Historical Society of Trappe, Collegeville, Perkiomen Valley family files 1953-2012

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Historical Society of Trappe, Collegeville, Perkiomen Valley family files 1953-2012

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The Historical Society of Trappe, Collegeville, Perkiomen Valley family files, 1953-2012, are comprised of genealogical research relating to local individuals and families. The alphabetical files include newspaper clippings, copies of primary and secondary sources, research correspondence, and narrative genealogies.

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The Historical Society of Trappe, Collegeville, Perkiomen Valley

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"The Perkiomen Valley [in Montgomery County] was important from Pennsylvania's earliest days because its rich farmlands provided food for residents of Philadelphia. During the Revolutionary War, Washington's troops wintered in nearby Valley Forge... "Collegeville (formerly called "Perkiomen Bridge" and "Freeland") and Trappe were incorporated in 1896 from land that had been part of Upper Providence Township. Freeland Seminary was founded in 1848 by Abraham Hunsicker in w...