Notable Visits to Upper Dublin

Visits by state and national leaders

1953-Governor Fine to commemorate anniversary of Upper Dublin Lutheran Church

1976-Carol Cardinal Wojtyla, later Pope John Paul II, to Emlen House in August

1978-Maggie Kuhn, head of the Gray Panthers, a well-known national organization at the time, was a guest speaker at the Senior Adults for Greater Adventures’ 5th Anniversary meeting held at the former East Oreland School (Dan Fricker, Upper Dublin SAGA receives Building Lease for $1, The Reporter, Sept. 13, 1978, p. 5)

1984-Ed Rendell, then Philadelphia DA, spoke on drug use to an audience at Sandy Run Middle School as the guest of the Upper Dublin Parent-Teacher Council

2004-famed civil rights icon U.S. Rep. John Lewis (Dem., Ga),rally for U.S. Rep. Hoeffel’s campaign for U.S. Senate

2006: Governor Rendell-2006 political rally

2008-President Clinton, on behalf of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign

2012-Gov. Corbett, following Superstorm Sandy

2012-First Lady Michelle Obama campaign speech

2016-Gloria Steinem, leading women’s rights advocate-campaign appearance for Hillary Clinton

2022-Gov. Wolf, following tornado

So far as it can be ascertained, no candidate for or sitting United States Senator from Pennsylvania has ever visited Upper Dublin.