Archive for the ‘Events & News’ Category

Dick Rosen Appointed to Board Vacancy

Drexel University Professor Richard Rosen was appointed January 12, 2010 by the Society’s Board of Commissioners to fill the vacancy left by the recent death of Max Silberman. Rosen will fulfill the balance of Silberman’s Vice Chairman’s position on the 5 member commissioners board and also that of VP of History and research.  

Chuck Bednarik Book Signing in Hatboro January 9, 2010

CHUCK BEDNARIK AUTOGRAPH SESSION SATURDAY JANUARY 9, 2010 Hatboro By David Coulson, FCS Executive Director. Saturday January 9, 2010 was a very special day in the Society’s Museum as football Hall of Famer Chuck Bednarik made a rescheduled visit due to the snowstorm of December 19th that caused the cancellation of his intended first visit. […]

SOCIETY RECEIVES DONATION OF BASEBALL RESEARCH BOOKS

University of Pennsylvania Professor Bruce Kuklick has graciously donated his collection of more than 70 books to the Society’s Library. Over the years many college students, authors, high school students and regular fans of baseball mull through these library volumes to learn about the history of baseball. With this fantastic assortment of books from SABR […]

Toys for Tots!

  Greater Horsham Chamber of Commerce invites you to our annual Toys for Tots Holiday Celebration Wednesday, December 9th - 5 PM to 8 PM Days Inn Horsham, 245 Easton Road, Horsham

THE SILBERMANS HOLIDAY GREETINGS

Rikki and Max Silberman are proudly shown here with their family of two daughters, two son in laws and three grandchildren expressing their hopes for all of our website visitors and A’s Society members to enjoy a safe & happy holiday season and a very successful 2010. God Bless you all.  

A Legendary Breakfast

by Bob Warrington On 4 October 2009 the A’s Society staged its Legends of Baseball Breakfast. It was a hugely successful event with former players, attendees, organizers and guests all commenting on how much they enjoyed being there. The breakfast was held at Williamsons Restaurant in Hatboro, PA, which did its typically tremendous job of […]

Danny Murtaugh Hall of Fame Ballot

  Hello All, Many of you probably already know that my grandfather is once again on the ballot for the Hall of Fame. The vote is on December 6, and the competition is strong. If you would like to help his chances, you can write to the Hall of Fame Veterans’ Committee Members before the […]

Update from Kathleen McGillicuddy Kelly

Hi everyone, My daughter Beth and I took a two week trip to Ireland in September. We stayed in Dublin, then took a 9 day “Folk and Pub Tour”. We had a lively fun group of adults on our bus. There were 22 of us, all ages and our Irish driver was very knowledgeable about […]

A’s Society Honors Spook Jacobs

A’s Society Honors Spook Jacobs with special dinner at Otto’s Restaurant in Horsham and a specially designed Spook Jacobs Cancelled Cachet. These limited number of stamped, canceled & autographed collectibles are priced at only $10 plus your SASE for return shipping. With less than 200 available sure to be on every stamp collectors want list. […]

Tribute to our Military Veterans & Triple Book Signing

SUNDAY OCTOBER 18, 2009 Lou Brissie & Bob Feller Horsham Days Inn - Tribute to our Military Veterans & a triple book signing. The A’s Society was proud to bring together our military heroes of another wartime. May God Bless them all.