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    Museum Lends a Helping Hand
    DRW
    • May 15
    • 4 min

    Museum Lends a Helping Hand

    EDITOR'S NOTE: The purpose of this blog post is to provide insight into some of the daily, behind-the-scenes workings of the Spring-Ford...
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    East Vincent Honors Revolutionary Soldiers
    DRW
    • Jul 7, 2021
    • 8 min

    East Vincent Honors Revolutionary Soldiers

    East Vincent Township maintains a cemetery containing the graves of 22 Revolutionary War soldiers who died in the winter of 1777-78,...
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    THE MOWREY MANSION
    WCB
    • Apr 21, 2021
    • 10 min

    THE MOWREY MANSION

    In the fall of 1959, before I became interested in local history, I began the new school year going to a brand-new high school on Lewis...
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    2020 End-of-Year Recap
    DRW
    • Dec 19, 2020
    • 5 min

    2020 End-of-Year Recap

    December, 2020 To all of our social media friends, Thanks for your interest in the Spring-Ford Area Historical Society! We’re glad to...
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    The Spring City Castle
    WCB
    • Nov 16, 2020
    • 9 min

    The Spring City Castle

    The Spring City High School, located at the upper end of New Street, was built in 1928. It was situated just outside of the borough in...
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    The Adventures of a Milkman
    DRW
    • Oct 19, 2020
    • 6 min

    The Adventures of a Milkman

    Editor's note: Fewer and fewer of us remember a time when the milkman delivered milk right to our front doors. In this post, Royersford...
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    The Spring City Racetrack
    WCB
    • Oct 12, 2020
    • 9 min

    The Spring City Racetrack

    As early as February of 1892 there were numerous newspaper stories speculating about the possibility of a public driving park for Spring...
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    Museum Gets New Porch Roof
    DRW
    • Sep 29, 2020
    • 2 min

    Museum Gets New Porch Roof

    If you've driven by the historical society's museum on Main Street, you know that there is a new, standing-seam, aluminum porch roof on...
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    1950's Memories of Sanatoga Speedway
    WCB
    • Sep 16, 2020
    • 6 min

    1950's Memories of Sanatoga Speedway

    EDITOR'S NOTE: As the summer season comes to a close, we continue to recall more summertime memories. Many residents of the Spring-Ford...
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    A Look Back at the Sacred Heart Fair
    DRW
    • Sep 10, 2020
    • 5 min

    A Look Back at the Sacred Heart Fair

    Guest Contributor - Joe Evans Editor's Note: The current pandemic restrictions caused the cancelation of the Sacred Heart Fair this year....
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    Growing Up in the Time of Polio
    DRW
    • Sep 3, 2020
    • 7 min

    Growing Up in the Time of Polio

    Guest Contributor - J. Scott Uttley, PhD Former Royersford resident, J. Scott Uttley, contributed the following blog post. During the...
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    SFAHS Museum to Re-Open
    DRW
    • Jul 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    SFAHS Museum to Re-Open

    SFAHS announces plans to reopen the museum.
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    CROSSING  THE  SCHUYLKILL  RIVER
    WCB
    • Apr 16, 2020
    • 9 min

    CROSSING THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER

    The Spring City to Royersford Bridge
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    OLDER HOUSES IN ROYERSFORD
    WCB
    • Mar 31, 2020
    • 5 min

    OLDER HOUSES IN ROYERSFORD

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    THE RAILROAD IN ROYERSFORD
    WCB
    • Mar 14, 2020
    • 10 min

    THE RAILROAD IN ROYERSFORD

    The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad (P&R) was chartered April 4, 1833, to build a line between Philadelphia and Reading, along the...
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    Bill Brunner Recognized by Borough
    DRW
    • Dec 26, 2019
    • 4 min

    Bill Brunner Recognized by Borough

    Bill Brunner is not a "man of few words." If you've ever engaged Bill in a conversation about Spring City or Royersford history, you...
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    The First Gift
    DRW
    • Dec 25, 2019
    • 4 min

    The First Gift

    When Bill Brunner recently posted this picture on Facebook of J. J. Newberry's on Main Street in Royersford, it reminded me of this story....
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    Are You a Member?
    DRW
    • Dec 19, 2019
    • 4 min

    Are You a Member?

    You've read the society's Facebook posts and enjoyed the pictures from the museum's archives. Maybe you've commented and shared your...
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    Museum a Part of Holiday House Tour
    DRW
    • Nov 23, 2019
    • 1 min

    Museum a Part of Holiday House Tour

    The Spring-Ford Area Historical Society's museum will be the first stop on the Royersford Woman's Club Holiday House Tour on Sunday,...
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    Harold Amster's World of Photography
    DRW
    • Nov 4, 2019
    • 1 min

    Harold Amster's World of Photography

    Harold Amster was a Spring City resident who was well-known for his photography skills.  In December, 2018, Ruth Marquette, Amster's...
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