Saturday, June 14 ~ 12:00 pm
BUSINESS MEETING
PROGRAM Digging into the Upper Merion Archives followed by Society Picnic and fundraiser (food provided) at 1:00 pm
Please RSVP by 6/10/14 via our email info@kophistory.org or sign up via our Facebook event page or by calling 610-937-2171.
COST per person $10 (members)/$15 (non-members)
Child under 12 accompanied by adult FREE
On display will be some of our collection’s treasures and memorabilia including a piece of King of Prussia Marble, a piece of the Drinker Oak, the original King of Prussia Post Office mailbox, old deeds and indentures and more. See old maps and photos of the township, teach your kids how to dial a rotary phone (and our younger members can try dialing for the first time!), check out an old wooden school desk, and more.
If you have items that you would like to donate to our collection, stories to share about Upper Merion’s past, or photos to donate or have scanned, please bring them along.
Attendees will have an opportunity to tour the inside of Christ Church, and wander the cemetery to see the grave sites of many notable Upper Merion residents.
LOCATION Christ Old Swedes Church Hall
To find directions to Christ Church on Google maps use 40.103498, -75.327288
Parking on Colbert St side of the church (GPS 820 Colbert St. Bridgeport)