Interesting stories and images from our past often tied in with today’s news
Montgomery Cemetery Caretakers No Longer Welcome EDITOR’S NOTE: We first brought you this story back in August, 2011, about the workings of the Historical Society of Montgomery County, and their attempts to keep the W.S. Hancock Society volunteers from caring for the Hancock Mausoleum, and conducting commemorative services at the Montgomery Cemetery. A November,...
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Whatever Became of…. Whatever became of those wonderful old objects from our past? You know, those things you looked at all the time and took for granted when they were here, but now that they’re gone you wish you could see them again. Many are gone for good, victims of weather, neglect, and progress....
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Many things have changed in Upper Merion, so if you’ve lived here for a while, you may remember some of the places on this list. See how many you remember, and if there are places I’ve missed, please let me know so I can add them to the list. Please enjoy this walk down...
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This building, located just northwest of town at the intersection of Gulph Road and Guthrie Road, has been serving as a restaurant ever since it was built. Brookmead farm was located on Walker Road in Tredyffrin Township, and served as quarters for General Pulaski during the Revolutionary War. Maplecroft Farm was located where the...
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Another One Bites The Dust Blink, and you’ll have missed it. It was our first shopping center, and it’s gone. First some history: In 1954, a group of enterprising merchants created King of Prussia’s first strip shopping center in a building erected by Domenic Pasquale. It consisted of Robert E. Lee Hardware, Morris Weisbaum’s...
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