Subject: Historic sites--Conservation and restoration / Place: Montgomery County (Pa.) / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1950">1950</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1999">1999</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 19.0 linear feet
Abstract:: The Historical Society of Trappe, Collegeville, Perkiomen Valley subject files, circa 1922-2012, consist of photocopies of scholarly articles, ephemera and pamphlets, and newspaper clippings on various topics of local interest. The subjects include: historic sites, bridges, cemeteries, clubs and societies, crafts, music, wars, Pennsylvania German culture, taverns and businesses, townships/boroughs/locales, and significant families.

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

Extent:: 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Bertolet Meeting House and Burial Ground is a restored one-story brick Mennonite meeting house with a burial ground in Upper Frederick, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The Bertolet Burying Ground Association records, 1874-1992, consist primarily of financial and administrative records of the Bertolet Burying Ground Association, with genealogical research on the Bertolet family. It features minute books dating from the start of the organization, in 1889, through 1992; most of the remaining materials date from the 1970s to the 1990s.

Held at: Historical Society of Montgomery County [Contact Us]

Extent:: 5.5 cubic feet
Abstract:: John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove collection of rolled items, 1926-1969, consists of blueprints, maps, aerial photographs, building layouts, landscape plans, and other large format items. These items pertain to the property at Mill Grove and the surrounding area.

Held at: John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove [Contact Us]

Extent:: 10.5 linear feet
Abstract:: John James Audubon (1785-1851) was a French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter known for his The Birds of North America. Mill Grove, the first home of John James Audubon in America, was sold to Montgomery County in 1951 and turned into a museum. The John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove collection, 1726-2002, contains miscellaneous photographs, pamphlets, documents, scrapbooks, and other materials relating to the Mill Grove Audubon Center, the Audubon Society, the property at Mill Grove before and after Audbudon occupancy, and the Audubon family.

Held at: John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove [Contact Us]

Extent:: 2.0 linear feet
Abstract:: The Black Horse Inn was an early rural inn located in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The inn is believed to have been built in the 18th century. The Black Horse Inn Advisory Committee was established to save and restore the building. The Black Horse Inn Advisory Committee records, 1988-2012, are comprised of reports, correspondence, and other documents relating to the history and restoration of the inn.

Held at: Springfield Township Historical Society (Montgomery County, Pa.) [Contact Us]

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