Subject: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 / Place: Norristown (Pa.) / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1880">1880</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1884">1884</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Subject United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Place Norristown (Pa.) Year 1880 to 1884

Extent:: 0.5 cubic feet ((1 volume and 1 file in 1 box))
Abstract:: Zook Post No. 11 was active in Norristown, PA, from 1866 to the early 1900s. The Records of Zook Post No. 11, Grand Army of the Republic, 1866-1900s, contain one bound volume and one file of Post membership records.

Held at: Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library [Contact Us]

Extent:: 2.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Winfield S. Hancock (1824-1886) was a decorated Union General in the Civil War, and a native of Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The Historical Society of Montgomery County Winfield S. Hancock collection, 1841-1995, includes papers from Winfield S. Hancock and his family members, as well as more recent materials relating to Hancock's tomb. The papers directly stemming from Winfield S. Hancock include letters and account books, and were primarily collected by Gen. Hancock's friend and attorney Benjamin E. Chain.

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

Extent:: 26.0 linear feet (59 boxes and 4 volumes)
Abstract:: Joseph Fornance (1804-1852) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Norristown, Pennsylvania. Like the elder Joseph, his son Joseph Fornance (1841-1923) and grandson Joseph Knox Fornance (1882-1965) were lawyers involved with politics. The Fornance family papers, 1794-1989, is an extensive collection of correspondence, ledgers, diaries, photograph albums, scrapbooks, and documents covering several generations of one family. Family members were involved in numerous matters over more than one-and-a-half centuries, so among other subjects, there is rich documentation of military service during the Civil War and World War I, the election of Woodrow Wilson, and early efforts at historic preservation (the Fornance family home is considered the oldest in Norristown).

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

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