Place: Main Line (Pa.) and Montgomery County (Pa.) / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="2000">2000</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="2024">2024</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Place Main Line (Pa.) Place Montgomery County (Pa.) Year 2000 to 2024

Extent:: 86.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Lower Merion School District was the first in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania to apply for establishing free "common" public schools under legislation passed in Harrisburg in 1834. The Lower Merion School District was established in 1836. As of 2011, it still serves the needs of the students of Lower Merion Township as well as the Borough of Narberth, and includes nine schools. The Lower Merion Historical Society school ephemera collection, 1927-2011, is made up of various items produced by schools, students, and teachers. It includes a large number of school newspapers, yearbooks, photographs, and event programs.

Held at: Lower Merion Historical Society [Contact Us]

Extent:: 5000.0 items
Abstract:: This collection consists primarily of photographs taken by Lower Merion Historical Society members Max Buten and Ted Goldsborough of buildings in Lower Merion and Narberth, Pennsylvania, soon before the structures were torn down. The thousands of photographs in this collection only exist in digital form. They can be found on the Lower Merion Historical Society's website at http://lowermerionhistory.org/buildings/.

Held at: Lower Merion Historical Society [Contact Us]

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