Then and Now

Map of Pennswood Village

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.


Our Home Place: History, Land, Buildings, Culture, and Features

Voices from the Past

Residents read selections from past Village Voices issues that reveal the Pennswood community’s spirit …
Founding Board Members

Community

Community A values-based, caring, intentional community. NOTE: Only two founders, Barbara Jacobson and Richard Yarnall, were not on the original …
Lived Values - The Names of Pennswood's Buildings

Lived Values – The Names of Pennswood’s Buildings

Pennswood Village’s building names honor certain prominent Quakers who manifested important values by letting their lives speak. The PDF below …
Pennswood's Beautiful Meadow

Pennswood’s Beautiful Meadow

A river runs through it–sometimes. Our picturesque meadow may seem very natural, but it is actually meticulously designed and engineered …

45th Anniversary Exhibit Openings

Theme 5: Well-being & Community: The Good Life at Pennswood (concluding with Shadowlands, a short play written about our founders) …
Sidney Cadawallader II

Sidney Cadawallader II

SIDNEY “SID” CADWALLADER II (b. 1933; d. 2015) was born and lived most of his life in Yardley, PA. He …

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