Lansdale Invites Community To Info Session On Its Ongoing 150th Anniversary Celebration

LANSDALE, PA — The borough is in the midst of celebrating its 150th anniversary as a municipality, and the public is invited this Thursday to an informational session designed to update the community on the status of the ongoing commemoration.

The community information session is scheduled to take place Thursday beginning at 7 p.m. at Lansdale Borough Hall.

Those who attend can learn about ongoing events, volunteerism opportunities, how to become a sponsor, and more.

Organizers of the yearlong celebration say they are in need of "a lot of helping hands to pull this ambitious year off.

"Volunteers will serve on planning committees and stage each event, and sponsors are needed to support and fund the commemoration," reads the website for Lansdale 150.

Organizers of the Lansdale 150 Committee is working hard to make the celebration "one for the ages.

"From constructing a commemorative gazebo in the center of Memorial Park to planting a veritable forest of new trees, to parades and picnics and fireworks all around town, we're planning to make the borough's 150th birthday worthy of a century and a half of history," the website reads.

Lansdale Borough was incorporated in 1872 and was named for Phillip Lansdale Fox, chief surveyor of the North Pennsylvania Railroad, according to the borough's Wikipedia page.

Lansdale saw much growth during those early days thanks to the railroad, which was later renamed the Reading Railroad.