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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...
SPRING-FORD AREA
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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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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- 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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- 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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- 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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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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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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- 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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- 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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- Oct 2, 2019
- 1 min
Nights at the Museum
Have you wanted to visit the Historical Society's museum but just could'nt make it during regularly scheduled hours? Well, we're trying...
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- Sep 4, 2019
- 1 min
Royersford Community Day
The Spring-Ford Area Historical Society is participating in Royersford's annual Community Day this Saturday, September 7. Stop by the...
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- Jul 3, 2019
- 4 min
Board Names Brunner President Emeritus
BILL BRUNNER, PRESIDENT EMERITUS At its June meeting the Board of Directors of the Spring-Ford Area Historical Society unanimously...
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- Mar 8, 2019
- 3 min
Society Announces 2019 Programs
The Spring-Ford Area Historical Society recently announced its schedule of programs for the 2019 calendar year. All programs are held at...
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- Feb 19, 2019
- 1 min
Lakeview Amusement Park Photo Collection
Here are a few of the many photographs of Lakeview Amusement Park from the collection of the SFAHS. If you have others to share, please...
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