40 Years of Golf

Historic River Forest County Club, Freeport PA

from Native Americans to Andrew Carnegie to RFCC lifetime members.

On Thursday, May 22, 2008, RFCC hosts the 3rd annual Massy Harbison historical presentation, luncheon, and walking tour, starting at noon. Open to the public, $10, plus tax and tip.

May 22nd is the anniversary of the Massey Harbison Massacre on River Forest property May 21, 1792. Each year we have a historic reading of the incident by local actors, lunch, and a tour of the site on the golf course.

A Massey Harbison Event
at the site of and on the anniversary of her abduction
May 22, 1792

12:00 – 12:45 lunch
12:45 – 1:30 multimedia presentation by Drenda Gostkowski
1:30 – 2:30 walking tour to Reed’s Station site & abduction site where Massey's cabin stood in 1792.

Luncheon Menu:
Cold salad platter with chicken salad and tuna salad on a bed of lettuce
Fresh fruit
2 mini croissants

For reservations and directions call Laura at 724-295-2298.

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From the December 1905 Telegraph: "Andrew Carnegie has been requested to mark the spot where stood the cabin of John and Massa Harbison, two of the earliest settlers along the banks of the Allegheny River, and a couple who took part in the early history of western Pennsylvania. ~ The spot where this cabin stood is now a portion of a large tract of land purchased by Mr. Carnegieabout three years ago...within 100 yards of this old cabin, on the south bank of the Allegheny River once stood a fort known as Reed Station which was erected about 1791 by settlers. ~ The descendents of this woman are scattered all over Pennsylvania...and there are perhaps 200 families in Pitsburgh and round-about who are her direct discendants. ~ The story of Massa Harbison was once a household tale. Born in 1770.......

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River Forest Celebrated 40 Years August 2006
River Forest Country Club, along with River Forest Estates, S&A Homes, and area businesses, celebrate the past forty years of great golf with golf, homesite tours, receptions, and, of course, birthday cake.

We'd also like to introduce you to our members who've been with us all along, since RFCC opened in 1965.

first photo, left to right. Jim Kromada and Buddy "Fuzzy" Fazekas
second photo, left to right, John "Campy" Comperatore, John "Jano" Kovac, Jim Fair , and George Rich.

Making the news, July 23, 1965

Jo Szwarc, with her husband Lennie who passed away in 1994, became a member at RFCC when the club opened in the mid-1960's. Jo is an active member who plays with the "Tuesday Ladies League" and has won the Ladies 54 Hole Tournament in 2003 and the Ladies Memorial Tournament in 2006. She is a tough competitor, who plays every shot, and then stops in the Grill Room to ponder the round that "could have been." Congratulations, Jo!