Institution

Chartered in 1883 "to preserve the civil, political and religious history of the county and to promote the study of history," the Society operates a museum and library, conducts programs and workshops, sponsors a genealogy study group, and publishes a semi-annual Bulletin and reprints significant county histories and maps from time to time.

General Contact Information

Historical Society of Montgomery County
1654 DeKalb Street
Norristown, PA 19401

(610) 272-0297

Hours: Mon. Wed.-Fri.: 10:00-4:00; Tues.: 1:00-9:00

Specific Contacts

• Karen McQueen, Archivist/Educator
  Phone number/extension: (610) 272-0297
  

Collections

Library collections include more than 30,000 books and pamphlets, family, church and cemetery records, newspapers, diaries, letters, ledgers, and other manuscript material, together with early deeds, tax records, wills, naturalization papers and other public documents.

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