Subject: School taxes - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 1.75 linear feet
Abstract:: Settled by the Dutch, Swedes, and English, Bensalem Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was a farming community until the 1950s and 1960s when the area underwent a significant amount of suburban development. The Bensalem Township tax assessment rolls, 1986-1990, consist of 17 volumes of real estate assessment rolls.

Held at: Historical Society of Bensalem Township [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: This ledger consists of accounts for Consolidated School Districts 8, 12, 93, 153, and 160 in Milton, Delaware, between 1876 and 1893. It is accompanied by loose financial documents belonging to school district treasurer John H.B. Mustard.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 3.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Established in 1721, Hilltown Township (Bucks County, Pennsylvania) remained a farming community up until the end of World War II. Construction of large housing developments started at the end of the 1970s. The Hilltown Township tax assessments and checks, 1962-1992, consist primarily of various tax assessments, including real estate and occupation assessment roles and tax reports of the township, from the early to mid-1960s and the late 1980s to early 1990s. The collection also includes Hilltown Township General Tax Fund cancelled checks, check stubs, and bank account information, 1963-1966.

Held at: Historical Society of Hilltown Township [Contact Us]

Extent:: 5.0 linear feet
Abstract:: The Mill at Anselma (Chester County, Pennsylvania) was built in 1747 by Samuel Lightfoot to produce flour and animal feed. Its chain of private ownership, including the Oberholtzer and Simmers families, ended with the Collins family in 1982. After the passing of Oliver Collins, the mill was turned into an historic site. The Mill at Anselma Preservation and Educational Trust collection, 1844-2007, includes original manuscripts from previous owners of the Mill at Anselma, oral histories, photographs, blueprints of the mill and property, newspaper clippings, and other materials relating to the Mill at Anselma and surrounding locations.

Held at: Mill at Anselma Preservation and Educational Trust [Contact Us]

Extent:: 13.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Members of the Welsh community in what is now Delaware County, Pennsylvania settled in the area that is now Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 1718. Caernarvon Township was originally established in 1729 as part of Lancaster County, but the Township was split in two when Berks County was created in 1752. Morgantown, a village within Berks County's Caernarvon Township, developed in 1770 out of land owned by the Morgan family. Morgantown and the surrounding Caernarvon Township grew to support various industries, farms, and local businesses. In 1950, the construction of the Pennsylvania Turnpike transformed the area into a more commercial and industrial center. The Caernarvon Township tax records, 1913-1977, consist primarily of various tax reports for Caernarvon Township and includes tax reports, school tax reports, delinquent tax reports, and tax collector reports. There is a small amount of material from the Township, including materials from the Berks County...(see more)

Held at: Tri-County Heritage Society [Contact Us]

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