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Trappe Fire Company minute books, attendance books, and audiocassettes, 1910-1986 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.67 linear feet
Abstract:
The volunteer fire-fighting organization Trappe Fire Company Number 1, founded in 1910, was still in operation as Trappe Fire and EMS Company as of 2012. The Trappe Fire Company minute books, attendance books, and audiocassettes, 1910-1986, include nine volumes of minutes, 23 audiocassettes, and several notebooks of attendance lists.

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

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Dr. John H. Kressman genealogy research files, 1971-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
6.5 linear feet
Abstract:
Dr. John H. Kressman (1936-1998) was a teacher, active member of the Lutheran Church, and genealogist. He was president of the Cressman Family Association and editor of its quarterly genealogical newsletter. Around the time of Dr. Kressman's death, the Cressman Family Association had approximately 600 members. The bulk of the Dr. John H. Kressman genealogy research files, 1971-2000, is research notes and correspondence, photocopies of primary and secondary sources, and printed narrative genealogies. There are also a few scrapbooks about family reunions, tours to meet German relations, and family history research.

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

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Union Library of Hatboro local history collection, 1799-1999 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.2 linear feet
Abstract:
In 1715, the Crooked Billet Inn was built by John Dawson in what is now known as Hatboro Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was a farming village that boasted one of the first rural libraries in Pennsylvania, the Union Library Company. The Union Library of Hatboro local history collection, 1799-1999, contains primary and secondary materials relating to Hatboro history and events.

Held at: Union Library of Hatboro [Contact Us]

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Union Library of Hatboro records, 1755-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:
19.4 linear feet
Abstract:
In existence since 1755, the Union Library of Hatboro of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania still operates as a lending library under its original charter. The Union Library of Hatboro records, 1755-2009, contain administrative, financial, and event records of the library.

Held at: Union Library of Hatboro [Contact Us]

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Prospectville Methodist churches records, 1897-2009 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.25 linear feet
Abstract:
Prospectville Methodist Episcopal Church (later Prospectville Methodist Church) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania began meeting in the late 19th century and may have been discontinued in the early 1950s. Prospectville Evangelical United Brethren Church began meeting in the 1940s and was formally established in 1953. It was originally called Prospectville Methodist Mission Church, was renamed Prospectville United Methodist Church in 1968, and was discontinued in 2009. Most of the Prospectville Methodist churches records, 1897-2009, are records from Prospectville Evangelical United Brethren Church (also called Prospectville Methodist Mission Church and Prospectville United Methodist Church), with a smaller amount of records from Prospectville Methodist Episcopal Church (also called Prospectville Methodist Church). Included are membership and vital records (baptisms, marriages), board minutes, Charge Conference materials, and various other papers such as photographs, histories, and...(see more)

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

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Fairview Village Assembly records, 1916-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:
1.6 linear feet
Abstract:
The Fairview Village Assembly in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania was organized in 1916 to advance the social and intellectual lives of the local farming community. The group constructed a meeting space that was used for lectures, entertainment, and religious observance. The Fairview Village Assembly records, 1916-1983, include minute books, stockholder records, and treasurer's reports. The collection also features a small amount of records from the Ladies' Auxiliary.

Held at: Worcester Historical Society [Contact Us]

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"History of Worcester Township" research collection, circa 1976

Extent:
6.0 linear feet
Abstract:
On the occasion of the American Bicentennial celebrations of 1976, the Worcester Historical Society wrote A History of Worcester Township. The 556-page book tells the story of Worcester Township. The "History of Worcester Township" research collection, circa 1976, includes copies of newspaper clippings and other source materials, research notes, and drafts of text for the book.

Held at: Worcester Historical Society [Contact Us]

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Estelle Cremers collection on Welkinweir, circa 1975-2001 (bulk 1990-2001)

Extent:
1.5 linear feet
Abstract:
Estelle Cremers (1925-2010) was a historian in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, who served as the executrix for Grace Rodebaugh and her property, Welkinweir (East Nantmeal Township, Chester County, Pa.) The Estelle Cremers collection on Welkinweir, circa 1975-2001 (bulk 1990-2001), consists of various materials compiled by Estelle Cremers about Welkinweir and the Rodebaugh estate, especially regarding her duty as Grace Rodebaugh's executrix. It includes Grace's will, documents relating to Grace's finances, materials about the donation of Welkinweir to West Chester State College and resultant controversy, materials relating to establishing Welkinweir as an historic site, inventories and other papers relating to Welkinweir, and photographs and slides of the property.

Held at: Welkinweir [Contact Us]

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