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October 2020

October Program – Votes For Women

October 15, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/94225183185?pwd=WlJVYkxjT3NMUnp5QlFMYXlMN2ZmZz09 Please join the King of Prussia Historical Society at 7:00 pm on Thursday, October 15, when Pat Jordan virtually presents Carrie Chapman Catt and the League of Women Voters!   Carrie Chapman Catt became a popular school superintendent, charismatic lecturer, astute organizer and two-time president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. She was a major force

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November 2020

November Program – The Story of Phineas Phillips

November 19, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/95898222797?pwd=RDZ2eXptKzFLYm51YVplQ3lsMm5Ldz09 Please join the King of Prussia Historical Society at 7:00 pm on Thursday, November 19, when Marianne Hooper Furman virtually presents via Zoom the Story of Phineas Phillips. When driving on North Henderson Road, did you ever notice a curious concrete enclosure on the western side of the road between Robin Road and Browlie Road? The King of Prussia Historical Society was

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November 2021

51st Regiment – PA Volunteer Infantry Part 2

November 14, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
First Presbyterian Church of Port Kennedy, 1084 Old Forge Lane
King of Prussia, PA 19406 United States
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Please join the King of Prussia Historical Society at 2:00 pm on Sunday, November 14 when David Montalvo virtually presents via Zoom “51st Regiment – PA Volunteer Infantry Part 2”   Dave Montalvo in Civil War Uniform at Christ Church Old Swedes cemetery The Story of the 51st Pennyslvania Regiment is one worth hearing!  If you missed Part 1, don't worry.  We will catch you up before

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April 2024

Moore-Irwin: New Perspectives on an Old House

April 14 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Christ Church (Old Swedes) Church Hall, 740 River Rd
Swedesburg, PA 19405 United States
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What are the origins of the Moore-Irwin House? Was it General Muhlenberg's Quarters during the Valley Forge encampment? Did George Washington visit the house in 1787? Why is it called Moore-Irwin? Who were the Moores? Who were the Irwins? When did it become the Upper Merion Cultural Center? Join us for a fresh look at one of the most historical

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