The Olive Branch was published in Norristown from 1851 to 1857. It represents the views of the overlapping abolition, temperance, and women’s rights movements. Touted as a paper of “moral and political reform,” the Olive Branch chronicles these minority viewpoints in Montgomery County by printing letters from concerned citizens. Local issues, such as the election of judges, and the railroad monopoly, as well as national issues like the Fugitive Slave Act are covered by the paper.
This newspaper from the collections of the Historical Society of Montgomery County has been digitized and made accessible through the generosity of Villanova University.
[CLICK HERE to view this newspaper via Villanova University’s Falvey Memorial Library]