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East Falls Past – Columns from the Fallser

For many years, until 2015, the Fallser served East Falls with its monthly publication.   Early columns may be downloaded as PDF. More recent columns are online – click the year to see all columns from that year.


2006 (PDFs – download to view)
January 2006: January News
February 2006: February News
March 2006: March News
April 2006: April Falls News
May 2006: Falls May Happenings
June 2006: June Happenings
July 2006: July News
August 2006: Summer Vacations in 1900
September 2006: September News
October 2006: October Happenings
November 2006: November News 1901 – 1925
December 2006: December News

2007 (PDFs – download to view)
January 2007: January News
February 2007: Courtship Customs
March 2007: March Happenings
April 2007: April News
May 2007: May News
June 2007: Weddings to Remember
July 2007: July News
August 2007: August News
September 2007: School Days
October 2007: October News
November 2007: World War I
December 2007: Christmas Memories

2008 (PDFs – download to view)
January 2008: Midvale Avenue
February 2008: Spanning the Schuylkill at East Falls
March 2008: East Falls Athletes
April 2008: The Depression Years
May 2008: Indian Queen Lane
June 2008: Breck School, Dutch Hollow
July 2008: In the Good Ole Summertime!
August 2008: Childhood Amusements
October 2008: Laurel Hill
November 2008: Dobson Mills
December 2008: Christmas Advertisement

2009 (PDFs – download to view)
January 2009: Rose Whitty Interview
February 2009: Washington Encampment in East Falls
March 2009: Classified Ads
April 2009: Simpson Mills
May 2009: Old Academy Players
June 2009: Robert Free Interview
July 2009: Falls of Schuylkill 1777
August 2009: Paul Costello
September 2009: Shronk’s Vision
October 2009: The Two Theaters
November 2009: Falls Tavern

2010 (PDFs – download to view)
January 2010: Lizanne (Kelly) LeVine interview
February2010: February happenings through the years
March 2010: Mary Webster interview excerpts
April 2010: Street Names in East Falls 
May 2010: Jean Rowland Interview
June 2010: Boat Houses & their Social Clubs
July 2010: East Falls Regatta
August 2010: The Bathey 
October 2010: EF Businessmen’s Meeting
November 2010: Ella Boyd McGlynn Interview
December 2010: Holiday Gifts

2011 (PDFs – download to view)
January 2011: East Falls Transit History
February 2011: Oral History Tidbits
March 2011: March Madness – Basketball in East Falls
April 2011: Mae Mohr
May 2011: Gettysburg Civil War Regiment Formed Here
June 2011: Catfish and Waffles
July 2011: July 4 Celebrations
August 2011: East Falls’ Pharmaceutical Legacy
September 2011: Baseball-playing Gotwols Brothers
October 2011: Mifflin Mansion Ghost
November 2011: Shopping in East Falls
December 2011: Mr. Green, Falls Stationmaster

2012 (PDFs – download to view)
January 2012: Trolley on Midvale
February 2012: Traffic at Ridge and Midvale
March 2012: Harry Prime
April 2012:  History of Saint Bridget School
May 2012:  Harry Prime (Recreation)
June 2012:  Mifflin School
July 2012:  Falls Folks
August 2012:  Castle Ringstetten
September 2012:  Halfball Tournament…
October 2012:  John B. Kelly
November 2012:  Wissahickon Creek
December 2012:  Pearl Harbor Memories

2013
January 2013: Queen Lane Manor
February 2013: Louise Halstead
March 2013: Timeline of East Falls
April 2013: Lee Snyder
May 2013: Aimee Semple McPherson
June 2013: East Falls History Quiz
July 2013: Bob Levy
August 2013: Bob Levy #2
September 2013: Fire House
October 2013: McKinley
November 2013: Falls Library
December 2013: McDermott’s Candy Store

2014  
January 2014: Trees
February 2014:  Judge Michael Arnold
March 2014:  Teresa Altomare Corcoran
April 2014: William Grattan Tyrone Power
May 2014: Shronk Family
July 2014: July 4th
August 2014: Woodside Park
September 2014:  Falls Bridge
October 2014: Ferry on the Schuylkill
November 2014: James Buchanan’s Laurel Hill Connection
December 2014: Joe Petrone Interview Highlights

2015
January 2015: Henry Avenue Bridge
February 2015: Gustine Lake
March 2015: World War II Memories
April 2015: Daniel Furman
May 2015: Grace Kelly Anecdotes
June 2015: Joe Petrone
July 2015: Joe Petrone – Stores of East Falls
August 2015: Swimming Holes of Past Years Are Remembered
September 2015: Sandwiches
October 2015: Interview with Joan Specter