A local town will mark a milestone anniversary with music. Archbald will celebrate the borough’s 150th anniversary with a Sesquicentennial Community Concert on Sunday, June 14.

“We can never forget our past,” said Erin Owen, Archbald Borough Council member and Archbald 150 Committee member.

Throughout Archbald, there are three historical landmarks including Gravity Slope Colliery, fan house and oil house from the town’s coal mining days, according to Owen.

Owen is the fourth generation in her family to live in Archbald. She is “proud of our town and green space.”

The best thing about the town is the “people who live in our community,” said Owen. People who live in Archbald are “people who may leave the town and want to come back and retire in their hometown,” according to Owen.

To celebrate the anniversary, the borough is trying to have an event each month and “keep the passion and excitement going,” said Owen. The celebration kicked off with the Archbald Winter Carnival in February and Discover Your Ancestors genealogy event in March, according to Owen.

The next event celebrating the borough’s anniversary is the Archbald Sesquicentennial Community Concert performed by the Brass Storm, which will be held on the third flood of the Archbald Borough Building, 400 Church St., Archbald, on Sunday, June 14, at 2 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public, according to Owen.

The concert will consist of classical selections and patriotic favorites to pop, rock and hymns, according to Melissa Hughes, Brass Storm secretary and French horn player.

The ensemble features Alexandra Castillo on tuba, James Greenfield and Josephine Green on trumpet, Hughes on French horn and Christian Carrion on trombone. However, Annalise Yeich will substitute for Green on trumpet for the Archbald Sesquicentennial Community Concert, according to Hughes.

The Archbald 150th Committee is teaming up with other local groups, including the Archbald Neighborhood Association, to put on events for the community, according to Owen.

This summer, the Archbald Neighborhood Association will hold a beach party at Aylesworth Park, according to Kayleigh Cornell, co-founder of the Archbald Neighborhood Association.

Cornell grew up in Archbald and came back to the borough after studying away at college. With the 150th anniversary events, Cornell said she wants to help highlight the amazing resources and places in town.

The Aylesworth Beach Party will consist of live music, swimming and activities for kids. The county will also be bringing in fresh sand to put on the beach, according to Cornell.

Cornell said the Aylesworth Beach Party will “make it a great day at one of our county parks.”

“We just want to do something for the community,” said Cornell. “Something to bring people together.”

Cornell said her favorite part of organizing the community events is “seeing the smiles on people coming together talking” and the “joy of the kids.”

“Neighboring towns are welcome to celebrate with us since we are so closely connected,” said Owen.

Other event plans include a Mass and breakfast at Christ the King Parish followed later by a buffet dinner and live band in August, an antique car show, time capsule and a motorcade, according to Owen.

For more information on the Archbald Sesquicentennial Community Concert and other upcoming Archbald 150th anniversary events, visit the Archbald 150 Facebook page at facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583784853036.

If you go

What: Archbald Sesquicentennial Community Concert, performed by the Brass Storm

When: Sunday, June 14, at 2 p.m.

Where: Archbald Borough Building, third floor, 400 Church St., Archbald.

Details: Free and open to the public.

Info: For more about the concert and upcoming Archbald 150th anniversary events, visit the Archbald 150 Facebook page.