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hether it’s a Japanese maple or a sycamore, a black walnut or a ginkgo biloba,members of the Ingram Historical Society hope to educate residentsand others about the many beautiful as well as historic trees that dot theircommunity.The organization has created “Heritage Trees of Ingram,” an 18-month displaycalendar featuring the trees of Ingram. Now available, the calendar captures the heart ofIngram in beautiful pictures around 18 tree-related themes. With many images offlowering pear, dogwood, magnolia, and redbud trees, current and former residents will bereminded of the beauty of Ingram’s streets in the spring. Fall foliage images and snowcoveredtrees round out the seasonal themes. A written passage on each monthly pagedescribes a bit of Ingram history by relating the featured tree to a person, event, location,or the natural history of trees. Featured trees include Loretta’s Tree, which was plantedin memory of Loretta Knudson, a resident who died as a young girl in 1958. The tree wassalvaged from a 1968 gas explosion site on Ingram Avenue and moved to the boroughbuilding. Other interesting stories include trees that came from Europe, one that startedfrom seed as a scout project, and diseases that are endangering some of Ingram’s trees.January 2013 features one of the pinoaks at the Ingram Borough Building in starkwinter beauty.February 2013 displays the generous sized trunk of a one-hundred-year-old sugar maplein the back yard of a Wynne Avenue property.September 2013 reminds Ingram residents of the community’s origin with a full lengthimage of a black oak that is the last remnant of Thomas A. Ingram’s homestead on WestProspect Avenue across from Berry Street.March 2014 points out that several tree species in Ingram are endangered by diseases.such as the white ash on Valois Street near Linshaw Avenue. Inserts are of an Americanelm on West Prospect Avenue affected by Dutch elm disease and a black walnut onThorndale Street affected by thousand canker disease.June 2014 calls attention to the tallest hardwood tree in North America, the tulip tree.Several specimens are on a property at the far end of West Prospect Avenue near theBaby Home.The calendar covers the months of January 2013 through June 2014. The calendarmeasures 11" by 17" and is available for $15, either bound or unbound, from the IngramHistorical Society Web site (www.ingramhistoricalsociety.org) or call (412) 337-7759.Delivery is free within the Ingram area. Non-local orders will be mailed to continentalUSA addresses for an additional $5 per order. Paypal is available for ease of payment online.Frames are available for unbound calendars at an additional cost of $10, but cannotbe mailed. Quantities are limited.The Ingram Historical Society was founded in 1994. Its members are dedicated to thepreservation of the history of the Borough of Ingram and the Chartiers Valley.