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Upper Frederick School District records, 1911-1955 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.66 linear feet
Abstract:
Upper Frederick Township is located in western Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The township's schools are now part of the Boyertown Area School District. The Upper Frederick School District records, 1911-1955, contains enrollment lists, account books, and tax reports.

Held at: Goschenhoppen Historians, Inc. [Contact Us]

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LMHS.16: Lower Merion Historical Society collection on the Lower Merion Academy, 1814-2010 (inclusive)

Extent:
3.0 linear feet
Abstract:
The Lower Merion Academy in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, was created at the bequest of Quaker Jacob Jones in 1812. The Academy was one of the first public schools in the United States and was one of the first in Lower Merion township to provide a free education. The Lower Merion Historical Society collection on the Lower Merion Academy, 1814-2010, includes administrative records for the building and of the Academy, and a small amount of financial records.

Held at: Lower Merion Historical Society [Contact Us]

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LMHS.21: Lower Merion Historical Society photograph collection, 1950-2011 (bulk) 1870-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:
21.0 linear feet
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The Lower Merion Historical Society photograph collection, 1870-2011, contains photographs, slides, and negatives taken or collected by the Lower Merion Historical Society. The subjects include local schools, businesses, residences, churches, neighborhoods, parks, historic sites, railroads, and fire companies. The township of Lower Merion in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania was first settled by Welsh Quakers in 1682. It is part of the "Main Line," a collection of affluent Philadelphia suburbs located alongside the Pennsylvania Railroad line that was built between Philadelphia and Harrisburg in the mid-19th century.

Held at: Lower Merion Historical Society [Contact Us]

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Worcester Historical Society photograph collection, circa 1870-1950

Extent:
2.5 linear feet
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Worcester Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania was formed in 1733. It is comprised of three villages: Center Point, Fairview Village, and Cedars. The Worcester Historical Society photograph collection, circa 1870-1950, consists of photographs collected by the Society, depicting people and places in Worcester.

Held at: Worcester Historical Society [Contact Us]

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Goschenhoppen Historians manuscript volumes collection, 1789-1968 (inclusive)

Extent:
8.0 linear feet
Abstract:
Goschenhoppen, one of the oldest continuously existing Pennsylvania German communities in America, is a geographic region in Montgomery County. The Goschenhoppen Historians document and ephemera collection, 1758-1992, documents local history and is rich in genealogical data. It includes receipts and accounts, indentures, vital records, correspondence, and other original documents; ephemera, such as advertisements, pamphlets, broadsides, and sheet music, are also in the collection. Fine examples of Fraktur are of special interest.

Held at: Goschenhoppen Historians, Inc. [Contact Us]

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LMHS.24: Lower Merion Historical Society school ephemera collection, 1927-2011 (inclusive)

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]

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Roslyn Elementary School scrapbooks and photographs, circa 1953-1996

Extent:
6.1 linear feet
Abstract:
As of 2011, Roslyn Elementary School was one of seven elementary schools in the Abington School District in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The Roslyn Elementary School scrapbooks and photographs, circa 1953-1996, consist primarily of scrapbooks, with a few photograph albums of class pictures. Most scrapbooks contain photographs, newspaper clippings, and flyers; one album from the 1960s also includes board minutes, correspondence, and ephemera.

Held at: Old York Road Historical Society [Contact Us]

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Glenside Weldon Elementary and Junior High School records, 1939-2000 (inclusive)

Extent:
12.5 linear feet
Abstract:
Glenside Weldon Elementary and Junior High School was a part of the Abington School District. It opened in 1907 and closed in 2001. The Glenside Weldon Elementary and Junior High School records, 1939-2000, is primarily composed of scrapbooks assembled by the Glenside-Weldon Parent Teacher Association (PTA), as well as subject-based files and administrative and financial records of the PTA.

Held at: Old York Road Historical Society [Contact Us]

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