Octoraro Orphie
Octoraro Orphie

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Octoraro Orphie

It's not finished yet! But this will have to do for now. I promise there is more to come.

Thanks to Dad, who loved the Groundhog and all other underdogs.

Thanks to Mom, who always remembers to send the clippings.

Thanks and all my love to Angie, whose tolerance appears to be limitless.

Thanks to the Lancaster New Era and their searchable archives at http://lancasteronline.com.

Apologies to Douglas Withers Groff, who really knows what "labor of love" means. If you want to know more about Orphie and the Slumbering Lodge, buy Mr. Groff's 700-page "The Slumbering Groundhog Lodge of Quarryville, Pa. in the 20th Century". It may still be available for $100 at the Lancaster County Historical Society, the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, and Solanco Video in beautiful downtown Quarryville PA. I'm still saving my nickels, Mr. Groff!

labor of love