Langhorne Harvest Festival October 26
For the last several years members of the 69th Pa have attended the annual Langhorne Harvest
festival in Bucks County to make our presence known to the community and to help raise funds for
the Gravestone project. The all day affairs features booths and information tables from wide variety
of groups. An estimated 5,000 visitors walked the length of Maple Street and observed the canopy
tents of both the 69th Pa and the Sons of Union Veterans. More than $400 was brought in through
sales of our tee shirts, books, music CD's and caps. The small team which attended spent a busy day
talking with the public, recruiting for new membership and welcoming a number of descendants of
men who fought with the 69th Pa "Irish Volunteers during the 1861 - 1865 struggle.
festival in Bucks County to make our presence known to the community and to help raise funds for
the Gravestone project. The all day affairs features booths and information tables from wide variety
of groups. An estimated 5,000 visitors walked the length of Maple Street and observed the canopy
tents of both the 69th Pa and the Sons of Union Veterans. More than $400 was brought in through
sales of our tee shirts, books, music CD's and caps. The small team which attended spent a busy day
talking with the public, recruiting for new membership and welcoming a number of descendants of
men who fought with the 69th Pa "Irish Volunteers during the 1861 - 1865 struggle.
The Volunteers at the Information Table
Meeting the public
An Irish Wolfhound stops to visit
Talking with a potential recruit
Our Table display
Our ladies, Andrea Ashcroft and Sam Cerulli relax after a day of discussion
Dave Ashcroft on sentry duty as crowds pass by our table
Dave Ashcroft explains our gravestone project
Don Ernsberger discusses General Burnside
Sergeant Major Dave O'Daniel awaits our next table visitors as Irish music plays
Veterans Day at New Cathedral Cemetery
November 9, 2019
November 9, 2019
