historical documentary. Due to the film's value, age and fragile condition, Pattye had the film professionally copied in Philadelphia and then returned the original with a copy to Mr. Martin.

Pattye truly understands the phrase, "through the kindness of strangers"; how exciting to have such a special home movie included in the documentary. The completed historical documentary premiered at an outdoor venue at Wilson Farm Park on the evening of Saturday, September 15, 2007. See www.tredyffrinhistory.org for details on how you can purchase a copy of Tredyffrin…The First 300 Years!

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More Documentary Updates:

Bobby Barajas, owner of Howellville Headquarters is being helped with sound equipment by filmmaker, Jane Pollini. Mr. Barajas, interviewed in his barbershop for the historical documentary, provided wonderful stories about "growing up" in Tredyffrin. Howellville was the earliest village in Tredyffrin Township and at one time boasted of two inns, blacksmith and wheelwright shops, a gristmill and several sawmills.

Filmmaker, Jane Pollini (left) is consulting with Walt Lapinsky (center) prior to his interview. Mr. Jeff Benson, shown on the right and Mr. Lapinsky are both employees of Unisys Corporation, on Swedesford Road in Malvern, the location of this interview. In 1954, Burroughs Corporation (which later became Unisys Corporation) moved in to Tredyffrin Township and was originally located on Rt. 252 at Central Avenue in Paoli. Mr. Lapinksy was hired as summer help at Burroughs during his college days in the 1960's, and was able to provide information about Burroughs move to Paoli and the early days of the company in Tredyffrin. A very early computer, a 1951 UNIVAC 2, is featured in the background of the photo.

To keep up to date on the latest Tricentennial news, sign up for the website update notification and/or read about it in the Township Newsletter.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

If you have historical information on the Township and would like to be involved in the documentary, contact Pattye Benson at: 610-644-6759 or pattye@greatvalleyhouse.com.

For general inquiries concerning the Tricentennial, please email: tredyffrin300@tredyffrin.org.

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Winner of the Tricentennial Logo Contest

Sixteen year old Devon Snyder, currently a Junior at Conestoga High School, is the creative mastermind behind the logo (image above) that would be displayed all over Tredyffrin Township in celebration of the Township’s 300th anniversary.
Devon and her family have been living in Berwyn since she was in the sixth grade. She is currently a third year art major at Conestoga High School, and plans to continue her interest in Art and Environmental Science in college.
Congratulations to Devon on this great achievement!