           
Our Mission
We are dedicated to discovering, gathering, and
preserving materials and data relative to the heritage of the community
known as the Cocalico Valley. The Cocalico Valley is defined as the
Townships of East & West Cocalico, Clay, Ephrata, West Earl and a portion of
Earl. This includes the Boroughs of Akron, Adamstown, Denver & Ephrata,
Pennsylvania.
Our History
The Historical
Society of the Cocalico Valley was formed in 1957 as a project of the
Ephrata Recreation Center. In 1961 the Society purchased the Connell home
from Alvin Wissler, who had purchased the property from the guardians and
executors of Nora Connell.
The Society is
interested in preserving the heritage of the Cocalico Valley, which the
Society defines as the townships of East and West Cocalico and Ephrata (all
once part of Cocalico Township), Clay, West Earl, and a portion of Earl.
This area encompasses the boroughs of Ephrata, Akron, Denver, and Adamstown.
Items found in the museum of the Society were either made in the Cocalico
Valley, or are representative or typical of the used in the Cocalico Valley
area.
OFFICERS - 2010
|
President |
Lowell D. Haws |
| Vice President |
James Brodt |
| Recording Secretary |
Ellen M Depuy |
| Corresponding Secretary |
Penny Lyba |
| Treasurer |
Joel Westerhoff |
| Librarian |
Cynthia Marquet |
Trustees at
Large
| Morton S. Fry |
2010 |
| William C. Irvine |
2010 |
| Lorna K. Ravegum |
2010 |
| Susan I. Reber |
2010 |
| Harold H. Bingeman |
2011 |
| Barbara A McCaffrey |
2011 |
| Beth McCollom |
2011 |
| Beth Y. Parson |
2011 |
| Eugene Gockley |
2012 |
| John S. Hibschman |
2012 |
| Cathy M Westerfhoff |
2012 |
| David Willett |
2012 |
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