Announcements and descriptions of programs, lectures, events sponsored by KOPHS as well as others of interest to our members and friends.
Renowned local historian, Michael E. Tolle, kicks-off his Southeastern Pennsylvania book tour with a presentation on Saturday, April 9 at 2:00 pm, Christ Church (Old Swedes) Church Hall. Tolle’s book, They’ve Been Down So Long…Getting Up’s Still On Their Minds, examines the past, present and future of eight classic American mill towns on Pennsylvania’s lower Schuylkill River. The work attacks the
Please join the King of Prussia Historical Society on March 12 at 2:00 pm when Jim Brazel presents “Reading Railroad’s Chester Valley Line” at Christ Church (Old Swedes) Church Hall. In 2006 Jim Brazel and Roger Thorne created an overview of the Chester Valley Railroad (ChVRR) branch of the Reading Railroad, with historical and contemporary photos and maps. Some of
Please join the King of Prussia Historical Society on February 13 at 2:00 pm when the Rev. Richard B. Baumann presents “Swedes Along the Delaware and Schuylkill” at Christ Church (Old Swedes) Church Hall. Following successful military victories in the Thirty Years War in Europe, Sweden joined other nations in the colonial exploitation of the New World. But the colony
The King of Prussia Historical Society’s Annual Meeting will be held at the King of Prussia Inn on Saturday, January 9, at 2:00 pm. Here is a rare opportunity to see the inside of this historic landmark! The business meeting will be held after a short program about the King of Prussia Inn. Members and those interested in finding out