Place: Montgomery County (Pa.) - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Pennsylvania Counties miscellaneous records, 1757-1882 (bulk) 1708-1901 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.4 linear feet (; 6 boxes, 1 flat file)
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Held at: Historical Society of Pennsylvania [Contact Us]

First National Bank of Lansdale ledger and discount books, 1864-1900 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.0 linear feet
Abstract:: The First National Bank of Lansdale was chartered in 1864 with $100,000 in capital. On February 20, 1954, it was absorbed by the Philadelphia National Bank. The First National Bank of Lansdale ledger and discount books, 1864-1900, consist of one ledger with indexes, 1899-1900, and two discount books that cover the years 1864 to 1873.

Held at: Lansdale Historical Society [Contact Us]

Pottstown Historical Society wars collection, 1862-1898 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.2 linear feet
Abstract:: The Pottstown Historical Society wars collection, 1862-1898, is comprised of documents relating to the Civil War and the Spanish-American War. The Civil War records include muster rolls, clothing accounts, invoices, descriptive lists, and photographs, as well as two volumes of veterans' reminiscences. The Spanish-American War papers include photographs, a scrapbook, and research materials.

Held at: Pottstown Historical Society [Contact Us]

Carn-Buchanan family papers, 1817-1897 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.3 linear feet
Abstract:: Hannah B. Lester (b. 1815) was a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) who lived in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Abram Carn was the proprietor of a general store and post office in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. The Carn-Buchanan family papers, 1817-1897, are made up of personal correspondence of Hannah B. Lester and three receipt books attributed to Abram Carn and an unknown person with the surname Donut.

Held at: Historical Society of Fort Washington [Contact Us]

Holt family papers, 1843-1897 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Charles Holt (1821-1892) was a farmer in what is now Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The Holt family papers, 1843-1897, include a diary begun in 1855 and continued by Holt's daughter until 1893. There are also account books and a recipe book of cures.

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

Dr. Hiram Corson family papers, 1827-1896 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6.7 linear feet
Abstract:: Dr. Hiram Corson (1804-1896) was a practicing physician, and an advocate for abolitionism and women in medicine. He lived in Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The Dr. Hiram Corson family papers, 1827-1896, consist primarily of the papers of Dr. Hiram Corson, with a small amount of materials by other family members. The highlight of the collection is the diaries of Dr. Corson, which date from 1848 to 1896.

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

George Smith Post No. 79 (Conshohocken, Pa.), Grand Army of the Republic photographs and "Personal War Sketches", circa 1890

Extent:: 4.0 linear feet
Abstract:: The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization of Civil War veterans. A post in Conshocken, named in honor of George Smith, was organized in 1867. The George Smith Post No. 79, Grand Army of the Republic photographs and "Personal War Sketches" consist of about three-dozen photographs and one volume. The photographs are all identified portraits of Civil War veterans. In the volume of "Personal War Sketches," veterans recorded their mustering dates, rank, and sometimes personal narratives of their experiences.

Held at: Conshohocken Historical Society [Contact Us]

Centre Square and Gwynedd Building and Loan Association records, 1869-1884 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.0 linear feet
Abstract:: The Centre Square and Gwynedd Building and Loan Association in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania was incorporated in 1869. Centre Square and Gwynedd Building and Loan Association records, 1869-1884, includes a minute book, bills and receipts, bank books, and other records of the association.

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

James J. Reis Deed Collection, 1717-1881 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.25 linear feet
Abstract:: James J. Reis, a commercial real estate broker in Ambler, Pennsylvania, began collecting old deeds around 1987. The James J. Reis Deed Collection, 1717-1881, consists of 125 deeds for properties in the Philadelphia neighborhoods of Roxborough, Germantown, Chestnut Hill and Mount Airy, as well as Whitemarsh and Springfield townships in Montgomery County.

Held at: Chestnut Hill Historical Society [Contact Us]

Robert C. Bucher Photograph Project, circa late 20th century

Extent:: 2.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Robert Clemens Bucher (1911-2008) was former township supervisor for Lower Salford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and a founder of the Goschenhoppen Historians. The Robert C. Bucher Photograph Project, circa late 20th century, consists of photographs and negatives of area properties taken by Bucher. It is arranged alphabetically by property name.

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

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