Author Archives: Todd Broadbent
Shoe Manufacturing in Germantown in 1850: The End of the “Gentle Craft” Winter, 1989/90
Article by former Archivist of the Germantown Historical Society and the former editor of the [read more...]
Field to Factory Afro-American Migration – Germantown Crier Fall 1988
Highlights from a special exhibition at the Germantown Historical Society in the Fall of 1988.
Background and Circumstances of the Germantown Protest Against Slavery 1688, Summer 1988
Part 2 of the article featured in the Spring 1988 edition of the Crier by [read more...]
Germantown 1688 Protest Against Slavery Anniversary Spring, 1988
<br> Highlights from the Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of the 1688 Germantown Protest Against [read more...]
In Sickness and In Health: Some Highlights of Medical Practice in Germantown’s Past, circa 1987
An article highlighting medical practices in Germantown by Steven J. Peitzman, M.D. and Lisabeth M. [read more...]
Germantown Old Time Neighborhoods, Villages and One-Man Towns: A Gazetteer, Summer 1985
“As the German village slowly grew into a town and then into a suburb and [read more...]
Street Names in Germantown, Summer 1985
List of Street names from historical volumes circa 1885 and 1897
Charles Willson Peale’s Farm and Garden at Belfield, Spring 1983
A brief history of Belfield – the historic house once owned by American artist, soldier, [read more...]
Mount Airy in Philadelphia: A Pioneering Community, Winter 1976
A brief, yet interesting history of the community of Mount Airy in the Old German [read more...]
Germantown Crier – Winter 1974, Selection of Articles
Included here a collection of smaller articles from the Winter 1974 edition. Volume 26, Number [read more...]
Yesterday and Today, Summer 1974
“Curtis Sisco is New Owner of C.A. Rowell Department Store” By Helen M. Comly – [read more...]
Burn Pennsylvania Hall – Germantown Crier Winter 1971
Written by Margaret H. Bacon, Information Director of American Friends Service and Columnist for the [read more...]
Historical Relationship of Germantown and the Skippack, Spring 1970
Article by Joseph J. Peters, M.D.
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The First 100 Years of YWCA of Germantown, Fall 1969
A summary history of some of the highlights of the evolution of the Young Women’s [read more...]
Christopher Saur’s Ghost Stories, Fall 1969
Excerpts from a book in the Germantown Historical Society published in Germantown in 1755 – [read more...]