11-5-2011 History & Nature Walk
Join us as we hike through the park during this beautiful time of year, and learn about the park’s history and nature! Saturday, November 5 9:30-11:00 am We will share some surprising history and...
View Article“Witches Ride”
This is an actual 19th century Witch Story that takes place in and around Glen Providence Park! This story was found among the papers of the late Dr. Anna E. Broomall, who died in 1931. She was a...
View ArticleAnnotated Trail Map!
It’s our historically annotated trail map! These are not official trail and place names- they are whimsical names based on our research of the park. Sprinkle a little historical perspective into your...
View Article10-14-2012 Nature & Ghost Walk
It’s a “historical” ghost & nature walk in Glen Providence Park! We won’t have costumes, makeup, or theatrics- but you can find out more about the park’s historical ghost and witch stories, and...
View ArticleGhosts & other park frights
We were in the Halloween spirit at our Nature & Ghost Walk on October 14 with tales of extortion, poison theft, witches, arrests, a fire, and multiple ghosts… who knew that Glen Providence Park’s...
View ArticleA 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 October 30, 1935 Chester Times. The long-time park guard and...
View Article10-19-2013 Wicked Plants & Historical Ghost Walk
It’s a “historical” ghost & nature walk in Glen Providence Park! We won’t have costumes or theatrics- but we’ll explore the dark side of the park’s plants and history. Find out more about the...
View ArticleNature Walks in the Park!
We get so busy preparing for our events and other activities in Glen Providence Park, we don’t always find time to write about them afterwards! We’ve documented our bird walks and volunteer days since...
View ArticleHistorical Maps!
For those who love history, maps, or both(!), it is interesting to track the progression of development surrounding the land that is now Glen Providence Park! We’ve compiled over 20 maps in...
View ArticleScroggie 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 1700’s Newlywed Ghost Story – a bit of local folklore with details that...
View Article10-31-2015 A Halloween 80th Birthday Celebration!
Join Hedgerow Theatre and Friends of Glen Providence Park for a ghostly Halloween celebration of Glen Providence Park’s 80th birthday! Get your trick-or-treaters ready, and bring them for spooky songs...
View ArticleA Spooky Halloween 80th Birthday!
Goblins, ghosts, and witches returned to Glen Providence Park for its Halloween 80th birthday party! Amidst the deepening shadows on the last evening in October, more than 160 revelers came out to...
View Article1980’s Halloween Hauntings!
Thirty years ago, werewolves, ghouls, and monsters filled Glen Providence Park on October nights for the annual Halloween Haunting. The descriptions in the newspapers are fantastic – my favorite is...
View ArticleGlen Providence Park’s 85th Halloween Birthday!
George and Eleanor Butler donated the land for Glen Providence Park in the summer of 1935, and work started on October 31, 1935 – making Halloween Glen Providence Park’s birthday! Coincidentally(?),...
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