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Gallery: Christmas at Lindenwold Castle
St. Mary's Villa for Children opens to the public on Saturday for guided tours.
St. Mary's Villa for Children and Families opened the doors to the historic Lindenwold Castle to the public for the second year on Saturday, Dec. 8, for tours.
The castle and grounds opened to the public for guided tours for the first time in over a decade in January of this year. The holidays tours on Saturday are the second time the grounds have been open to the public.
St. Mary's Villa for Children and Families is a subsidy of Holy Family Institute of Pittsburgh. After a long history, dating back to 1911 as a boys orphanage.
Today, St. Mary's cares for children who are abused, abandoned or need extra supervision and attention in school and residences. St. Mary's cares for children in the greater Philadelphia area.
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Torrie
7:27 am on Sunday, December 9, 2012
Time?? Cost???
Maureen McCabe
1:09 pm on Sunday, December 9, 2012
What difference does it make...either you want to go or your don't. You are to cheap to make a donation if one is asked for to help less fortunate.
Erin R
5:33 pm on Sunday, December 9, 2012
Wow Maureen, that's rather unnecessary. People may want to know the cost ahead not because it makes a difference in their going or not going, but because many people don't carry cash in general and need to ensure they bring the proper amount with them.
It's all a moot point though since the time was yesterday and this article was written about the completed event. However since this is the second time they've done it, I believe they will continue. I went to the visit last January and it was beautiful and fascinating, so it is definitely worth watching for the next open house. Ps - I believe the donation was ten dollars for adults.
Adrienne Kroesser
7:35 pm on Sunday, December 9, 2012
When will it be opening its doors again to visit
Leann Pettit
10:21 am on Monday, December 10, 2012
St. Mary's hasn't made an announcement yet about that, but you can watch both their Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/St.MarysVilla?fref=ts) and Ambler Patch for the next open house
Mike
7:58 am on Monday, December 10, 2012
I am sure people will think that I am dumb and I know the event is OVER, but what is the address of this event. I would think the article would include that data. Englisg majors who draft articles are rarely complete with details.
Leann Pettit
10:22 am on Monday, December 10, 2012
701 S Bethlehem Pike, in the Ambler section of Upper Dublin Township. All the information is in the link in the story and here: http://upperdublin.patch.com/listings/st-marys-villa-for-children-and-families