Hours at the Historical Society of Montgomery Co., Pa. are: Monday thru Friday - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, 1 p.m to 9 p.m. "William A. Collins" wrote: > Carole > > I didn't see a reply, so will let you know on the Lansdale Historical > Society....there is a fair sized library there, but they are only open on > Wed. afternoons. Probable that you would find most of the material at the > Montgomery Co. Historical Society library, which I would judge to be about > five times or more larger. > > Tried to get MCHS hours on their web-site but it's down. > Historical Society of Montgomery County > 1654 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA 19401 > 610/272-0297 > > Don't forget that a lot of Montgomery Co. material is in the Historical > Society of Penna. http://www.libertynet.org/pahist/ > > Open to members and the public: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays > from 10:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. (no admissions after 4:00 p.m.), Wednesdays > from 2:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. (no admissions after 8:00 p.m.). The Society is > closed Sundays, Mondays, and major holidays. The daily admission fee for > non-members is $5.00 > > Bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: Faust, Carole [mailto:CFAUST@mail.montcopa.org] > Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 8:31 AM > To: PAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [PAMONTGO-L] Research in Montgomery County > > Carole *3441 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Carol Cummings [mailto:cumincl@erols.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 11:26 PM > To: PAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PAMONTGO-L] Research in Montgomery County > > I'm planning a trip to Norristown next week to try to research some > ancestors. Could somebody on the list answer the following questions? > 1. What are the hours of the Montgomery County Historical Society on DeKalb > St.? > 2. There is a Wissahickon Valley Historical Society in Blue Bell and a > Lansdale Historical Society in Lansdale. Do they have libraries or > collections of material, or are they just societies that hold meetings and > correspond? If they do have libraries, does anyone know their hours? > 3. I am assuming the County archives, Historical Society, and the PA Room > of the Norristown Public Library will be my main resources. Are there any > other societies or places I could check for information on people living in > Whitpain township - Center Square in the 18th century? > > Thanks in advance, > Carol Cummings > cumincl@erols.com > > ==== PAMONTGO Mailing List ==== > Support Rootsweb with a donation it will be used to keep > this Genealogy Resource online. > http://www.rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > ==== PAMONTGO Mailing List ==== > Support Rootsweb with a donation it will be used to keep > this Genealogy Resource online. > http://www.rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > > ==== PAMONTGO Mailing List ==== > Support Rootsweb with a donation it will be used to keep > this Genealogy Resource online. > http://www.rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi