Sketches of the Historical Society of Montgomery County; Price: $20.00 each
Early in the HSMC's history a series of books were published that contained essays about the
history of Montgomery County. Currently, we have for sale the bound volumes IV, V, VI and
VII of these Sketches, which date from 1910, 1915, 1920 and 1925, respectively. Each of
these has over three hundred pages and contains a subject index. On the order form indicate
which volumes you are interested in purchasing.
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Bulletins of the Historical Society of Montgomery County; Price: $5.00
We have back issues of the Bulletin for sale. From Volume 2 - Volume 31, the semi-annual
paper-back publications contain articles of varying topics all pertaining to the history of
Montgomery County. On the order form please indicate which issues you are interested in purchasing.
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Index to the HSMC Sketches and Bulletins, 1895-1985; Price: $20.00
Published in 1991, this index contains a proper name index and a keyword index. This
softbound book has 219 pages and will aid any serious researcher of Montgomery County.
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R. H. Bonekemper II, A Century of Serving in God's World;
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Lansdale, PA; Price $15.00
This hardbound book is the history of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church.
It was written for the 100th Anniversary of the Church. Many black and white
photos; 392 pages.
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J.J. DiMino, A Soldier and IBM Machines in WWII; Price: $12.00
This is an autobiographical story of a GI in the 13th Machine Records Unit.
This paperback book is 102 pages in length with many black and white photographs.
Recently, this publication was featured in an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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B. R. Forman, Clockmakers of Montgomery County, 1750-1840; Price: $59.95
A beautiful hardbound book about the clocks of Montgomery County. With 309 pages and detailed
photographs of the inner works of many clocks, this book is a great resource about a
fascinating portion of Montgomery County history.
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A. M. Gambone, Hancock at Gettysburg...and beyond; Price: $20.00
This book is part of the Army of the Potomac Series, which includes 18 other books on the Civil War.
Hancock at Gettysburg details what Hancock was doing on the battlefield.
Included in this book are many fascinating photos. This book is now available in paperback and numbers 340 pages.
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A. M. Gambone, Major General John Frederick Hartranft: Citizen Soldier and Pennsylvania Patriot; Price: $30.00
This is another book in the Army of the Potomac series. This book is a biography of Hartranft
a man for the most part forgotten by history. During the Civil War, he commanded the 51st
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment. This hardbound book numbers 368 pages and
includes several black and white photos.
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A. M. Holstein, Women of Montgomery County in War Time; Price: $2.50
This is a republished article from the Bulletin.
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Wayne A. Huss, Whitpain Township: A Tricentennial Reflection 1701-2001; Price: $35.00
This is a great look at the townhip. This book chronicles Whitpains story from it beginnings to its
modern history. It also takes a look at the economic history of Whitpain Twp. One of the interesting
treats found in this book is a timeline that records important Whitpain events against those of the wider world.
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J. Meier, Advertisements and Notices of Interest from Montgomery County Newspapers (indexed)
These books are a wonderfull collection of articles from Montgomery County newspapers.
It is a wonderful look at life during these time periods. Each are paperback and number at
least 160 pages. Please indicate which volumes and their price your are interested in on the order form.
Vol. I 1799 - 1821 Price: $20.00
Vol. II 1822 - 1827 Price: $20.00
Vol. III 1828 - 1832 Price: $20.00
Vol. IV 1833 - 1838 Price: $20.00
Vol. V 1839 - 1843 Price: $20.00
Vol. VI 1844 - 1848 Price: $23.00
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J. Meier, Poor Children to be Educated at County Expense, Montgomery County, PA 1810-1846; Price: $20.00
This book compiles information regarding poor children that were cared for by the County from 1810-1846.
The book is organized by township. The book contains 292 pages.
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J. Meier, Runaway Women, Elopements and other Miscreant Deeds, 1728-1789 (indexed); Price: $11.00
This book is a fascinating look at the lives of women in Late Colonial America and in to the Early Republic.
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W. Parry, Descendants of Naylor Webster; Price: $5.00
A classic work of genealogy that is from 1923.
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W. T. Parsons, Pennsylvania Germans: A Persistent Minority; Price: $12.00
This book recounts the history of Pennsylvania Germans from the roots in Germany, their
journey's to the new world and their impact on American history. With an index, this
book numbers over 250 pages.
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S.W. Pennypacker, Pennypacker's Mills In Story and Song; Price: $7.50
This book is a republication of Pennypacker's work from 1902. It describes the incidents
of the settlement, the effects of the French and Indian War on the land, the details of
Washington's Army who encamped there before and after the Battle of Germantown. It also
includes some interesting information and poems from a dedication ceremony that occured
in 1897.
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R. Stokes, Ruthie Brethren Girl; Price: $14.95
A wonderful narritive autobiography of a woman's life from Montgomery County.
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V. F. Taylor, comp., Memorials in Stone: West Norriton Township Tombstone Inscriptions; Price: $20.00
A collection of cemetery records from West Norriton Township, including Jeffersonville Presbyterian and Montgomery Cemetery. This work includes an index.
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J. Toll & M. Schwager, ed., Montgomery County, The Second Hundred Years; Price: $50.00
Published in 1984, in time for the celebration of the bi-cenntenial of Montgomery County, this is the pre-eminent history of the county. The work spans two volumes and includes a chapter for each township and borough in the county. A must have for anyone who has interest in the history of Montgomery County.
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Tote Bag; Price: $7.50
Blue HSMC Headquarters Design on grey canvas bag
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1848 Map of Montgomery County Price: $10.00
We have reproduced a wonderful map from 1848, showing many interesting features of Montgomery County. Also, we now offer the map on CD-ROM. On order form indicate which you would be interested in purchasing.
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