Stories of Vitality
Friendly Conversations: Growing Up in Newtown Meeting
At a recent Adult First Day School class, Wendy Kane and Sharon Hulihan – affectionately known as the “graveyard girls” – presented a program of interviews with life-long members of the meeting, asking them to share their memories of being a Quaker and growing up in the meeting.
Remembering Ingeborg Therese Longerich Snipes
Inge Snipes died peacefully on the evening of April 6, 2022 at Kendal at Longwood in Kennett Square, PA. She was 94 years old. She had an active and full life guided by Quaker principles and her passions for social justice, environmental concerns, the arts, and her love for her family.
Remembering Irene Fisher
Irene P. Fisher was born in High Point, North Carolina. Her family attended Springfield Friends Meeting. Irene and her younger sister, Ruby, were the first in their family to graduate from college. Throughout her whole life, Irene promoted the value of higher education to all.
Remembering Ann Shorey Bishop
Long time member of Yardley Friends Meeting, Ann Shorey Bishop, died on January 13, 2021 at Chandler Hall Hospice, Newtown, PA.