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Enjoy
Along the Elephant Trail, "The
Official Newsletter of the Philadelphia A's Society." 
- JUNE 2,
2012 Curt Simmons Day & Egypt Memorial Park Festival
- MAY 19, 2012
Baseball Great Bobby Shantz to appear at Mickey Vernon Sports
History Museum
- VIDEO:
Former Phillies greats attend signing at Horsham hotel
- Bill
White: ‘Uppity’? Or just a damned good baseball man?
By Mike Morsch, Executive Editor
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- AN
AMERICAN HERO
- HATBORO A’s
DIVISION CHAMPS
- SUDLERSVILLE, MD FOLKS
VISIT HATBORO
- SPORTS SILENT AUCTION (To
celebrate Jimmie Foxx Birthday) Saturday, October 22nd - 10:00
am to 3:00 pm
Sudlersville Middle School,
Sudlersville, Md
- A's SOCIETY DISPLAY
AT THE VALLEY FORGE CONVENTION CENTER SEPTEMBER 23-25, 2011
- A's SOCIETY TO DISPLAY
AT THE VALLEY FORGE CONVENTION CENTER SEPTEMBER 23-25, 2011
- MLB is in his DNA: Kathleen
McGillicuddy Kelly’s grandson carries on the baseball tradition
- SOCIETY COMMISSIONER
CARL GOLDBERG ACCEPTS ADDED ROLE
- Bobby Shantz
Shares Baseball Memories With Residents of The Philadelphia Protestant
Home
-
The "Outta Leftfield"
Weblog Tuesday, August 30, 2011From the A's to the A-list
- EDDIE ROBINSON
SIGNING EVENT
- Delaware County's
Mickey Vernon Sports History Museum
- A'S SOCIETY
ASSISTS AMERICAN DIABETES HORSHAM FUND RAISER
- Society's
MeeT with the Atwater/Kent
- YOUTHS FROM HATBORO's
YMCA TOUR MUSEUM
- 19th Century Baseball
Tournament in Gettysburg
- Saturday
August 27th 10 AM - Noon Horsham Days Inn Eddie
Robinson Signing Event Plus Live Auction
-
Phillie
Phanatic, Ruth Mack Clark & Bobby Shantz During Pre-game
Ceremonies Sunday,
June 26, 2011
- Philly memories of the
A's By Mike
Morsch
- Oakland Athletics Jersey
Winners!
- OAKLAND A's
FANS IN TOWN!
- June 18, 2011 Simmons and
Shantz Pack Society Museum
- June 18th
Bobby Shantz, Curt Simons, Dick Rosen, Signing Event
- Oakland A's Official
Jerseys Raffle June 2011
- WELCOME
2011 AUCTION RESULTS
- 2nd ANNUAL LIVE AUCTION
OF SPORTS MEMORABILIA
- BJ's SPORTSCARDS
IS OPENING HIS SECOND RESTAURANT IN THE WARMINSTER SQUARE
- MARCH 17, 2011: FOXX MUSEUM
REP VISITS A's SOCIETY
- 2011 Welcome Event Live
Auction
- Baseball
museum might intentionally walk By: RICH PIETRAS The Philadelphia
Athletics Society is considering relocating to the city
- Welcome
2011 Event Media Coverage: Tuesday, February 1, 2011 - Southpaws
sighted at signing by Mike Morsch
- Steve Van Buren 90th
Birthday Party
- A's SOCIETY TO OFFER
AN OFFICIAL A's UNIFORM LOGO
- Welcome 2011 Auction
- Welcome
2011 Autograph Session with Curt Simmons, Bobby Shantz...
2010
- December
11, 2010 Chuck Bednarik and David Jordan signing
- The Best Kept Secret
in Philadelphia A’s History November 15, 2010 by Matt Aber
- Creighton School
Students Offer Halloween Program to PPh Residents
- MERRILL REESE
Book SIging October 30, 2010
- Atwater/Kent
Museum Visits the A's Society's Museum
- MARCUS HOOK'S
MICKEY VERNON FANS DEDICATING A MEMORABILIA "VERNON HALL
OF FAME SHOWCASE "
- THEY CROSSED TWO
OCEANS TO VISIT US IN HATBORO
- Support
Our Heroes
- A's SOCIETY PARTICPATE
IN AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION FUND RAISER
- Scenes from MItch
Williams Book Signing
- HEROES OF THE DIAMOND
"RED, WHITE AND BLUE TOUR"
- JIMMIE FOXX MUSEUM
- SOCIETY HOSTS COMCAST
MANAGERS MEETING
- PHILLIES
MITCH WLLIAMS COMING TO HATBORO
- Ladies
of Baseball Update
- SOUTH CAROLINA
HONORS LOU BRISSIE
- Philadelphia Sports
Shows and Memorabilia Show
- Six Ladies from
the now defunct All American Professional Girls Baseball League
- PHILLIES BROADCASTER
CHRIS WHEELER HUGE HIT AT THE A's SOCIETY BOOK SIGNING
- WWII Vet Shares Memories,
Experiences With PPH Residents
- July 6, 2010,
Military All Stars vs Delaware County Diamonds
- LITTLE LEAGUERS
VISIT SOCIETYs MUSEUM SATURDAY May 8, 2010
- UPPER DUBLIN
YOUTH ENTERS SOCIETY VOLUNTEER CORP
- Friday,
April 30, 2010 Lou Brissie takes Kentucky Juvenile
- VIDEO:
A tip of the cap ... Hatboro Athletics pay homage to Connie Mack
- Dick Rosen Lecture Thursday,
April 29, at 7:00 PM at the Free Library of Phila., 19th and the
Parkway Sponsored by Drexel University
- CHESTER
COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME's PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
- Dogwood Stable's
Lou Brissie Wins First Race
- For
Joe Astroth, 87, game has changed little since he played
- Harry the K Book Signing
by author Randy Miller Saturday, March 20
- Thomas J. Saboy of Howell
NJ 2010 Lakewood Blue Claws Team Batboy
- Dick Rosen Appointed to Board
Vacancy
- Chuck Bednarik
Book Signing in Hatboro January 9, 2010
2009
- THE SILBERMANS HOLIDAY
GREETINGS
- SOCIETY RECEIVES
DONATION OF BASEBALL RESEARCH BOOKS
- A Legendary
Breakfast
- Danny Murtaugh Hall
of Fame Ballot
- Greater Horsham
Chamber of Commerce Toys for Tots Holiday Celebration
- Chuck Bednarik
New Book and Bobble Head Doll Signing
-
SUNDAY
OCTOBER 18, 2009 Triple
Book Signing
- Update from Kathleen
McGillicuddy Kelly
- A's Society
Honors Spook Jacobs
- The Sacharczuk's
Make Donation
- A's Society At The
Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA
- Irish Lassie Plans
When She Returns Home to Ireland
- Dogwood
Stable Names New Colt “Lou Brissie”
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SUNDAY
OCTOBER 18, 2009 Lou
Brissie & Bob Feller are coming to the Horsham Days Inn
- Oakland
A's Throwback Game Honors 1929 Philadelphia Athletics
-
A's
Society Joins PA State Represenative Rick Taylor's "Support
Our Troops" Program
-
Curt
Simmons Famous Lefty from Phillies History signs
baseballs for A's Society
- Cruise
the Caribbean Aboard MSC Cruise Ship with some of Baseball's Greats!
- John Alek and Pop
Pop Ira
- Thousands Jam Hatboro's
York Road for Annual Moonlight Memories Car Show Extravaganza
- Philadelphia's Baseball
Legends: The Championship Teams
- Bo Ryan University
of Wisconsin basketball coach to visit Mickey Vernon Sports History
Museum
- FANS
PACK THE DAYS INN IN HORSHAM FOR LADIES DAY A HUGE SUCCESS
- PHILLIES GREG
HOBBS VISITS HATBORO
- HUNDREDS OF PHILLIES
FANS PACK THE HORSHAM DAYS INN TO SEE THE PHILLIES 2008 WORLD
SERIES TROPHY
- SOCIETY & DAYS
INN TO HOST PHILLIES 2008 WS TROPHY
- Spook
Jacobs Limited Edition Bobble Head Doll
- A's Society
Honors Athletics Five World Series Championships with Display
at Citizens Bank Park
- Battle
of Baseball All-Stars: US Military To Play Delaware Valley Women's
Fast Pitch
- LADIES DAY IN HORSHAM,
PA
- Mack Family
Surprise Visit
- A's Society
Displays at the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia
- Phillies
Phestival and the Fight Against Lou Gehrig's Disease
- ABINGTON CUB PACK
1 VISITS MUSEUM
- Jenkintown Troop
# 210 Visits Hatboro Museum
-
Spook
Jacobs Steals the Show at the Philadelphia Athletics Historical
Society Cuban Baseball Celebration
- We're Sorry, Soooooo
Sorry
- Baseball Benefit
Concert on April 5th!
- SPOOK
JACOBS DOES PRIVATE SIGNING IN A'S SOCIETY MUSEUM
- Former
Philadelphia Flyers Watson Brothers Coming to Hatboro in April
- Ruth
Mack Clark Celebrates 95
- A's Society & MH Frame
and Art Gallery of Warminster, PA Present an
Auction of 100 Plus Lots & Autograph Session
- Yo, Philly,
Play Ball!
- SPRING TRAINING
DAY AT THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE IN PHILLY
-
Bobby
Shantz Showcase in Pottstown High School
-
Spook
Jacobs Honored by Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame
- DELCO Sports Hall
of Fame Visits Hatboro
- Torah Academy And
Lou Brissie Visit
- A's Society Attends
Phila Sports Writers Banquet
- The Corporal was
a Pitcher Book Signing
- Fans pack A's Society
Museum to Greet Long time favorite Eddie Joost
- Joanne Zapata &
Eddie Joost
-
Right Off The Bat Baseball Show
to Air on KTRB 860 AM
- 100th Anniversary
Ira F. Thomas Celebration
2008
- Ruth Mack Clark Recieves
Irish HOF Award for Famous Dad NYC
- Abington Cub Scout
Troop #1 Visits Hatboro
- Fans, friends gather
to remember Vernon, one of the good guys
- A's Big Weekend
- Philly A's Double Header
Weekend
- Chism Family Autographed
Baseballs
-
Mike Fesnak Finally
Gets his Connie Mack Stamp
-
Phillies Ball Girls
Send Greetings to the Society
-
OAKLAND A's FANS STORM
SOCIETY MUSEUM
-
CHUCK BEDNARIK COMING
TO HATBORO
-
Ruth Mack Clark
to Recieve Irish HOF
Award for Famous Dad Tuesday August 26 in NYC
-
Joe
Astroth Interview Monday,
August 18, 2008
- Former M.L.
Pitchers Visit Society's Museum
- Former Player and
Manager Eddie Joost to Share Memories at Hall of Fame
- Eddie
Joost to Speak in Cooperstown!
- Eddie Joost in Cooperstown
/ Hall Of Fame Itinerary
-
Philadelphia
A’s Society Tentative Plans For A Sports
Card & Autograph Convention
- A's Society at CBP!
- Tony Risi
Passes Away
- KC A’s to Reunite
at CommunityAmerica Ballpark
- Margaret Mace Elementary
School in North Wildwood New Home of Historic Baseball signed
by 1927 Philadelphia Athletics.
- Lou Brissie Visits
Vets
- Do you know where
our grand old game came from?
- Society's Jordan Keynote
Speaker
- Delaware Sports Museum
and Hall of Fame’s Tribute to the Philadelphia A’s
Saturday June 28th
- MICKEY VERNON
APPEARS LIVE IN NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA
- NY METS AFFILIATE
HONOR FORMER A's LOU BRISSIE IN SAVANNAH, GA
- A's Society and Alta S.
Leary Art Club "paint the town"
- Spring Training Day at
Franklin Institute
- Delaware Sports Museum
and Hall of Fame’s Tribute to the Philadelphia A’s
- MICKEY VERNON TURNS
90
- A's SOCIETY's EXHIBIT AT
NCC IS A HUGE SUCCESS
- Spring Training Day at
Franklin Institute
- The Pollack Family
finds the A's Museum a huge treat
- Athletics Quilt
by Debbie Gallas
- OAKLAND A's FAN INVADES
HATBORO MUSEUM
- DELAWARE COUNTY
TO HOST MILITARY BASEBALL ALL STARS
- Constitution Centers
“Baseball As America” Exhibit Opening Night
- Eddie
Joost to Speak in Cooperstown!
- Constitution
Centers “Baseball As America” Direct from Cooperstown
2007
- A's Society and Alta S.
Leary Art Club "paint the town"
- Ray Didinger Book Signing
Another Successful Book Signing
- Lansdale, PA Cub Scout
Pack #9 Visits Museum
- Sudlersville
Middle School Site of the Foxx Day Celebration
- JIMMIE FOXX: FOREVER
YOUNG
-
Ray Didinger Coming
to Hatboro Saturday,
November 17, 2007
-
Jimmie Foxx Centennial
Birthday Celebration Draws Near
-
Chester Field
Dedicated to Shantz
-
Scenes from
A's Society Tribute to the Kansas City A's A Huges Success
- Shantz Field Dedication
Update
- Kansas
City Athletics Commemorative Bat
- The Big Trio...Ronnie
Joyner, Steve & Bill Bozman
- SEPTMBER 23rd
A's SOCIETY TRIBUTE TO THE KANSAS CITY A'S
- 1913 Athletics Glass Bat
ON Display in CORNING,
NY
- Society Accepts
1940 Scorecard
- New Jersey
Honors Its Own
- Two Dedicated Baseball
Fans
- ROLLIE STILES DEAD
AT 100, BILLY WERBER NOW OLDEST BIG LEAGUER
- AL BRANCATO, FROM SOUTHERN
TO SHIBE
- Ronnie Joyner, Steve
& Bill Bozman
- Shantz Field Dedication
Date Set
- A'S SOCIETY's ROVING
AMBASADOORS
- Ruth Mack
Clark meets Oakland's A's Stomper
- GILES HATBORO SIGNING A
HUGE SUCCESS!
- "CRASH DAVIS"
LIMITED EDITION BOBBLE HEAD
- A's
Society to Sponsor Crash Davis Bobble Head
- A'S SOCIETY VISITS BRITH
SHOLOM HOUSE
- A's Society Museum
acquires Rare 1950 Banner
- Joan Searles Joins Society
Staff
- Monday, February
5th, Maple Glen Cub Scout Troop tours A's Society Museum
2006
- SCENES
FROM THE 15Th A'S SOCIETY REUNION
- SCD Winners, A's Society
Holiday Giveaway
- THANKS FROM LOU LIMMER
- LOU LIMMER IN HOSPITAL
- JOE ASTROTH
RECUPERATES
- We think President FDR would
support our efforts for a Connie Mack U.S. Postal Service commemorative
stamp
- Society Steps Up Campaign
for Connie Mack Stamp.
- CONNIE MACK ALUMNI
CLUB
- Connie Mack Stamp
Stuck
-
Lansdale
Cub Scouts Visit Society Museum
- 2006 Reunion Photo
Gallery
-
Autograph
Guests at A's Society's 15th
Annual Reunion
-
SILENT
AUCTION at our 15th Annual Reunion
- A's Society's 15th
Annual Reunion Guest List Set
- A'S SOCIETY TEN YEARS
OLD!
- Oakland's A's Honors 97 year
old Former Philadelphia A's Emil Mailho
-
Bill Campbell,
Sam Carchidi & Bobby Shantz Pack Hatboro Museum
-
A's Society
Visits Delaware County Veterans In Concordville, PA
-
A's Society Visits
The Dock Woods Retirement Center to Open the 2006 Baseball Season
-
LIMMER AND
RUTNER FEATURED
-
Scenes from
March 18 at Franklin Institute
- Bill Werber Book Goes
to the Military
- The Franklin Institute's
Spring Training Day 2006!
2005
- A's Society's 14th
Breakfast Reunion a Huge Success
- Ray Didinger Book Signing
in Hatboro
- Mickey Vernon
Day in Hatboro Update
- Wednesday July 13,
2005 at Bobby Shantz Field, Pottstown, PA.
- Carl Scheib Returns
to Gratz, PA for June 18th Monument Dedication
- Fox TV Features A's
Museum
- GRATZ HONORS CARL
SCHEIB
- Mickey Vernon: The Gentleman
First Baseman is Coming to Hatboro
- Delaware
County (PA) Athletes Hall of Fame
- SPOOK JACOBS RECOVERING
- Sam Chapman Tiburon,CA
Local Hero to be Honored
- Pottstown, PA Boosters
For Bobby Shantz Field
- A'S CELEBRATE UNION LIBRARY'S
250TH
- BIG DAY AT THE FRANKLIN
INSTITUTE
- Saturday,
March 19, 2005 Spring Training Day at Franklin Institute.
- Society Steps Up Campaign
for Connie Mack Stamp
- Connie Mack Stamp Program
- October Reunion
A's Society Tribute to Connie Mack's 1930 Team
- Opening Day Philadelphia
Phillies vs the Washington Nationals
- A’S SOCIETY MOVES
AHEAD IN JANUARY
- Fort Washington
EXPO Center Rays Tribute to the EPSCC
- Visit from Chandler Hall Health
Center of Newtown, PA Adult Day Program
- Big
Day at the Days Inn, Horsham, PA on Saturday, January 15th, 2005
2004
- SABR Historical Documents
on Loan to Society's Museum
-
JOOST
TO SUDER TO FAIN
-
Happy
New Year???
-
REUNION UPDATE
By Mike Morsch
- 1954 A's Honored
at Breakfast Reunion
- 464 fans Pack Williamsons
Restaurant to attend A's Society 13th Reunion
- Society
Announces Reunion Autograph Guest Lists/Schedule of Appearances
- Society Issues Commemorative
License Plate
- Connie
Mack’s Granddaughter Throws First Pitch
- They're Going,
Going, Going....
- Veterans Remembered
- Society Visits Dock Woods
Center
- A's Society Becomes Community
Conscious
- A's Society
Wall of Fame Unveiled
- Wall
of Fame Plaques Sponsors
- Wall of Fame
Day in Hatboro, PA
- A's Society Annual
Reunion Set for October 16-17
- The Athletics are at Citizens
Bank Park
- Virgil "Fire"
Trucks Day at the Atwater/Kent Museum a Huge Success
- E.W. BOK Award
- A's Society 12th Annual
Reunion Weekend
- Vet Plaques Come
to Hatboro
- Philadelphia Athletics 50th
Jubliee Decal
- Will We Ever Forget:
Baseball in Philadelphia, 1876-2004
- 10% Members Discount in Gift
Shoppe
2003
- Barry Bryson of Manheim,
Pa Winner of the Lemans Suites Spring Training Vacation
- Phanatic and Bobby Shantz
December 2003
- Phillie Phanatic
Part of A’s Society Grand Re-Opening on December 27th!
- Phillies FINALLY Win Hall
of Fame Game
- Phillies First Owner
Honored with State Historical Marker
- Shirley Povich Remembers
Bill Werber the Ball-Player
- Bender Marker Set to
Go
- Scenes from Reunion
2003
- Ruben Gomez, Sr. in Hatboro
- Morsch Named To Advisory
Board
- Athletics Featured
on Channel 12
- Breakfast Weekend
Approahs
- Breakfast Reunion A
Big One
- Mickey Vernon Statue
Day
- July 24, 2003 - A's Society
Hosts One-Day Symposium
- June 11, 2003, Smoke and
Water Damage Creates Minor Setback
- June 8, 2003, Rube Oldring
and Sherry Magee Last Inductees into Wall of Fame
- Athletics Return Home,
Mack Family Reunion June 6-8
- Phillies & A's Resume
City Series - June 6-8
- Ted Walker Joins A's Society
Staff
- Clara Mcgonigal New Society
V-P
- Phillie Phanatic Invades
Hatboro: Green, Fuzzy Day in Hatboro
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FROM HATBORO's YMCA TOUR MUSEUM

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Actual
interviews of former Philadelphia Athletics and members
of the Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society plus other lovers
of the game of baseball. Tune into Marty Lurie's Love of
the Game Productions.
Did
Jimmie Foxx hit one of his 534 homeruns on your birthday?
Delaware County's Mickey
Vernon Sports History Museum 
Steve Van
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CARVING BOARD
RESTAURANT A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT
MARCUS HOOK'S MICKEY
VERNON FANS HALL OF FAME SHOWCASE

RALPH
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