Spring-Ford Area Historical Society subject files circa 1880s-2012

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Spring-Ford Area Historical Society subject files, circa 1880s-2012

Spring-Ford Area Historical Society subject files circa 1880s-2012

http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/pacscl/ead.html?id=PACSCL_HSP_SFAHS01

Previously a sparsely-settled farming area, early development in Spring City (Chester County, Pennsylvania) and adjacent Royersford (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania) coincided with the opening of the Schuylkill Navigation Canal in 1824. Industry in the two towns continued to grow during the 19th century, especially with the construction of major rail lines through both. By the early 20th century, Spring City and Royersford were booming industrial towns with extensive stove factories, glass and bottle works, and embroidery, hosiery, and knitting mills, among other businesses. The Spring-Ford Area Historical Society subject files, circa 1880s-2012, document various topics of local interest. The collection mostly contains photocopies, with some original materials, such as newspaper clippings, photographs, research notes, narrative histories, cemetery records and indexes, obituaries, and family histories. Major categories include: burial records, church histories and sacramental records, family histories and genealogies, obituaries, and newspaper articles and ads.

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Spring-Ford Area Historical Society