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St. Matthew’s Church gets a royal visit from a prince and a princess

St. Matthew’s Church gets a royal visit from a prince and a princess

Once again, as we page through the 175 years of St. Matthew’s Parish’s history books, we couldn’t ignore when the Prince and Princess of Monaco attended mass at St. Matthew’s Church in 1958; it seemed like too good a story to bypass. When Prince Rain…

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Ad Aspera Per Astra: Father Kinahan’s Observatory

Ad Aspera Per Astra: Father Kinahan’s Observatory

On September 21, 1863, at the height of the American Civil War, and the feast of Saint Matthew, the …

The Knecht Family

The Knecht Family

If you walk or drive through the St. Matthew’s Parish cemetery in Conshohocken, you may notice a mem…

Saw Mill Run Flood Control

Saw Mill Run Flood Control

In 1950, an increase in traffic was inevitable in Norristown. A growing population and a proposed ex…

Clear and Pleasant: The Civil War Diaries of James Crozier

Clear and Pleasant: The Civil War Diaries of James Crozier

In 2025 the Historical Society acquired two diaries of James Crozier from 1864 and 1865. A Norristow…

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