**NOTE DATE CHANGE** Saturday, November 7 ~ 2:00 pm PROGRAM A History of Alan Wood Steel, the Upper Merion & Plymouth RR and the steel plant’s wholly owned short line carrier SPEAKER Mike Rabbitt Alan Wood Steel and its railroads provided jobs for thousands of people and helped create wealth and support generations of local […]
Saturday, December 13 ~ 7:00 pm Saint Lucia Festival Holiday celebration for Society members and friends LOCATION Christ Old Swedes Church (Directions)
Annual Business Meeting with preview of 2016 programs. ** Please note the change in location - This meeting will be held at the King of Prussia Inn. The business meeting will be held after a short program about the Inn.
Saturday, February 13 ~ 2:00 pm PROGRAM Swedes in the Delaware Valley and along the Schuylkill River SPEAKER Richard Baumann LOCATION Christ Old Swedes Church Hall (Directions) Following successful military victories in the Thirty Years War in Europe, Sweden joined other nations in the colonial exploitation of the New World. But the colony of “Nya […]