NEXT 1895 SCHOOLHOUSE PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE...
Sunday, March 21, 2010 from 1 to 4PM

PUBLIC EVENT...
All are welcome!

Monday, March 8, 2010, 7:00PM (note time change) at the Wissahickon Valley Public Library in Blue Bell

Music Presentation; Spirituals & Patriotic Songs: William Ridenhour singing with keyboard accompanist James McDuffy.

Exhibit at the Library!

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When you visit the Blue Bell - Wissahickon Valley Public Library, check out their showcase. The historical society is sharing items from and information about our museum. We focused on the school items and the history of Whitpain in choosing items. 

Ambler Movie Theater Exhibit

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The museum at the 1895 Whitpain Public Schoolhouse currently features a special exhibit on Ambler Movie Theater artifacts. A seat from the original theater and a water pitcher which were won as a prize are complemented by numerous photos and architectural drawings. A movie poster advertising “Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows”, a movie filmed on the grounds of St. Maryʼs in Ambler!

Spring House Questers

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Grace Pasco, Margaret Cass, and Ginny Sinn enjoy conversation before the program at the October Spring House Questers.  The program was about the 1895 Schoolhouse and museum.  The Spring House Questers have graciously helped the Society purchase materials to help preserve its collection of artifacts.

THE SCHOOLHOUSE GETS A NEW ROOF!

The Whitpain Public School 1895 Building has a new cedar shake roof!  Funds for the project come from  the Pennsylvania Keystone Historic Preservation grant, the Pennsylvania DCED, and generous private donations from friends and members of the Wissahickon Valley Historical Society.  The project was started on May 18, 2009 and is now complete!  Please come and take a look!

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...AND A CHIMNEY REPAIR...


About the Wissahickon Valley Historical Society

Founded in 1975, The Wissahickon Historical Society's purpose is to preserve the local historical buildings, artifacts and folklore of the historic Wissahickon Valley.  Our headquarters, the Whitpain Public School 1895 building, is located at the corner of Skippack Pike and School Road in Blue Bell, Montgomery County, PA.  Our building houses a LIBRARY and MUSEUM of local artifacts. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in December, 2006, for its unique architecture and for its role in education in Whitpain Township.  


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