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Germantown Crier

Johnnie Schreiber Sees the Battle of Germantown, May 1962

[dflip id=”10478″ ][/dflip] A brief article by Dr. Catherine MacFarlane who discovered Johnnie Schreiber while doing research on the Battle of Germantown. Originally published in May 1962, Volume 14, No.2. The author biography at the end mentions Dr. MacFarlane hoped to publish a book for children on Johnnie Schreiber. It looks like it probably never [read more…]

Kelpius and His Followers, May 1953

[dflip id=”10209″ ][/dflip] Written by Dr. H.V. Gummere, the eminent astronomer and scientist who died on February 9, 1949. He was an alumnus of Haverford and Penn Charter, of which his son, John was headmaster. He taught at Haverford, Ursinus and Drexel, was a member of many scientific societies, a distinguished author, and an elder [read more…]

The Rittenhouse Paper Mill and Its Founders, March and June 1952

[dflip id=”10212″ ][/dflip] This article was split into two parts – the first part was published in the March, 1952 edition of the Crier and the second in the June, 1952 edition. The article was written by George Allen. Both are included in the link above.

The Inaugural Edition of the Germantown Crier, 1949

[dflip id=”10353″ ][/dflip] The first edition – Volume 1, Number 1 of the ‘Germantowne Crier’ published in January of 1949. The original cost was 25 cents! It is full of great advertisements from the Germantown area and features a number of articles about the Harkness House (the current home of GHS!), Market Square and the [read more…]

Site & Relic Society of Germantown Vol 2 No1, circa 1916

[dflip id=”10471″ ][/dflip] Early “journal” of proceedings from events held for the Site & Relic Society of Germantown (and more), published circa 1916. The Site & Relic Society of Germantown was the precursor organization to the Germantown Historical Society. ‘The Garden at Stenton’ by Mrs. William Redwood Wright ‘The Reception at Cliveden’ by Jane Campbell [read more…]