Mark, Saturday, 14 Sep 2002 Festival 12:00 noon to 3:00 PM The day will include crafts for children & adults, music, food, a bake sale, potted mums, & other flowers, a white elephant booth, plus a raffle for baskets of cheer & other wonderful items. Special Guest: Collection of Bethel artifacts. Neighboring historical Societies. Guest speaker: William TROPPMAN & others. NOTE: William TROPPMAN is an outstanding speaker! He did a lecture on Marcus Hook & The Revolutionary War at "Old St. Martin's" a few years ago. House Tour: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Dr. Mead F. SHAFFER's house on Bethel Road, Bethel Twp., PA: 1686 -- log house owned by Thomas GARRETT 1712 -- Robert BOOTH purchased house 1721 -- addition added Early 19th century -- log house removed & built stone section that you see today. 1830 -- BOOTH Family sold farm. The farm had several owners until... 1864 -- CHEYNEY bought farm & farmed it for over 100 yrs. 1966 -- Dr. Mead F. SHAFFER purchased property 1970 -- Stone barn rebuilt from ruins with help from the Amish. Original date of barn was c1750. 1980's -- New section added to the south side of house SOUTHERY Log House, c1683, Dr. SHAFFER just had rebuilt on his property. It had been dismantled in 1972, when it was going to be torn down. Other houses are on the tour but I do not have that information at this time. Tickets will be sold at the festival. Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) In a message dated 9/13/2 3:48:28 PM, MDixon1918 writes: << Hello. I was hoping you could give me an idea what will be happening at this Bethel Township event that you posted to the New Castle list today. Thanks! Mark E. Dixon Wayne, PA >>