Roxborough
Manayunk
Wissahickon
Historical
Society

Recent donation to RMWHS inspires a look at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition -- a colossal undertaking even by present day standards.

A history of Memorial Day and the words of General John A. Logan

The wake of Hurricane Ida still could not beat the Great Freshet of 1869 in death, destruction, and flooding.

If a photo can say 1,000 words -- how many can a map say? Perhaps not as many as a photo? Perhaps a great deal more?

Today, more than a dozen stairways adorn the areas of steep terrain within Roxborough, Manayunk, and Wissahickon.

A few extra minutes spent during the digitization process of RMWHS images reveals what was nearly lost.