Call Number:

03

Repository:

Horsham Preservation and Historical Association

Extent:

2.35 linear feet

Language:

English

Date:

circa 1975-2011

Creator:

Horsham Preservation and Historical Association.

Abstract:

Horsham Township is suburban community outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Horsham Preservation and Historical Association local history collection, circa 1975-2011, contains primary and secondary materials relating to the history of Horsham Township.

"Horsham Township began as a farming and residential community. [For many years] the Willow Grove Naval Air Station [was] Horsham's largest employer and its most recognized feature. The predecessor of the air station was the Pitcairn Airfield. Here, Harold Pitcairn built the Mailwing airplane, delivered airmail along the East Coast, formed Eastern Air Lines, developed the Autogiro, and entertained celebrities such as Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart. Photographs in Horsham Township show the Quaker meetinghouse, which is the oldest religious building in Horsham and is still in continuous use; the highways that served the township farmers, such as Limekiln Pike, York Road, and Easton Road; and the trolley cars from Doylestown to Willow Grove that connected the township to Philadelphia."

Bibliography:

Leon Clemmer and the Horsham Preservation and Historical Association. Images of America: Horsham Township. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia, 2004.

This collection is comprised of materials related to the history of Horsham Township. It is organized into two series: "Book research" and "Subject files."

The first series, "Book research," consists of supplemental research materials for the book Images of America: Horsham Township written by Leon Clemmer. These materials include photographs, research notes, newspaper clippings, and book edits/correspondence with Arcadia Publishing. Some photographs are original and some are reproductions, circa 1950-2000.

Then second series, "Subject files," is arranged by subjects pertinent to Horsham local history. These subjects include Keasbey and Mattison Co., Quaker history, Revolutionary War, family genealogies, and local farms and buildings. The materials included in this series are research notes, copies of secondary materials, newspaper clippings, and photographs.