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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One of the remarkable things about our community is the talent and creativity of our residents. Theater, music, literature, lectures, sports, travel, and more beckon us to come out and play. The community generates dozens of activities and events every month both on and off campus. A Sampling of Activities: The video below is of
It’s hard to imagine that before 1980 this beautiful campus was a humble cornfield and pasture. The contrasts between then and now are numerous. This section tells about Pennswood’s heritage. Topics: not assigned Buildings | community | community | Customs & Culture | Customs & Culture | Demographics | Demographics | Environmental Stewardship | Environmental Stewardship | Events | events | Intergenerational Activities | Intergenerational Activities | Land | Land | Performing Arts | performing arts | PV Services | PV Services | Residents Past and Present | Residents Past and Present
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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(Village Voices 2007-2022)A Telling Our Stories program in Penn Hall on 3/14/23 What can we learn about ourselves from the Village Voices that have been printed over the last 15 years? In 2007, Village Voices’ original vision was for this mostly-monthly publication to be“casual communications among us on a variety of topics….personal ads, photos, guest
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Residents read selections from past Village Voices issues that reveal the Pennswood community’s spirit. Topics: not assigned community | Customs & Culture | dramatic reading | dramatic reading | events | Events | history | Pennswood | Pennswood community | performing arts | Performing Arts | Residents Past and Present | Residents Past and Present | spirit. | Video | Voices from the Past
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This website is built with pages of stories–narratives, videos, photographs describing the Pennswood Community. The home page gives a sample and an index of terms linked to the stories. On this page, you can browse through summaries of all of those stories, and select anything that interests you to read and see more. Topics: not
On June 27th, 2022 in Penn Hall we launched our two-year project to learn about Pennswood’s past and present through interviews of current and former participants and other research efforts using both community records and external sources. This video introduces the project, invites residents to participate, and includes the history of the land that Pennswood
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We chose the gazebo sketch below as our Telling Our Stories logo to symbolize the common aspects of community life: enclosed yet open, public yet intimate, sheltered yet not isolated. ~ Richmond Shreve Topics: not assigned community
