Online Content: Not Available / Subject: Deeds and Local history / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1825">1825</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1829">1829</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Online Content Not Available Subject Deeds Subject Local history Year 1825 to 1829

Extent:: 2.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Welsh Strawbridge (1878-1969) and his new wife Margaret E. Marhsall Strawbridge (1898-1969) moved to Graeme Park, the estate of colonial Governor Sir William Keith, in 1922. They raised thoroughbred horses on the land before donating it to Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in 1958. The Horsham Preservation and Historical Association manuscript collection, 1684-1975, is comprised of Strawbridge family papers, township records, Graeme Park property records, and various other documents.

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

Extent:: 5.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Established in 1721, Hilltown Township (Bucks County, Pennsylvania) remained a farming community up until the end of World War II. Construction of large housing developments started at the end of the 1970s. The Historical Society of Hilltown Township local history collection, 1790-2012, consists of various primary-source materials that document Hilltown Township individuals, families, businesses, and properties. These include deeds, personal papers relating to some of the first families of Hilltown, materials relating to area schools, historic site survey forms, photographs, and records of local businesses and organizations.

Held at: Historical Society of Hilltown Township [Contact Us]

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