Upcoming Meeting
Annual Meeting Notice
NOTE: Before the featured presentation,
we will hold the Society's Annual Meeting to briefly conduct some necessary official business, mainly the election of officers & board members and presentation of the annual report, followed by concise updates on the Society's status and ongoing activities.
This Society meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday January 18, 2026
at and co-sponsored by the Tredyffrin Public Libary in Strafford, Pa.
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Malvern and Northern Willistown 1830–1970
presented by Bart Van Valkenburgh
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Map showing cluster of historic structures in Willistown
Our January meeting will feature a presentation by Bart Van Valkenburgh, a long-time Society member and chair of the Willistown Township Historical Commission.
This lecture explores the rich history of a one-quarter-mile stretch along King Road just east of the Malvern Borough line. The program was originally created for presentation to the Malvern Historic Commission and the residents of Malvern Borough to share the rich history of the area.
Bart Van Valkenburgh is a former Vice President and Program Chair of the Tredyffrin Easttown Historical Society,
chairman of the Willistown Township Historical Commission, a member of the Paoli Battlefield Preservation Fund board of directors,
a member of the Paoli Memorial Association, and a board member of the Bartram Bridge Joint Preservation Commission.
He is an active historian and has prepared and presented numerous informative and entertaining
programs for a variety of organizations.
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