People: Comly, John, 1773-1850 / Place: Northeast Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.) / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1945">1945</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1949">1949</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over People Comly, John, 1773-1850 Place Northeast Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.) Year 1945 to 1949

Extent:: 7.0 linear feet ((numerous binders, several volumes, many folders in file cabinets, and many framed items))
Abstract:: The first meeting house for members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Byberry, Philadelphia was built in the 1690s. Byberry Monthly Meeting was formally established by Abington Quarterly Meeting out of Horsham Monthly Meeting in 1810, and is currently active as of 2011. At the heart of the Byberry Library local history collection are several dozen scrapbooks which are filled with secondary and primary materials relating to local history topics. The collection also includes deeds and real estate records, marriage certificates, numerous maps, and a number of genealogies of varying length. There are also records from several local businesses and schools, such as financial records, minutes, and other administrative records.

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