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- Dec 14, 2022
- 10 min
Frank Kline, Local Business Entrepreneur in a Small Town
EDITOR'S NOTE: This blog post contains a new feature. Additional photographs and other information can be accessed by clicking on the...
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DRW
- Jul 13, 2022
- 11 min
The Canal in Spring City
By William C. Brunner, President Emeritus If one says the railroad gave rise to the development of Royersford, then it must be said the...
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DRW
- May 28, 2022
- 7 min
600 Main Street - A Glimpse into the Past
By Amy Demchik, Museum Co-Director Perhaps you have driven down Main Street in Royersford and caught a glimpse of an old home hidden...
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DRW
- May 27, 2022
- 7 min
Reborn Church Celebrates Its Heritage
EDITOR'S NOTE: This blog post is another in a series of glimpses behind the scenes of the day-to-day workings of the historical society....
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DRW
- May 14, 2022
- 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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DRW
- Sep 28, 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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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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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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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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DRW
- Jul 19, 2020
- 1 min
SFAHS Museum to Re-Open
SFAHS announces plans to reopen the museum.
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WCB
- Apr 16, 2020
- 9 min
CROSSING THE SCHUYLKILL RIVER
The Spring City to Royersford Bridge
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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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