History

Historic presentations, period-related re-enactments.

History-Related Events Set All Weekend at Schwenkfelder

June 24, 2025

Discovery Center Open, with Fun (and Learning) for Kids

June 21, 2025

In Pottstown, Anno Artem Gallery Founders Find Right Fit

June 18, 2025

America250 A Year Away; Area Officials Want More Tourism Funds

June 16, 2025

Boone ‘Evening on the Green’ Offers Fun Saturday Night Out

June 13, 2025

Get Recipes Wednesday for Meals You May Otherwise Avoid

June 9, 2025

At Longwood: Fountains, New Facilities, and Bright Blossoms

June 5, 2025

Historical Society Strawberry Festival Returns Saturday

June 3, 2025

Shakespeare ‘Much Ado’ Comedy Offered Nearby, and Free

June 2, 2025

Four Area Cities on U.S. News ‘Best in Pennsylvania’ List

May 30, 2025

Blobfest 2025 Oozes Into Phoenixville on July 11-13

May 27, 2025

Sunday’s Stowe Car Show A Legion Riders’ Treat

May 25, 2025

Looking for free local news? See these sources:

The PCTV Network. PCTV, headquartered in Pottstown, provides local television programming in western Montgomery, northern Chester, and eastern Berks counties.

Digital Notebook. Pottstown resident Evan Brandt is the sole reporter for the venerable Pottstown Mercury newspaper. For many years, until February 2022, he offered observations about happenings in the borough and elsewhere. They remain valuable from a historical perspective.

The Boyertown Expression. Covers municipalities primarily within Berks County’s Boyertown Area School District, and focuses on the municipalities of Boyertown, Bally, Barto, and Gilbertsville. Its operators, Leslie Misko and Jane Stahl, are long-time Boyertown area residents with backgrounds in education and art.

Perk Valley Now. Covers municipalities primarily within Montgomery County's Perkiomen Valley School District: Zionsville, Schwenksville, Perkiomen, Perkiomenville, Trappe, Collegeville, and Skippack PA.

North Penn Now. Covers municipalities primarily within Montgomery County's North Penn School District: Hatfield township and borough, Lansdale, North Wales, Montgomery, Towamencin and Upper Gwynedd.

Keystone Wayfarer. Described by author Paula Hogan "as an outlet to publish accounts” that explore “the extensive history” of people and places in and around Schwenksville PA and, more broadly, Montgomery County PA.

Daily Voice Pottstown. Covers municipalities in western Montgomery County and beyond.

MyChesCo. MyChesCo has covered Chester County news since 2017.

Berks Community Television. Covers Berks County.

Spotlight PA. An investigative news service for Pennsylvania, supported by several news organizations statewide. It is starting a Berks County Edition.

Philly Voice. Covers Philadelphia and the suburbs.

Lehigh Valley News. Lehigh Valley News, headquartered in Bethlehem PA, provides news coverage in Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, and counties of the Lehigh Valley.

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