Place: 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

Gladwyne United Methodist Church records, 1854-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.75 linear feet
Abstract:: Gladwyne United Methodist Church in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania traces its roots to a church school in Fritz's School House, a private school, organized around the year 1830. Formerly known as Merion Square Methodist Episcopal Church and Lower Merion Methodist Episcopal Church, Gladwyne United Methodist Church was discontinued around 2011. The Gladwyne United Methodist Church records, 1854-2011, consist primarily of membership and vital records, as well as Board, Quarterly Conference, and Charge Conference minutes. Also included are small amounts of event programs, worship bulletins, historical materials, financial records, and photographs.

Held at: Historical Society of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church [Contact Us]

Violette de Mazia papers, 1923-1988 (bulk) 1891-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:: 50.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Violette de Mazia (1896-1988) was hired by Albert Barnes to teach at the Barnes Foundation in Merion, Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania in the mid-1920s. She worked closely with Barnes and many of his colleagues. In 1950, de Mazia was named the Barnes Foundation's Director of Education, and in 1951, after Barnes' death, she was appointed to its Board of Trustees. The Violette de Mazia papers, 1891-2013 (bulk 1923-1988), primarily consist of materials relating to Violette de Mazia's work at the Barnes Foundation on its campus in Merion (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania) as a teacher, the Director of Education, and a trustee. There is also a small amount of her personal papers in the collection. The collection is organized into series: I. Class materials, II. Letters and documents, III. Photographs, and IV. Resource materials.

Held at: Violette de Mazia Foundation [Contact Us]

Worcester Historical Society map collection, 1965-1985 (bulk) 1927-2011 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4.0 linear feet
Abstract:: 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 map collection, 1927-circa 2011, comprises maps of Worcester and surrounding areas, with some maps of Pennsylvania or the United States. Many zoning maps are included.

Held at: Worcester Historical Society [Contact Us]

Wissahickon Valley Historical Society local history collection, circa 1850-2011

Extent:: 14.0 linear feet
Abstract:: The Wissahickon Valley Historical Society local history collection, circa 1850-2011, is comprised of original ephemera, photographs, receipts, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings. The materials pertain to businesses, schools, churches, and events in and around the Wissahickon School District in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, encompassing Whitpain, Ambler, Lower Gwynedd and other nearby areas.

Held at: Wissahickon Valley Historical Society [Contact Us]

Horsham Preservation and Historical Association map collection, 1865-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Horsham Township is suburban community outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Horsham Preservation and Historical Association map collection, 1865-2006, contains maps, atlas plates, and other cartographic materials relating to Horsham Township and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Held at: Horsham Preservation and Historical Association [Contact Us]

Historical Society of Montgomery County township boxes, circa 1887-2012

Extent:: 30.0 linear feet
Abstract:: The Montgomery County Historical Society township boxes, circa 1887-2012, consist of government reports/publications, local historians' research and writings, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and ephemera relating to and organized by subdivisions of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

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

Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area subject files, circa 1850-2013

Extent:: 53.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Phoenixville, which was incorporated as a borough in 1849 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, evolved from an early 18th century village. The history of the town largely mirrored the history of the Phoenix Iron Company which became hugely successful in the mid-19th century with the advent of the railroad. The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area subject files, circa 1850-2013, consist primarily of photocopied primary-source documents, newspaper clippings, and research articles that relate to numerous aspects of Phoenixville's history. It also contains a fair amount of original documents, principally pamphlets, small printed works, and ephemera, as well as some photographs, deeds, and manuscript pages. The collection is organized into series and subseries by subject; the largest series are Genealogy and Phoenix Iron Company / Phoenix Steel Company.

Held at: Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area [Contact Us]

Ken Zepp slides, 1998-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Ken Zepp is a professional photographer based in Lansdale, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He worked as a photographer for local newspapers The Reporter, Souderton Independent, and North Penn Life. The Ken Zepp slides, 1998-2002, consist of slide negatives of sports teams and of local subjects taken for Souderton Independent and North Penn Life.

Held at: Lansdale Historical Society [Contact Us]

LMHS.07: Bill Harris photographs for "The Main Line Times", circa 1950-2000

Extent:: 10.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Bill Harris photographs for "The Main Line Times," circa 1950-2000, consist of thousands of photographs taken by Bill Harris in his capacity as staff photographer for the Main Line Times. Most are negatives, but there are some photographic prints.

Held at: Lower Merion Historical Society [Contact Us]

LMHS.12: The Main Line Country Houses Collection, circa 1900-2003

Extent:: 2.0 linear feet
Abstract:: 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. The Main Line Country Houses Collection, circa 1900-2003, consists of over 800 photographs and fact sheets on over 150 properties. The materials were collected by William Alan Morrison for his 2002 book The Main Line: Country Houses of Philadelphia's Storied Suburb, 1870-1930.

Held at: Lower Merion Historical Society [Contact Us]

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