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Royersford

Royersford Borough

This collection represents all materials pertaining to Royersford. This includes information on the borough, local historic information, and newspaper clippings.

Nelson Dairies

This is the time of year when most people enjoy frozen treats like ice cream. In the collection at HSMC, we have an emery board advertising a local ice cream maker from our county. Emery Board Advertising Nelson Dairies, 2023.044.002, HSMC Collection Nelson Dairies started as a family dairy business in Royersford in 1916. They… Read More »Nelson Dairies

Royersford’s founding document

In 1879, a small corner of Limerick township broke away to form its own borough. Here is the original map and petition presented to the county proposing the new borough of Royersford.

Across the country in a 1937 Studebaker

In 1940, Jacob K. Rahn set out from his home in Royersford with three companions (Frank K. Rahn, Jacob Shantz, and Harvey Mensch) for California.  He kept a detailed record of the trip which is now in the collection of the Historical Society of Montgomery County.