Thanksgiving 2016
Throughout November, we have been counting down to Thanksgiving by posting daily thanks on Facebook. There is some overlap with our...
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Nature Walks & A History Talk
We have monthly nature walks (or volunteer days) in Glen Providence Park, year-round! We’ve documented our Spring Cleanups in March...
read more1897 Isaac Worrall Tree Inscription
This spring, we learned about an 1897 inscription on an American Beech tree in Glen Providence Park! Research into its author revealed...
read more2-8-2016 History Presentation
In the 1800’s, the land that is now Glen Providence Park was called Scroggie Valley. Forty-year Delaware County Institute of...
read moreScroggie Shingle Mill
Our first clue of a mill having been in “Scroggie Valley,” now Glen Providence Park, was in local historian Dr. Anna Broomall’s...
read moreHistorical Maps!
For those who love history, maps, or both(!), it is interesting to track the progression of development surrounding the land that is...
read more27 Days of Thanks
Throughout November, we have been counting down to Thanksgiving by posting daily thanks on Facebook. There is some overlap with our...
read moreDiatoms in Scroggie Run!
In another intriguing piece of Glen Providence Park history, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia has a collection of early...
read more2-23-2013 Naturalist Walk & Talk
Glen Providence Park has been studied by naturalists for many years, dating from T. Chalkley Palmer’s 1889 essay about Scroggie...
read moreAmerican Chestnuts in Glen Providence Park!
This fall, we were delighted to confirm that we found two healthy young American Chestnut trees in Glen Providence Park! At the...
read moreThanksgiving
Following the example of some of our friends, throughout November we have been counting down to Thanksgiving by posting daily thanks...
read more1/15/2012 Winter Tree Walk
Love trees? We sure do… which is why we are excited to welcome Dr. David Hewitt to explore the trees in Glen Providence...
read morePre-park history: Scroggie Valley!
Before Glen Providence Park was established, its valley was called Scroggie! [1] It was even the setting for an 18th century Ghost...
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