The Rev. Carlton Bodine Jr. will be joining us live on Facebook to talk about the history of the camp and answer questions about his family's involvement with the camp since the days when it was still in the town of Delanco. Join us at 2 p.m. eastern time on Wednesday, August 12.
Visiting the old camp grounds in Delanco
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IS_2yIOwJA Since we're doing a history theme this week I got in the car and drove to Delanco with my dad on Sunday to visit the location of the original camp and get a Boost Slushie at the 7-Eleven that is there now. The two signs are all that remain of the property, which was … Continue reading Visiting the old camp grounds in Delanco
The Hollywood Harmoneers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei_XHSKLiIk The Hollywood Harmoneers were a southern gospel group from Hollywood, Md. who were musical guests at the 75th Delanco Camp Meeting in July 1972. The Harmoneers were a trio that had been performing at the time of camp meeting that summer for nine years. The went on to record six LPs and played a … Continue reading The Hollywood Harmoneers
Great Things He Has Done
A lot of things have changed in the 122 years that have passed since the Rev. George Ridout and a group of men from Delanco Methodist Church got together to talk Charles E. Fletcher to sell Fletcher’s Grove, a 20-acre wooded parcel on Burlington Avenue for $4,000 so they could establish Fletcher's Grove Camp Meeting … Continue reading Great Things He Has Done
The Delanco Camp Squares Intro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWRhGAO55wE&feature=youtu.be We caught up with some old friends to put together a '90s-themed online version of The Delanco Camp Squares. If you'd like to play, get a friend to join you and contact info@delanco.org with some times and dates you are available to play.