Barbara Kotzin, a Cheltenham resident, author, Keswick Theatre tour guide, retired voice artist and longtime President of the Cheltenham Township Library Board, recently had her 156-year-old cottage featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer in an article titled “Carefully curated antiques turned this cozy Cheltenham cottage into a dream home“.

The article describes Kotzin’s collection of objects found at vintage shows and flea markets, the kitchen’s 1950s white sink and electric stove, the downstairs’ Victorian motif, and Kotzin’s needlepoints which line the walls, among other items of interest.

She purchased the home in 1973 and “planted crepe myrtle in the front yard and painted swirls of green and purple on the stone bird bath to complement the gingerbread trim on her beloved Victorian,” according to the Inquirer.

“Give me a surface and I’ll paint it,” she told the Inquirer.

A retired television/radio voice artist, Kotzin has narrated productions for Philadelphia City Hall and PA Commonwealth Libraries, a Travel Channel documentary for the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia, voicemail greetings and telephone prompts for the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, along with infomercials, commercials, and a CNN interview for the Cheltenham Township Historical Commission, according to her website.

Kotzin has written The Art of the Skirt Lifter, a Practical & Passionate Guide, a guide for the Philadelphia Open House Tours, and the guide for the Keswick Theatre.

According to her LinkedIn page, she is in her 24th year as a tour guide and usher for the theater and was a Speech/Language Therapist for 35 years in the Philadelphia School District.

In 2019, Kotzin retired from her library post after 18 years with the township. She was honored by Board of Commissioners with the Resolution below:

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