Last updated: May 5, 2026
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My Valley Forge Story: Kelly Felice
Valley Forge has been a huge part of my life.
I, along with my family were at the operation RAW demonstration opposing the Vietnam war. I was only five years old but have the memory of sitting on a family friend’s motorcycle and holding a sign!
As a young girl every snow day my father would pull out the toboggan and take me, along with my four siblings sledding. Later when I was eleven, I had the awesome experience of riding in the bicentennial wagon train from Conshohocken to Valley Forge. My family ran a horse stable (Audubon Stables) and we along with many people from our barn trailered our horses to Conshy [Conshohocken] to ride the last leg into Valley Forge.
For many years prior and after, I spent most of my weekends and summer days riding my horse throughout the park. As a teenager, we kids (who were fortunate enough to have a place to hang) would meet for frisbee, hacky sac or just hang in the sun. In 86 I counter demonstrated a klu klux klan rally being held at the park.When I was a young adult I walked the five-mile loop five days a week.
Later when I became a Mom I walked in that same loop with my baby in a stroller. I’m now an empty nester and recently joined a walking group that once again walks the park! As you can see so much of my life has been connected to beautiful Valley Forge. Being there feels like home. No matter how my life has changed, people coming and going to the park is always my constant the one thing that never changes for me!!!!
I, along with my family were at the operation RAW demonstration opposing the Vietnam war. I was only five years old but have the memory of sitting on a family friend’s motorcycle and holding a sign!
As a young girl every snow day my father would pull out the toboggan and take me, along with my four siblings sledding. Later when I was eleven, I had the awesome experience of riding in the bicentennial wagon train from Conshohocken to Valley Forge. My family ran a horse stable (Audubon Stables) and we along with many people from our barn trailered our horses to Conshy [Conshohocken] to ride the last leg into Valley Forge.
For many years prior and after, I spent most of my weekends and summer days riding my horse throughout the park. As a teenager, we kids (who were fortunate enough to have a place to hang) would meet for frisbee, hacky sac or just hang in the sun. In 86 I counter demonstrated a klu klux klan rally being held at the park.When I was a young adult I walked the five-mile loop five days a week.
Later when I became a Mom I walked in that same loop with my baby in a stroller. I’m now an empty nester and recently joined a walking group that once again walks the park! As you can see so much of my life has been connected to beautiful Valley Forge. Being there feels like home. No matter how my life has changed, people coming and going to the park is always my constant the one thing that never changes for me!!!!