Speaker Series

Saturday, September 12 ~ 2:00 pm PROGRAM  Back to School with Miss Elizabeth Hawkesworth SPEAKER  Karin Stocking LOCATION  Christ Old Swedes Church Hall (Directions) Miss Elizabeth Hawkesworth is a traveling schoolmarm of the early 1800s, whose personal story speaks of similar scenarios that many of our immigrant ancestors would identify with. Her late education at the Philadelphia School for Girls,

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Saturday, October 10 ~ 2:00 pm PROGRAM  Young Historians: An Aerial Retrospective of Upper Merion SPEAKER    David Montalvo LOCATION  Christ Old Swedes Church Hall (Directions) King of Prussia is nearly unique in the state with its all-encompassing mix of commercial enterprises, business both large and small, hotels, eateries, and residential areas. When and how did it happen?  We'll see the

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**NOTE DATE CHANGE** Saturday, November 7 ~ 2:00 pm PROGRAM  A History of Alan Wood Steel, the Upper Merion & Plymouth RR and the steel plant’s wholly owned short line carrier SPEAKER  Mike Rabbitt Alan Wood Steel and its railroads provided jobs for thousands of people and helped create wealth and support generations of local residents. It also contributed to

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Saturday, December 13 ~ 7:00 pm Saint Lucia Festival Holiday celebration for Society members and friends LOCATION  Christ Old Swedes Church (Directions)