Archives & Library
Research anything about Montgomery County, PA
We are happy to assist you with your research needs. Whether you’re looking into family members, historic people, places, or things, working on a paper for work or school, or are just interested in history, come on down to our Historical Society, call, or send us an email.
Services
Access to our research library is available any time during our regular business hours. If you need access to our archives we ask that you let us know ahead of time what you need and when you plan to visit so that we can pull the requested materials before you arrive.
Online Resources
We have a number of resources and databases available online to allow you to do some research at home or to see what information we have on site.
Archives Finding Aids
Our archives cover a vast array of topics. To help researchers we have Finding Aids available to help find what you may need.
Research Guides
Searching down a certain path? Maybe our research guides can lend you a hand on where to start your search.
Interactive Maps
We have interactive maps to help researchers see the locations of historic sites, one room school houses, and locations significant to the black history of Montgomery County.
Research Services
A detailed list of services that we offer as well as costs that may be attributed to those services.
Contact Us
Want to schedule time at the archives? Have a question that needs answers? No idea where to start? Contact us and we can assist you and/or point you in the right direction.
Library
Our library collection covers many aspects of Montgomery County, PA. Our largest categories include periodicals, genealogical materials (including family histories), religious records, and county/town history. We also have a large collection of microfilm which includes issues of the Norristown Times Herald and county tax records.
In addition, we have our research files cabinet located near the entrance of the library. This collection was made by patrons, such as yourself, who have come to do their own research and have left copies of what they have found or notes they have written behind.
