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Welcome to the Cocalico Valley Historical Society |
January 27, Annual Show and Tell
Everyone looks forward to this annual program! Come and share
your one-of-a-kind treasures with friends at this event, which is full of
surprises.
Meeting are held
at 7:30 P.M. at the Ephrata Public Library, 550 S. Reading Road, Ephrata unless
otherwise stated.
View an exhibit of nearly 40 Antique Privy Bags, also known as “outhouse bags,” which showcased the fledgling sewing skills of young single women. The 2010 journal, Vol. XXXV is published as a full color catalog to accompany an exhibit of privy bags. The catalog is available for purchase. Society will receive their copy by mail in early 2010. The volunteer staffed museum is open Sat., 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; other hours by appointment (with 24 hour notice). The exhibit will run through May 15, 2010.
237- 249 West Main Street (Rt. 322), Ephrata, at the corner of Oak Street Our MissionWe are dedicated to acquiring, preserving, and interpreting material pertaining to the heritage of the Northern Lancaster County community known as the Cocalico Valley and making this material accessible to the public. The Cocalico Valley is defined as the townships of East and West Cocalico, Clay, Ephrata, West Earl and a portion of Earl. This includes the boroughs of Akron, Adamstown, Denver and Ephrata, Pennsylvania.
Links
Ephrata Cloister Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society Lancaster County Historical Society Ephrata Area Chamber of Commerce
Virtual Ephrata Borough of Ephrata Downtown Ephrata, Inc. (DEI)
Contact InformationTelephone 717.733.1616 Postal address P O Box 193, Ephrata, PA 17522 |