DAMASCUS, PA — As part of its ongoing educational outreach, the Damascus Historical Society has announced that longtime area resident Tom Rue will share the stories of Innisfree PA, a local landmark and his former family home. The talk will be held at the Damascus Manor Community Center at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23.

The event is free and appropriate for all audiences. 

Tom will speak about and display images of the property and ephemera from its history. Some of the items are in the archives of the Damascus Historical Society. 

Audience members are welcome to share their memories of the place in one of its incarnations—as a farm and tourist boarding house, an alternative community and as one of the first Montessori schools in the Upper Delaware River Valley. 

An introduction to the presentation can be found at www.tomrue.net/innisfree. 

The property is now a private residence, but the owner is planning on revitalizing it to be purposeful for the public again. 

The name comes from a poem by William Butler Yeats, titled “The Lake Isle of Innisfree.” It can be read at www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43281/the-lake-isle-of-innisfree. 

The community center is located at 60 Conklin Hill Rd. There is ample parking and the venue is handicapped accessible. 

Learn more about the community center on Facebook at Damascus Manor Community Center.