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The Goschenhoppen Region
Historian Alan Keyser
The Perkiomen and Skippack Township Encampment of the Revolutionary War
The recollections of Maria Keely written in 1846 when she was eighty-three years old.
Historian Aaron Heckler
is a lifelong resident of the Goschenhoppen Region who has spent the last 20 years collecting, researching and sharing the history of this portion of southeastern Pennsylvania.
Aaron currently serves as library director for the Goschenhoppen Historians and has presented numerous illustrated programs for that organization. He is the author of Glimpses of the Past: Picture Postcards of the Goshenhoppen Region and Beyond as well as daily posts on his facebook page, Southeastern Pennsylvania Postcard History.
Perkiomen Railroad Excursion
The Trolley Comes to Green Lane
Willkie Presidential Campaigning in Montgomery County
Franconia Auction
Historian Robert Wood
is a lifelong educator, artist, and writer who taught English in the public schools for over 30 years.
Bob is a past board member of the Historical Society of Montgomery County where he edited their Bulletin. He is on the Board of Directors of the Goschenhoppen Historians and an active member of that group. Additionally, he is a member of several local historical and heritage organizations and is President of the New Hanover Historical Society where he has published four books on township history which record and interpret the local Pennsylvania Dutch folk-culture.
Colonial Potter
Decorated Interior Surfaces
Tinware of the 18th and 19th Centuries
Pennsylvania Corn Choppers - Part 1
Corn Husking Pegs - Part 2
Pennsylvanians Call Thee Mush - Part 1
Pennsylvanians Call Thee Mush - Part 2
Sunrise Mill
The "Window Pane Tax"
A Curious Old Deed
A Voyage Up the Salt River
Bullying is Nothing New
Butchering Day on the Farm - Smoked Meats
Cazenove's 1794 Pennsylvania Travel Journal - Part 1
Cazenove's 1794 Pennsylvania Travel Journal - Part 2
Clover - Part 1
Clover - Part 2
Corncribs were on Every Farm
The Trials of the Early Ministers
Fish Wars on the Schuylkill
Fraktur
"Hex Signs" A Fascinating Pennsylvania Mystery
Himmelsbriefen were in Most Homes
To Market - Hucksters
To Market, Selections from Herbert Borneman MS
The Real Story of Mountain Mary - Part 1
The Real Story of Mountain Mary - Part 2
Nicholas Pomp
Pennsylvania Dutch Music and Dance
Daniel B Royer Diaries - Part 1
Daniel B Royer Diaries - Part 2
Daniel B Royer Diaries - Part 3
Thatched Roofs and Rye Straw
Spring Houses were Valuable Additions to the Farmstead
The Swamp Pike
Harvest Home
Building Boom in Brick Barns
The Swamp College in 3 Parts
Father Dubbs' Calling
Father Dubbs' Education
Father Dubbs' First Funeral
Pennsylvania Dutch scholars
William J. Frey, Alfred Shoemaker, and Don Yoder
wrote and edited a series of publications about Pennsylvania German life and culture from 1949 through 1997. These excellent resources are now available online thanks to the efforts of Franklin and Marshall College and Ursinus College.
"The Pennsylvania Dutchman" and "Pennsylvania Folklife" Online