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Photo Slideshow: Click to enlarge and browse. Photos by Jim Salvas
Joan Chandler Gagliardi
Event: Music at Marshall Concert Series. Annually, 3rd Thursday in June, July, and August. Concert, picnic, facepainter, and neighborhood friends. Photo and Flyer: JAS
Project: Fountain. FMSP Fountain Manufacturer: Robert Woods Railing, Architectural & Ornamental Iron Works, Ridge Road below Spring Garden St. Philadelphia. Photo: A postcard
Project: Gazebo. • Provide brick apron around perimeter (partially completed 06/2006) • Replace cedar shake roof • Improve paths to gazebo • Add six path lights. Photo: JAS
Project: Tree labeling. For a tree location map, go to our Home page, Projects, Tree Labeling. Photo: JAS
Project: Fountain. A shield of yellow bricks in honor of the Union Veteran Legion. Yes, needs attention. Photo: JAS September 16, 2005
Project: Monument. Monument base in Spring. Photo: JAS
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Project: Fountain Garden. Anne Walters’ Landscape plan implemented November 2006. 2014 Daffodils in the re-landscaped garden. Photo: JAS
Original 1889 Fountain awaiting restoration
Ben Woods, Matt White, and Mike Stitley — The fountain restoration team from Heritage Metalworks of Downingtown — after just finishing the installation. Wow!
2016 Progressive Dinner committee: Betsy Woodrow (Chair), Christina Wilcomes, Ronnie Balassone, Kathy Tally, Holly Brown, Lee Miller, Linda Scott.
Sin Brothers perform at 2014’s Music at Marshall
Project: Fountain. The Original 1889 Fountain. In the background is the original Chester County Hospital! Photo: Historic Postcard
Project: Monument. Sunrise through the Monument honoring 97th Regiment from West Chester. Photo: JAS
Mayor Comitta speaking in celebration of the 6th Annual Humphry Marshall Day and dedicating the Humphry Marshall plaque, a Friends of Marshall Square Park project. Photo: JAS
2013 Fountain Basin Investigative Excavation
Tony Stancato, Fountain Committee • Anne Walters, Fountain Committee Chair • Pat Loew, Primary Benefactor • Jeff Beitel, FMSP President
Project: Swiss Cottage. The 1902 BEFORE shot followed by the 2010 AFTER shot. Photographer Unknown
The West Chester University Men’s Soccer Team volunteered to bring their rakes to help FMSP clear the signs of winter.![From a DLN article: Gene Gagliardi, in tan jacket, and his wife, Joan, look at a cast iron fountain they once owned as [Friends of Marshall Square Park] volunteers prepare to unload and return it to Marshall Square Park in West Chester on Monday, May 14, 2012. A committee is in the works to have it restored and placed back in the park after it was removed decades ago.
Photo: Vinny Tennis, DLN Staff
A video of the "capture and return" adventure is on our website at Home, Projects, Original 1889 Fountain, The Year 2012.](https://i0.wp.com/marshallsquarepark.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/2012_0515dlnfountainreturn.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "The Fountain Returns!")
From a DLN article: Gene Gagliardi, in tan jacket, and his wife, Joan, look at a cast iron fountain they once owned as [Friends of Marshall Square Park] volunteers prepare to unload and return it to Marshall Square Park in West Chester on Monday, May 14, 2012. A committee is in the works to have it restored and placed back in the park after it was removed decades ago. Photo: Vinny Tennis, DLN Staff A video of the “capture and return” adventure is on our website at Home, Projects, Original 1889 Fountain, The Year 2012.
Back 2 Life, BirlGirl Designs, Picnic Table, Donation Jar
Fundraiser: Progressive Dinner. Always the first Saturday in February. FMSP members open their homes to the Friends. Photo: JAS
Project: Swiss Cottage. Renovated 2008 through 2010. See photo progression at our website Home page, Projects, Swiss Cottage. Photo: JAS
In June(2015), the fountain moves again; this time, to return anew.
Category Archives: Event
July Music at Marshall • Thursday, July 20, 2017
Picnic Concert series Always the third Thursdays of June, July, and August. A free Concert, a Face Painter, a Potluck Picnic, friends, and neighbors! What’s not to like? Join us — Thursday, July 20, 2017, 6:00 PM. Last month’s picnic … Continue reading
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Tagged BirlGirl Designs, Chestnut Square Apartments, face painters, face painting, Family Event, free concert, Friends of Marshall Square Park, marshall square, Michael South, nature, neighborhood picnic, outdoors, picnic tables, potluck picnic, Robin DeRogatis, Swamp Ash Band, Thrivent Financial, Trees, West Chester
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Seventh Annual Music at Marshall begins 6/15/2017
A free Concert by the Sin Brothers, a Face Painter, a potluck picnic, and the famous Dia Doce Gourmet Cupcakes truck! What’s not to like? Join us today—Thursday, June 16, 6:30 PM. Dia Doce is donating part of all cupcake sales to Friends of Marshall Square Park. They’re delicious—buy one. Hey, Sunday is Father’s Day—buy […]
Annual Park Cleanup Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Saturday, April 22, is your chance to spruce up the park and showcase the new playground! Come join your fellow members and neighbors at 9AM to clean up the debris from this winter. We have mulch to place around … Continue reading
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Tagged Family Event, FMSP, Friends of Marshall Square Park, Marshall Square Park, nature, outdoors, plants, Trees, West Chester
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Save the Date! 2017 Annual Progressive Dinner
Tickets On Sale Now!
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Rededication/Fall Garden Party
Fountain Rededication • Photos by Patrick McCoy Fountain Rededication • Photos by Jim Salvas & Lane Randall 2016 Annual Fall Garden Party • Photos by Jim Salvas
Annual Fall Garden Party
Our annual Friends of Marshall Square Park Fall Garden Party is coming up. Please join your FMSP neighbors to kick off the fall season. Mizuna Catering of West Chester plans a great picnic supper for us. Count on Carlinos traditional … Continue reading
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Save the Date!
Marshall Square Park’s Fountain Rededication September 24, 2016, 4 PM Marshall Square Park E. Marshall & N. Franklin Streets, West Chester Free to All Be there as we celebrate and rededicate our beautiful fountain. Hear the remarkable story of loss, … Continue reading
