Repository: Historical Society of Montgomery County / Record Source: Other PACSCL Partners / Subject: Local history / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1861">1861</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Repository Historical Society of Montgomery County Record Source Other PACSCL Partners Subject Local history Year 1861

Extent:: 42.0 linear feet
Abstract:: The Historical Society of Montgomery County scrapbooks collection, 1839-1982, consists primarily of scrapbooks compiled by various individuals, along with some compiled by HSMC staff and volunteers. The majority have a local focus and consist primarily of newspaper clippings. There are scrapbooks devoted to prominent local citizens, nearby regions, or national events; and there are also numerous scrapbooks by named individuals with items of personal interest.

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Extent:: 3.5 linear feet
Abstract:: George F. P. Wanger, 1863-1938, was an author, historian, and genealogist who published materials relating to his family and to the local history of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The bulk of the George F. P. Wanger genealogical research, 1794-1937, is comprised of research materials gathered by Wanger while compiling his family history. The collection also includes primary source materials such as marriage certificates and land deeds.

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Extent:: 60.0 linear feet
Abstract:: The Historical Society of Montgomery County photograph collection, circa 1850-1970, is comprised primarily of photographs, with a number of negatives, glass plates, daguerreotypes/cased photographs, tintypes, and printer's plates. The photographs depict people, places, events, and businesses in and around Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

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Extent:: 5.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Edward Mathews (1837-1916) was a newspaper writer and local historian of Montgomery and Bucks counties in Pennsylvania. The Edward Mathews papers, 1856-1915, consists of newspaper clippings scrapbooks, notebooks and diaries, and a manuscript for Mathews's memoir.

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