Lower Merion
Father Divine and the Peace Mission Movement
The Peace Mission Movement didn’t begin in Montgomery County, but since 1952, its headquarters has been at Woodmont in Gladwyne. The group was founded by Father Divine, a man whose origins are unclear. The FBI identified him as “George Baker” and he was likely born in 1876, perhaps in Maryland, though some researchers have placed… Read More »Father Divine and the Peace Mission Movement
Woodmont
Completed in 1894, Woodmont in Gladwyne was placed on the National Historical Register in 1998. It was built by Alan Wood, Jr., of Alan Wood Steel in Conshohocken. The noted architect William L. Price designed the mansion on the model of the Biltmore in North Carolina. The home originally stood on 400 acres and is… Read More »Woodmont
St. Paul’s, Ardmore
Charles Reed Barker was an amateur historian and member of the Historical Society of Montgomery County for many decades. He was a tireless researcher and donated a large collection of scrapbooks to the Historical Society. A set of four scrapbooks contains records of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ardmore, Pa., including baptisms, marriages, and… Read More »St. Paul’s, Ardmore