Friends of Old Annville, Inc. was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1981. Our mission emphasizes historic preservation with an awareness and appreciation of the rich history of Annville, Pennsylvania. The focal point of our efforts is Historic Old Annville Day an annual day-long celebration of the historic Annville held annually on a Saturday in June.
Friends of Old Annville also sponsors the Quittie Creek Nature Park project, maintains the Historic Annville Train Station, and publishes the bimonthly Landmark newsletter, copies of which can be read online at this site.
Please tour this website to explore the activities and projects of Friends of Old Annville. You can even join Friends of Old Annville through this site.
For Historic Old Annville Day this year we made two major changes: we closed Main Street on the 
west end of Annville for the entire day, allowing people to wander freely and safely up and down the street from stand to stand; and we were able to bring in 74 vendors (up from 48 last year) whose stands stretched from the Library on the East end of Annville almost to the Batdorf Restaurant on the West end. See vendor list: Vendor List
The weather was beautifully sunny, but it turned quite warm in the afternoon. The 
crowds were exceptionally large nonetheless, as can be seen in the view looking west on Main (picture on right). We featured music at two venues, at Kettering Corner and at the Allen Theater. The Quittapahilla Highlanders, our own local bagpipe band, used the closed street to play stirring music while marching up and down the center of the street in the West end of town. We had activities for kids (a free bouncy at the Library, balloon art, Splat Studio art, sidewalk drawing) and a show by Annville artists at MJ’s 
Coffeehouse.
With the many new vendors, the selection of arts and crafts was noticeably greater, as was the choice of foods. We held the raffle drawing at 1 PM at Kettering Corner with prizes going to Tony Mattassa of Birdsboro, PA ($500), Jim Walker of Annville ($250), and Art Ford of Annville ($100). All in all, it was a great day in downtown historic Annville. Next year, we will celebrate Historic Old Annville Day on Saturday, June 11, 2011. Friends of Old Annville is supported in sponsoring this event by donations from the greater Annville community - use link to view list of donors < Donor List >.
On June 19,
during Historic Old Annville Day, Friends of Old Annville presented its 2010 Property Pride Award to Christopher and Ellen Cooper of 132 West Main Street. The award, a framed painting of their beautiful home by Annville artist Jenny Paulson, was presented by Owen Moe, President of FOOA to the Cooper family (pictured at right).
Their brick home features highly ornate woodwork over the windows and doors and at the roof line and a historic wrought-iron fence along the front of their property. A new paint job has made the home (pictured on left) a stunning addition to West Main Street. Many thanks to the Coopers for taking such good care of their historic Annville home!
The Quittie Creek Park Committee of Friends of Old Annville has set its meeting dates for the remainder of 2010. The committee will meet on June 27, July 25, August 22, September 26, October 24 and November 28 2010. All of these dates are Sundays, and the committee meets at the Historic Annville Train Station at 7:30 PM. If you have an interest in working with the committee or just sitting in on a meeting, please drop by for any or all of the meetings.
The 2009 Historic Building Award of Friends of Old Annville was given to Ralph and Mildred Shanaman for their property at 244 East Main Street. Their home was built in 1867 by Andrew Kreider, local businessman and President of Annville National Bank.
The award, presented at the November 2009 Annual Meeting of FOOA, was given to the Shanamans for their restoration of the stone wall and iron fence surrounding the front of the home. The award also recognizes their years of careful upkeep of one of Annville's historic treasures.
Friends of Old Annville (FOOA) announces its 2010 Facade Grant Program. The 2010 program will award from $500 to $2500 to one or more facade restoration projects of historic buildings along Main Street in Annville. Deadline for applying for a Facade Grant is October 1, 2010. Further details and a printable application form are provided in PDF form: Information for 2010 Facade Grant. Questions? Contact Dennis Flake at (717) 867-4354.
Visit our recently updated Tour of East Annville
See www.oldwestannville.com for a website dedicated to the history of Old West Annville.
See Artful Images of Annville by Laura Charelian