To preserve the history of the Ambler area and above all, to promote the study of history, dealing with our area.

Here are some useful links.

The Society’s 8 p.m. meetings (with programs) are held at the headquarters at Clifton House, 473 Bethlehem Pike, Fort Washington, PA the third Tuesday of every month, September thru November and January thru May, weather permitting The phone number to call for information, 215-646-6065

The Officers of the

Historical Society of Fort Washington

President: Robin Costa The Ambler Gazette's are now on-line.

Vice President: Nick Guilbert 1894 thru 1944

Corresponding Secretary: Barbara Kirk

Recording Secretary: Renee Webb

Treasurer: Lew Keen

Our location is:    The Clifton House (Fort Washington State Park)

                               473 Bethlehem Pike, Fort Washington, PA 19034

                               telephone (215) 646-6065

We are open on Wednesday's from 2:00PM till 4:00PM

At Clifton House, Tuesday February 16, 2010, 8 p.m.

An Historic Walk in Springfield

Township

Roddy Davis, a member of the Springfield and the Fort Washington Historical Societies, will present an historic walk along Church Road in Springfield Township and point out some historic sites along the way. He will also reveal hidden interiors of some of the grand homes of the 1920’s within the township, including “Friendship” (now Fairways Nursing Home), “Harston”, and “Brookfield” (now The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential).

This program is offered free to the public. For more information please call 215-646-6065.

Light refreshments will be served in the library following the presentation.

Historic House at Church & Paper Mill Roads

The Historical Society of Montgomery County

Presents

Freemasonry

And THE

Founding Fathers

Sunday, February 21, 2010

2:30 pm

at the Society’s Headquarters

1654 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA

The movie, National Treasure, piqued the public’s interest in the Masonic connections of our founding fathers. Dr. Wayne Huss, Professor of History at Gwynedd Mercy College, will belie some of the myths and give the true story of the Freemasons and our founding fathers. Dr. Huss is the author of The Master Builders: The History of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania.

This program is free to the public.

The Historical Society of Montgomery County is located at 1654 DeKalb Street, Norristown, PA. Parking is available in the lot to the rear of the Society’s Headquarters. For further information, please call 610-272-0297.

Publications by the HISTORICAL SOCIETY of FORT WASHINGTON. Contact us if you would like your own copy dealing with the history of Fort Washington, about the Revolutionary War and the Upper Dublin area.

The Historical Society is currently in the process of having the first fifty years of the Ambler Gazette scanned to be put on Micro Film in order to be digitized for all to see and use on the Internet. This is in cooperation with the Wissahickon Valley Library which has done much work in obtaining donations from local service organizations.