A Values-based, caring, intentional, community
BARBARA JACOBSON (b.1915; d. 2011) grew up in Rose Valley, PA. She studied piano with Nadia Boulanger in Paris (1931-32), graduated from the Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr in 1933, and earned a bachelor’s degree in set design at Bennington (VT) College. She became a school administrator in 1943 when she joined Gwynedd Friends Meeting […]
JOHN “JACK” STAPLER HOLLISTER (b. 1914, d.1988) was born in Trenton, NJ, of Quaker parents. A George School graduate (class of 1931), he was tall (6 ft. 6 in.) and athletic, captain of the tennis team. He went to Brown University. He and his brother Charles both took a year off and rode bikes through
SIDNEY “SID” CADWALLADER II (b. 1933; d. 2015) was born and lived most of his life in Yardley, PA. He attended Fallsington Friends School, George School, Swarthmore College, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He practiced law on the Main Street of Yardley for 60 years. He and his wife Carolyn and their four
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ELISE LUDEKE BARASH (b. 1915; d. 2010), the second of four children, lived a long and full life that touched the lives of many people. She had a passion for sailing (learned from her father), gardening, and tennis. She adored children and quickly developed a special rapport with them. Early in her life, Elise had
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PENNSWOOD’S SEVEN FOUNDERS were all “weighty” Quakers who had some connection with George School, either as students and/or as George School board members. They were also life-long friends and knew each other socially. Each was multi-talented and civic-minded. They shared a commitment to the creation of a caring, values-based, intentional community for adults 65 and
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A Values-Based Community Pennswood’s founders sought to bring together people who would delight in each other’s company. All of the founders were Quakers, but they were clear that Pennswood would be a diverse community, not exclusive to any faith. It was the human social value sand respect that future residents shared that would make the
November 22, 1976 was the day Pennswood Village went from a good idea to becoming a legal entity. That was the day the founders put pen to paper and made the community a real thing. Much had gone before, and much would follow in the process of forming Pennswood. We celebrate the day that Pennswood
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