80 Years of Fishing
Since it was created by the WPA in 1936 for fishing and skating, the pond in Glen Providence Park has seen its fair share of fishing,...
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An 80th Anniversary Year
2015 was the 80th Anniversary year for Glen Providence Park! In 1935, prominent Media Borough residents George and Eleanor Reed Butler...
read more80th Anniversary for Glen Providence Park!
In the summer of 1935, George and Eleanor Butler donated the land for Glen Providence Park, the first park established by Delaware...
read more1939 Photos of Glen Providence Park!
We were delighted last year when local resident William Vanleer shared with us a series of 12 photographs by his grandfather, GJ...
read more7-13-2013 Our 2nd Anniversary Picnic!
Join us as we celebrate the second year of Friends of Glen Providence Park! It is our 2nd Anniversary Picnic, and this year we will...
read more1941 Nature Guide!
We were delighted and amazed to find a copy of the 1941 Nature Guide to Glen Providence Park in the Media Historic Archives, after...
read more4-6-2013 A 1941 Nature Guide & Spring Ephemerals Walk!
See Glen Providence Park through the eyes of a park ranger from 1941! We were intrigued during our historical research to find this...
read moreThanksgiving
Following the example of some of our friends, throughout November we have been counting down to Thanksgiving by posting daily thanks...
read moreA Halloween Birthday for Glen Providence Park!
George and Eleanor Butler donated the land for Glen Providence Park in the summer of 1935, and its final approval was reported in the...
read moreConcerts in Glen Providence Park
For decades, summers meant weekly concerts at the stage in Glen Providence Park! The first concert on Tuesday, June 29, 1937 had...
read more7/28/2012 Picnic in the Park
Join us as we celebrate the first year of Friends of Glen Providence Park… with a picnic! We can’t think of of a more...
read moreThe Great Media Easter Egg Hunt
The Great Media Easter Egg Hunt is Glen Providence Park’s longest-running event… the Egg Hunt has been held on the...
read moreIt’s A Wonderful Life… at Glen Providence Park!
An amazing 1933 account of a girl rescuing her younger sister from icy water at Broomall’s Dam is remarkably similar to that of...
read moreAnnotated Trail Map!
It’s our historically annotated trail map! These are not official trail and place names- they are whimsical names based on our...
read moreVolunteers through the years!
Most of us have had trouble keeping up with yard work from time to time… imagine being responsible for over 30 acres! Even a...
read more76 years in the park: the Swamp Man, pie eating contests �...
When Mr. and Mrs. George Butler donated the land for Glen Providence Park in 1935, it was the first park in Delaware County. ...
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