Record Source: Other PACSCL Partners / Place: Montgomery County (Pa.) / Language: English / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1880">1880</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1884">1884</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Spring-Ford Area Historical Society subject files, circa 1880s-2012

Extent:: 45.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Previously a sparsely-settled farming area, early development in Spring City (Chester County, Pennsylvania) and adjacent Royersford (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania) coincided with the opening of the Schuylkill Navigation Canal in 1824. Industry in the two towns continued to grow during the 19th century, especially with the construction of major rail lines through both. By the early 20th century, Spring City and Royersford were booming industrial towns with extensive stove factories, glass and bottle works, and embroidery, hosiery, and knitting mills, among other businesses. The Spring-Ford Area Historical Society subject files, circa 1880s-2012, document various topics of local interest. The collection mostly contains photocopies, with some original materials, such as newspaper clippings, photographs, research notes, narrative histories, cemetery records and indexes, obituaries, and family histories. Major categories include: burial records, church histories and sacramental...(see more)

Held at: Spring-Ford Area Historical Society [Contact Us]

Kimes and Nelson's Funeral Service funeral registers, 1884-1936 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Servicing Spring City and Royersford, Pennsylvania, Kimes and Nelson's Funeral Service was in operation for close to a century, beginning in 1884. The Kimes and Nelson's funeral registers, 1884-1936, consist of 11 volumes that cover a 50-year period. Entries include a significant amount of information about decedents, including occupation, birth place, parents' names, and cause of death.

Held at: Spring-Ford Area Historical Society [Contact Us]

St. James' Episcopal Church records, 1788-2012 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4.0 linear feet
Abstract:: St. James' Episcopal Church, Collegeville is located in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is also referred to as St. James' Church, Perkiomen and St. James', Evansburg. The congregation, still active as of 2012, traces its origins to early worship services conducted in 1700 by the Reverend Evan Evans. The St. James' Episcopal Church records, 1788-2012, include parish registers and vital records, vestry minutes, church financial and administrative records, women's groups records, and materials from "Colonial Christmas" events.

Held at: St. James' Community History Center [Contact Us]

Historical Society of Trappe, Collegeville, Perkiomen Valley collection of personal papers and organizational records, 1747-1998 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Historical Society of Trappe, Collegeville, Perkiomen Valley collection of personal papers and organizational records, 1747-1998, is comprised of small groupings of family papers, organizational records, and miscellaneous original archival items. It includes photographs, deeds, scrapbooks, minute books, ledgers, financial papers, estate papers, and diaries. Of special interest is a record book kept by Henry Vanderslice, a wagonmaster who served under General Muhlenburg during the Revolutionary War, and was stationed at Pennsylvania Camp, Reading, 1777-1780.

Held at: The Historical Society of Trappe, Collegeville, Perkiomen Valley [Contact Us]

Gladwyne United Methodist Church records, 1854-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.75 linear feet
Abstract:: Gladwyne United Methodist Church in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania traces its roots to a church school in Fritz's School House, a private school, organized around the year 1830. Formerly known as Merion Square Methodist Episcopal Church and Lower Merion Methodist Episcopal Church, Gladwyne United Methodist Church was discontinued around 2011. The Gladwyne United Methodist Church records, 1854-2011, consist primarily of membership and vital records, as well as Board, Quarterly Conference, and Charge Conference minutes. Also included are small amounts of event programs, worship bulletins, historical materials, financial records, and photographs.

Held at: Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]

Wissahickon Valley Historical Society local history collection, circa 1850-2011

Extent:: 14.0 linear feet
Abstract:: The Wissahickon Valley Historical Society local history collection, circa 1850-2011, is comprised of original ephemera, photographs, receipts, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings. The materials pertain to businesses, schools, churches, and events in and around the Wissahickon School District in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, encompassing Whitpain, Ambler, Lower Gwynedd and other nearby areas.

Held at: Wissahickon Valley Historical Society [Contact Us]

Wissahickon Valley Historical Society ledger collection, 1858-1935 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4.0 linear feet
Abstract:: The Wissahickon Valley Historical Society ledger collection, 1858-1935, is comprised of miscellaneous volumes, the bulk of which are business records. The materials pertain to areas in the Wissahickon School District in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, encompassing Whitpain, Ambler, Lower Gwynedd and other nearby locales.

Held at: Wissahickon Valley Historical Society [Contact Us]

Welsh Valley Preservation Society local history collection, 1795-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Towamencin Township is a suburb of Philadelphia located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. One of the township's gems is the Morgan Log House, a meticulously restored example of early domestic architecture on land first settled in 1708. The Welsh Valley Preservation Society local history collection, 1795-1945, contains various documents and photographs found by the preservation society while restoring the Morgan Log House, as well as some donated items. There are several folders of deeds and properties in and around Towamencin Township, 1795-1929, as well as some school photographs, circa 1910-1945, and some photographs of the Morgan Log House.

Held at: Welsh Valley Preservation Society [Contact Us]

Historical Society of Towamencin collection, 1854-1995 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.75 linear feet
Abstract:: Towamencin Township is a suburb of Philadelphia located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. One of the township's gems is the Morgan Log House, a meticulously restored example of early domestic architecture on land first settled in 1708. The Historical Society of Towamencin collection, 1854-1995, includes photographs from class graduations at local schools and scattered school records, a photograph album, newspaper clippings, and a cemetery inventory.

Held at: Welsh Valley Preservation Society [Contact Us]

Horsham Preservation and Historical Association map collection, 1865-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Horsham Township is suburban community outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Horsham Preservation and Historical Association map collection, 1865-2006, contains maps, atlas plates, and other cartographic materials relating to Horsham Township and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Held at: Horsham Preservation and Historical Association [Contact Us]

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