OTHER SITES OF INTEREST TO THE TRAVELLER OF THE INTER-NET
ICE CREAM & SODA FOUNTAINS
www.icescreamers.comThe Ice Screamers is an international organization dedicated to preserving the history and memorabilia of ice cream and soda fountain. Annual convention in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
www.nicra.orgThe National Ice Cream Retailers Association, founded in 1933, is a trade organization for ice cream and frozen dessert retailers, wholesalers and distributors with members in the United States, Canada and several other countries.
www.thesodafountain.comA website created to serve as both public forum and to assist people in their quest for information regarding soda history, soda fountain creation and the collecting of soda related memorabilia. Also houses great links to soda websites.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
www.benfranklin2006.orgThe Friends of Franklin is an international membership society interested in promoting the study and scholarship of Benjamin Franklin.
www.bf300.orgThe Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary is an alliance of major Philadelphia cultural institutions with the common purpose to mark the three-hundred-year anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birth {1706 - 2006} with a celebration that will educate the general public about his enduring legacy and inspire renewed appreciation of the values he embodied.
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD & COMMUNITY
www.oldcity.orgPage linking the Old City Civic Association {OCCA} and the Old City Arts Association. These two organizations are dedicated to the civic, cultural and business life in the Old City section of Philadelphia.
www.oldcitydistrict.orgOld City District {OCD} was formed to supplement municipal services by providing maintenance, public safety, hospitality, and promotional programs in the Old City section of Philadelphia.
www.elfrethsalley.orgElfreth's Alley dates back to 1702 and is America's oldest residential street. Located just two blocks from The Franklin Fountain, the alley boasts 33 historic homes, an interpretive museum and a strong community group, The Elfreth's Alley Association.