Preserving & Promoting
Local History, Art, & Culture
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(What you're looking for may be on this page.)
Genealogical Research
We will not do your basic genealogical research for you. Before contacting us, please exhaust the genealogical resources available through:
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and any others relevant to your family history/tree.
Once you've done your homework, if you still need us, fill out contact form below and specify you want RESEARCH. Someone will call you to schedule a virtual appointment.
Local History Info
Always review the local history provided here below.
These free resources are the first place to look when when researching local history. Dig in now!
B) Historic District Info (some with images & maps):
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Ridge Ave Roxborough (rmwhs)
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Main Street Manayunk (rmwhs)
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Upper Roxborough Federal Historic District (wikipedia)
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Victorian Roxborough (RMWHS plans to add to site but this is the 90M PDF from Phila.gov)
C) Books: (some free on archive.org or hathitrust.org)
Once you've done your homework, if you still need us, fill out contact form below and specify you want RESEARCH. Someone will call you to schedule a virtual appointment.
Maps
Maps
We do not provide maps unless we created them.
The maps on our site or in our presentations came from many sources. See the citation/source to determine the institution/library you need to contact for more info/usage rights -- we cannot grant that to you.
You can look maps we've used and other map resources here:
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See our Historic Maps page to find sources
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See our Other Resources for map sources to explore.
Images
Images
If you want to request an image, you will be required to sign a Photo Usage Agreement.
The agreement will spell out:
1) restrictions on how/where use of the image
2) requirements on how/when to cited/credit the image
Photos usage fees may apply depending on purpose/use of image.
Admin/Legal Details
BE PATIENT...
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We have 1 archivist at this time.
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There is always a backlog.
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All research consults are virtual and conducted by phone, Zoom, Teams, or FaceTime.
Right to Decline
RMWHS and the archivists reserve the right to decline any requests that:
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would unduly tax our volunteers' time,
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are beyond the scope of our mission/resources,
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have a deadline/criteria we cannot meet,
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could damage or imperil our historic items.
Credit, Citation, & Copyright
You may share/discuss the results of the research RMWHS provides but all RMWHS and third-party credits, citations, and/or copyright notes must remain intact, including images/maps or multimedia.
Financial Donations
Financial Donations
Donations are very appreciated. Our volunteers work without pay and all monies we receive for our work are used for continued preservation of the Archive and expanding/enhancing our efforts to share our history with the community.
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Privacy & Use - Your personal information will be protected in accordance with the RMWHS Privacy Policy. However, the research done by our volunteer archivists/genealogists is property of RMWHS and may be shared/discussed with other RMWHS members, visiting students, researchers, etc., at the discretion of RMWHS. RMWHS Privacy Policy.