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Settlement in the Germantown area began, at the invitation of William Penn, in 1683 by Nederlanders and Germans under the leadership of Francis Daniel Pastorius fleeing religious persecution. [2] [4] [5] Colonial Germantown was a leader in religious thought, printing, and education. Important dates in Germantown's early history include: [6]
Germantown Historical Society; Germantown general court records, 1691–1701; includes land disputes, apprenticeships, sales of goods, personal matters, etc. History of Old Germantown (1907), online version; Incorporated District, Boroughs, and Townships in the County of Philadelphia, 1854 By Rudolph J. Walther
Clarkson-Watson House, also known as the Bank of Germantown and Germantown Historical Society, is a historic home located in the Wister neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1740 and 1750, and modified in the 1770s. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, stuccoed stone dwelling with a rear brick addition. It has a gable roof with ...
The Germantown Historical Society (GHS) was formed in 1990 as a non-profit organization with a mission to educate the public about local history and preserve local historic sites. [70] The GHS office and future museum is located in the historic Germantown Bank (1922) at 19330 Mateny Hill Road, across from the MARC railroad station.
Germantown Historical Society Museum: Germantown: Local history: website, furniture, decorative and historical exhibits, located in the John Fromberger House Germantown White House: Germantown: Historic house: Owned by the National Park Service, formerly the Deshler-Morris House, 18th-century house that sheltered George Washington and his family
Irene Blau of Germantown left a legacy of sharing history, restoring historic buildings and sharing Christmas traditions. Irene Blau, who owned Germantown's Sinter Klausen Christmas Markt for 31 ...
The second and third generations were active in the Underground Railroad during the 1850s. Jennett Rowland Johnson, her children Rowland, Israel, Ellwood, Sarah, and Elizabeth Johnson, and their spouses were members of abolitionist groups such as the American Anti-Slavery Society and the Germantown Freedman's Aid Association. Through their ...
The Charter Oak Library was established in the upper floor in 1855. The predecessor of the Germantown Historical Society, then known as the Site and Relic Society, used the lower floor as a museum from 1903 to 1908. [7] [2] In 1889 the first floor housed a private school run by Miss Annie McMurtrie and the room of Mrs. Diilon, the janitor.