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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Nights at the Museum
    DRW
    • Oct 3, 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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    Royersford Community Day
    DRW
    • 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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    Board Names Brunner President Emeritus
    DRW
    • 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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    Society Announces 2019 Programs
    DRW
    • Mar 9, 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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    Lakeview Amusement Park Photo Collection
    DRW
    • 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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