Meetings - Regular meetings are held on the last Tuesday night of every month, except December, unless otherwise noted. They are held at 7:30 PM at the John L. Myers Memorial Township Building, 1082 Bethel Road Garnet Valley, PA 19061
[Phone: 610-459-1529]
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Our meetings rotate for content,one month a business meeting the next is a speaker and the next is a tour of some historically significant place. Research meetings are on the second Thursday of each month. They are held at 7:30 PM at the home of Dr. Shaffer on Bethel Road. The research meetings revolve around our current research project which is the updating of the survey of historical homes in Bethel Township.

Founders Day
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for 2011 Founders' Day images.

At Founders' Day this past Fall we had a 'Picture and a Paragraph' contest for area students in the fifth grade. All students chose to write about something related to the US Civil War 1861 - 1865. The contest winners were announced at an award ceremony on Tuesday January 31, 2012. at the Bethel Twp building, 1092 Bethel Rd, Garnet Valley.

2012 Board of Directors
  • Chairman: Glenn Johnson
  • Vice-Chairman: Beth McCarrick
  • Secretary: Darree Clark
  • Treasurer: Jim Turner
  • Members at Large:
    Chief advisor ~ Dr. Shaffer
    Civil War demonstrations ~ Bob Bardsley
    Promotions ~ Eileen Shomo
    Event Coordinator: Judy McCleary
    Website - Jay Childress [Rotary International] 610 459 4183
    please leave a message and we will call you back ~ Computer Magic

 

Bethel Preservation Society Journal
The Journal is our organization's newsletter, and is mailed to over 250 persons who are interested in the history of Bethel Township. Contact Beth McCarrick at (610) 485-0586 for information about receiving The Journal, or to receive back issues. You can download the current or past few issues >>> Click here