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Past Meetings: 2006 – Present
- June 2024 Member Excursion to The Finley House
- May 2024 Towers & Turrets: Victorian Mansions on the Main Line, 1870–1905 by Jeff Groff
- April 2024 Warwick's Buried Cannon by Daniel A. Graham
- March 2024 Echoes of the Truth: Making Sense of the Reinert Murders by David Montalvo
- February 2024 From West Africa to the Great Valley by Michael Kearney, Ph.D.
- January 2024 Annual Meeting & Two Local Black History Video Programs
by Tanisha Agrawal and Bertha Jackmon
- November 2023 Camp Meetings & Chautauquas — America's 19th Century Back to Nature Movement by Robert J. Wise, Jr.
- October 2023 A Look Back at History: Maps of the Upper Main Line 1777–1930 by Bart Van Valkenburgh with Dave Mackey
- September 2023 Abolition & the Underground Railroad in Chester County by Mark Lanyon
- June 2023 Member Excursion to the Mill at Anselma
- May 2023 Breadbasket of the World by Jennifer L. Green
- April 2023 “Lock Stock & Barrel” — The evolution of arms in the Delaware Valley 1630–1830 by Chris Reardon
- March 2023 Martha Washington: From Belle of Virginia to Lady Washington by Amanda Carey
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- February 2023 Meet Revolutionary War Hero Ned Hector by Noah Lewis
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- January 2023 Annual Meeting & Ben Franklin Explains Electricity by Mike Kochan
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- November 2022 The Unique and Radical Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 by Margaret Newell
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- October 2022 Dark History III: Black Widows and the Devil's Luck by Jennifer L. Green
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- September 2022 Matchbook Cover Memories of the Main Line by Bart Van Valkenburgh
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- June 2022 Member Excursion to The Antique Ice Tool Museum
- May 2022 Women Healers in Early Philadelphia by Susan H. Brandt
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- March 2022 Many Nations of Chester County by Chester County History Center
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- February 2022 George Washington & Slavery by Noah Lewis
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- September 2021 Anna Morris Holstein: Woman of Courage and Vision by Marianne Hooper Furman
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- January 2021 Annual Meeting – ONLINE
- November 2020 A Salute to Our Local Veterans by Bart Van Valkenburgh
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- October 2020 Philadelphia's Civil War Generals: Winfield Scott Hancock and George Gordon Meade
by Arch Hunter – ONLINE
- May 2020 Lost Mount Penn: Wineries, Railroads and Resorts of Reading
by Mike Madaio – POSTPONED
- April 2020 Philadelphia's Civil War Generals: Winfield Scott Hancock and George Gordon Meade
by Arch Hunter – POSTPONED
- March 2020 History of Newtown Square by Doug Humes – POSTPONED
- February 2020 King of Prussia: A Mall and Its Legacy by Michael Shaw
- January 2020 Annual Meeting & A Brief History of Freedom and Slavery in Pennsylvania by Dave Montalvo
- November 2019 Why Frank Furness Matters by George Thomas
- October 2019 The Old Roads of Tredyffrin: Revisited by Mike Bertram
- September 2019 The Story of the Thomas Massey House by Rich Paul
- August 2019 Special Excursion to American Swedish Historical Museum
- June 2019 Member Excursion to Historic Sugartown
- June 2019 Special Field Trip to Lower Merion Historical Society
- May 2019 Stoneleigh: A Natural Garden by Ethan Kauffman
- April 2019 Small Beer, A Common Colonial Drink by Clarissa Dillon
- March 2019 Art and the American Revolution: The Work of Charles Willson Peale by Gale Rawson
- February 2019 Tales of Intrigue: Benedict Arnold, Peggy Shippen, and John André by Arch Hunter
- January 2019 Annual Meeting & Rediscovering Greentree and other Early 20th Century Tidbits by Bart Van Valkenburgh
- November 2018 The Lancaster Road and its Taverns During the Revolution by Tom McGuire
- October 2018 A History of Three Local Townships by Mike Bertram
- September 2018 A History and Local Impact of the Schuylkill Canals by Marianne Hooper Furman
- August 2018 Member Excursion to Winterthur
- June 2018 Member Excursion to Old Eagle School
- May 2018 Growing Old in the World of William Penn by Clarissa Dillon
- April 2018 America's “Ancient Garden:” The Bartram Botanic Garden 1728–1850 by Joel T. Fry
- March 2018 Local Gas Stations and Auto Repair on the Upper Main Line by Bart Van Valkenburgh
- February 2018 When Mrs. Kennedy Met Mr. Lincoln by Jim Brazel
- January 2018 Annual Meeting
- November 2017 The Historic Devon Inn by Michael Morrison
- October 2017 Baron de Steuben: The General Who Made the Army by Nancy K. Loane
- September 2017 Colonial or Colonial Revival? by Clarissa Dillon
- July 2017 Members Excursion to Washington Memorial Chapel
- May 2017 A Century Under Wire by Frank Tatnall
- April 2017 A Seven-Year-Old Remembers July 31, 1956 by Bart Van Valkenburgh
- March 2017 Archive Additions in 2016 by Cheryl Leibold
- February 2017 Valley Forge Village, Families and Industry by Scott Houting
- January 2017 Fire and Mayhem on the Upper Main Line by Roger Thorne & Bart Van Valkenburgh
& Annual Meeting
- November 2016 Culver & Rogers, Philadelphia Architects and their Main Line Projects by Greg Prichard
- October 2016 Power to "Charm" – Witchcraft in England, New England and Penn's Land by Clarissa Dillon
- September 2016 Slim the Lineman and the Power Lines that Bisected the Great Valley by Michael Morrison
- June 2016 Members Excursion to Old Roberts School
- May 2016 2015 Donations to the Archive by Cheryl Leibold,
and Westover Park and The Devon Fireworks Explosion by Michele Hawk & Gail Cappelli
- April 2016 Life Along the River: Past, Present and Future by Michael Tolle
- March 2016 The Gentrification of the Main Line by Penny L. Washington
- February 2016 Matthews Ford Album, Paoli 1918–1954, Then and Now by Bart Van Valkenburgh
- January 2016 Annual Meeting
- November 2015 Small Historical Repositories in Pennsylvania by Anastasia Matijkiw
- October 2015 Voices from Mt. Pleasant by Sharon Schwarze
- September 2015 The Chester Valley Trail by Tim Lander
- June 2015 Members Excursion to St. David's Church
- May 2015 2014 Donations to the Archive by Cheryl Leibold & rescheduled Annual Meeting
- April 2015 New Images of the Chester Valley Railroad by Jim Brazel
- March 2015 Recent Archaeological Discoveries in the Philadelphia Region by Kimberly Morrell
- February 2015 The Main Line Airport, and the Development of Aviation
in Chester County, Pennsylvania by Roger Thorne
- November 2014 Eating Locally in Colonial Tredyffrin and Easttown by Clarissa Dillon
- October 2014 The Changing Face of Berwyn
featuring photographs from the Herb and Barbara Fry Collection by Roger Thorne
- September 2014 The Hires Root Beer Family Story and Tredyffrin and Easttown Townships by Jeff Groff
- June 2014 Members Excursion to the Devon Horse Show & Country Fair hosted by Meg Widersiem
- May 2014 Upper Merion Township: The First 300 Years by Michael Morrison and Marianne Hooper
- April 2014 A Look at the Gifts Received for the Society's Archives in 2013 by Cheryl Leibold
- March 2014 With Respect to Women by Clarissa Dillon
- February 2014 Miss Elizabeth Hawkesworth – A Day at School by Karin Stocking
- January 2014 Annual Meeting
- November 2013 The Pennsylvania Railroad Stations of the Main Line from Overbrook to Paoli by Greg Prichard
- October 2013 Stone Houses: Traditional Homes of R. Brognard Okie by James Garrison
- September 2013 Trinity Presbyterian Church: 150 Years by C. Herbert Fry
- June 2013 Field Trip to Historic Yellow Springs led by J. Michael Morrison
- May 2013 A Look into the Archives of the Tredyffrin Easttown Historical Society by J. Michael Morrison
- April 2013 Fred Wagner: Pennsylvania Impressionist Painter & Port Kennedy Native
by Cyndy Drue & Susan Brendlinger Smith
- March 2013 Valley Forge National Historical Park in 2013 and Beyond by Kate Hammond
- February 2013 Tredyffrin Easttown History Quarterly Articles And Scenes Revisited:
New Images And Insights from Member Research by James Brazel
- January 2013 Annual Meeting
- November 2012 When the Cold War Cast Its Shadow upon the Great Valley:
The Paoli–Valley Forge Nike Missile Base, 1954-1964 by Roger D. Thorne
- October 2012 How The Civil War Influenced The American Revolution by Clarissa F. Dillon
- September 2012 A Fortnight In Chester County: The Philadelphia Campaign of 1777 by Sean Moir
- June 2012 A Visit to the King hosted by J. Michael Morrison
- May 2012 Life in Rural Pennsylvania during the Federal Period by Bruce Stocking
- April 2012 New Additions to the Archives by Michael Morrison and Cheryl Leibold
- March 2012 The Main Line of Public Works: The Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad
and The Pennsylvania Railroad from Morgan’s Corner to Intersection by Ted Xaras
- February 2012 The Generals' Quarters Revisited - A Photographic Tour by Mike Bertram
- January 2012 Annual Meeting
- November 2011 William Penn's Legacy by Barbara Cohen
- October 2011 Mary Cassatt: The American Impressionist by Cheryl Leibold
- September 2011 Diamond Rock Octagonal Schoolhouse by Susanna Baum
- June 2011 A Guided Tour of Historic Waynesborough by Bennett Hill
- May 2011 Lucy Sampson: Berwyn Photographer by Mike Bertram
- April 2011 The History of the Devon Country Fair by Bobbi Cowley
- March 2011 The History Quarterly Digitization Process - Trials And Treasures by James Brazel
- February 2011 A Critical Look at Philadelphia History led by James Brazel
- January 2011 Annual Meeting
- November 2010 When Nazi Prisoners Passed Through Paoli by Roger Thorne
- October 2010 A Virtual Tour of the TEHS Historical Archive by J. Michael Morrison
- September 2010 An Aerial Retrospective of the Upper Main Line by Roger Thorne and Mike Bertrtam
- June 2010 Harriton House: Lecture and Guided Tour by Bruce Gill
- April 2010 Loyalty in Revolutionary Pennsylvania by Dr. Clarissa F. Dillon
- March 2010 Then and Now... The Foundry by Barbara Cohen
- February 2010 Mines and Minerals in the Great Valley by Ron Sloto
- January 2010 Annual Meeting
- November 2009 The Architecture of R. Brognard Okie by James B. Garrison
- October 2009 Wharton Esherick Studio and Museum by Paul Eisenhauer
- September 2009 The Battle of the Clouds by Tom McGuire
- June 2009 Past, Present and Future of the Jenkins Arboretum by Dr. Harold E. Sweetman
- April 2009 The Many Roles of Wives in the 18th Century by Dr. Clarissa F. Dillon
- March 2009 The Forgotten Statesman: Philander Knox and the Politics of the early 1900s by Mike Bertram
- February 2009 Colonial Church Architecture by Seth Hinshaw
- January 2009 Annual Meeting
- November 2008 A Centennial History of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish by Celia Paolantonio and Christine Gaeto
- October 2008 A Birds-Eye View of Tredyffrin and Easttown: Photographs from the Dallin Aerial Survey Company, 1924 - 1941
by Roger Thorne and Mike Bertram
- September 2008 Twenty Years of Active Politics on the Upper Main Line: Experiences, Observations and Trends by Earl Baker
- June 2008 Love Letters from Valley Forge by Dr. Nancy Loane
- May 2008 Jenkins Arboretum: The Blossoming of a Dream and Digging into the Future by Dr. Harold E. Sweetman
- April 2008 From Birth to Breeching: Childhood in Colonial Pennsylvania by Dr. Clarissa Dillon
- March 2008 The Harlan Family: From Chester County to the Settlement of California by Bruce Mowday
- February 2008 Washington's Great Challenge: Arming the Continental Army in 1777 by Scott Houting
- January 2008 Annual Meeting
- November 2007 The Old Roads of Tredyffrin by Michael Bertram
- October 2007 Tredyffrin Township ...The First Three Hundred Years by Deborah Arnold
- September 2007 We Scrapples by Craig TenBroeck
- May 2007 The Way We Were: Oral Histories from Our Community
- April 2007 A Selection of Images from Northern Chester County by Vincent Martino Jr.
- March 2007 King of Prussia – Then and Now by J. Michael Morrison
- February 2007 The Ghosts of Duffy's Cut by Dr. William Watson and John H. Ahtes
- January 2007 The Ryan Connection by Roger Thorne
- November 2006 The Blue Ball Inn of Tredyffrin Township by Caroline Hager
- October 2006 Sand, Railways, & Movies by Michael Bertram
- September 2006 Downingtown to Bridgeport by James Brazel
- June 2006 A Walk Through Historic Port Kennedy Led by J. B. Post
- May 2006 Present But Not Accounted For by Dr. Nancy Loane
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Past Meetings: 1990 – 2006
NOTE: Presentations earlier than May 2006 precede the development of the website, and are not linked to descriptive pages.
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- March 2006 Real Colonial Women Don't Weave Cloth by Kathy King
- February 2006 Private Schools In Easttown Township - 1865 to 1965 by Herb Fry
- January 2006 Thomas John, Colonial Farmer and Carpenter of Tredyffrin by Michael Bertram
- November 2005 What I've Learned from Eastern Pennsylvania Architecture by George Thomas
- October 2005 Visit to St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley led by Roger Thorne
- September 2005 William Penn's Holy Experiment by William Kashatus
- June 2005 Evolution of Chester County Architecture by Seth Hinshaw
- May 2005 “Citizens to Save Valley Forge” by Robert Toland
- April 2005 Members Excursion to Franklin Maps
- February 2005 The Pennsylvania Railroad During WWII by Carl Landeck
- January 2005 The Main Line Airport Revisited by Roger Thorne
- November 2004 The Rev. William Currie by Michael Bertram
- October 2004 Segregation on the Main Line: The Berwyn School Fight, 1932-34
- September 2004 A Local Band of Brothers: the 97th PA Infantry by Roger Arthur
- June 2004 Smuggling: Patriotism or Crime? by Kathy King
- May 2004 Water and Fire: The Power behind Valley Forge by Michael Bartram
- April 2004 The Practice of Domestic Medicine During Colonial Period by Skip Eichner
- March 2004 The Other Valley Forge by Sue Andrews and Nancy Pusey
- February 2004 Fox Hunting in the Chester Valley by Bill Nassau
- January 2004 Blacksmithing Through the Ages by Kelly Smyth
- November 2003 The Practice of Medicine During the American Revolution by Skip Eichner
- October 2003 The History of Devon by Herb Fry
- September 2003 The British Encampment in Tredyffrin by Thomas J. McGuire
- June 2003 The Battle of Brandywine by Bruce Mowday
- May 2003 Firearms Manufacture along Valley Creek by Scott Houting
- April 2003 Remembering the Philadelphia Bulletin by Peter Binzen
- January 2003 The Welsh of Our Area by Charles Wenzel
- November 2002 The Burroughs Research Center by Joyce Post
- October 2002 Paoli Then and Now by Bill Nassau
- September 2002 The Paoli Airport by Roger Thorne
- May 2002 Mills of Chester County by Dr. Christopher Jones
- April 2002 Members Excursion to the Wharton Esherick Museum
- March 2002 Who Was Henry Pleasants? by Steve Dittman
- February 2002 The Underground Railroad in Chester County by Leighton Haney
- January 2002 Members Recall Summer Vacation Activities
- November 2001 A Blacksmith's Part in Reconstruction of Sailing Ships by Kelly Smyth
- October 2001 Northern Chester County History by Estelle Cremers
- September 2001 History of Howellville by Sue Andrews
- May 2001 The Louis & Nellie Graff House The Woods (2001 Vassar Show House) by Herb Fry
- April 2001 The Development of Chesterbrook after the Farm by Herb Fry
- March 2001 History of The Surrey Club and Its Building by Jeanne LaRouche
- February 2001 The Cassatt Mansion Then and Now by Steve Dittman
- January 2001 Pennsylvania German Folk Art by Joe Devaney
- November 2000 Reading of an article written 50 years earlier by Franklin Burns The Jones Plantation
- October 2000 Duffryn Mawr by Eva Noll
- September 2000 Restoration of Sprucemont, the Peter Latch House by Kurt Wolter
- August 2000 Strafford North Neighborhood Walking Tour
- June 2000 Members Excursion: Restoration of the Barn at Historic Waynesborough
- May 2000 Current Archaeological Work near the King of Prussia Inn by Kay Spohn
- April 2000 History of Cedar Hollow by John Alleva
- March 2000 Reading of a 1978 Interview with Bertha Neiman
- February 2000 TEHS History by Herb Fry
- November 1999 Strafford Station by Jim Garrison
- September 1999 Five Civil War Veterans Buried at St. David's Church by Bill Stroud
- June 1999 History of Hilltop House
- April 1999 History of Paoli Baptist Church by Dr. Fred Boelke, Jr.
- March 1999 Old Forge Crossing by Dick Henckels
- February 1999 Historic Valentines by Betty and Leighton Haney
- January 1999 Waterloo Mills by Steve Dittman
- October 1998 The Pennsylvania Railroad on the Main Line by Ted Xaras
- September 1998 Lime Kilns by Harlan Morrison
- June 1998 Members Excursion to the Paper Mill House Museum, Newtown Square, PA
- April 1998 Old Drug Stores along the Main Line by Marlene Rafner
- March 1998 The Valley Store and Warren Tavern by Herb Fry and Sue Andrews
- February 1998 Historic Train Collecting by Dick Kurtz
- January 1998 Covered Bridges by Karl Klingelhoeffer
- November 1997 The Valley Forge Music Fair by Herb Fry
- October 1997 Annual Banquet Drainage and Run-Off Issues in Valley Creek by Dr. Ralph Heister
- September 1997 Strafford Remembered by Bill Braxton
- June 1997 Members Excursion to the Henry Antes House in Pottstown, PA
- May 1997 Berwyn Astronomers by Herb Fry
- April 1997 What We Have in the Archives by Barbara Fry
- February 1997 The Battle of Paoli by Tom McGuire
- January 1997 The History of Strafford by Ann Kirkpatrick
- November 1996 Member Presentations: The Men Who Built Paoli
- October 1996 Historic Philadelphia Gardens by Joel Fry
- September 1996 The Lincoln Highway by Ed Buck
- July 1996 Private Schools in Our Townships by Bob Ward
- June 1996 The Darby Creek Drainage by Ann G. Ackerman
- May 1996 The Massey House by Hilda Lucas
- April 1996 The Neilly Log Cabin by Alan Kohn
- March 1996 Indians of the Delaware Valley by Dr. Chris Hemmer
- February 1996 Club Members Remember: Berwyn's 75th Anniversary in 1952
- January 1996 Looking Back to our Roots: The Legacy of Franklin Burns by Barbara and Herb Fry
- November 1995 St. Isaac Jogues Parish 25th Anniversary by Reverend Cunningham
- October 1995 Old Text Books by Bill Nelson
- September 1995 Conestoga High School 40th Anniversary by Robert Goshorn
- August 1995 PECO and the High Transmission Line by Herb Fry
- June 1995 Members Excursion to Hopewell Village
- May 1995 Garber's Store in Berwyn by Henry Pyle
- April 1995 The Coates Family in Berwyn by Herb Fry
- March 1995 Member Presentations: Music Lessons and Cultural Adventures
- February 1995 Chester County Archives and Museum by Laurie Rofini
- January 1995 Pastor Currie by Robert Goshorn
- November 1994 Livery Stables along the Main Line by Herb Fry
- October 1994 Estates along the Main Line by Jeff Groff
- September 1994 The Berwyn Post by Robert Goshorn
- August 1994 Members Excursion to Hibernia Park
- June 1994 Members Excursion to Hammer Hollow
- May 1994 The Devon Horse Show by Robert Goshorn
- April 1994 The Joseph M. Thomas & Sons Nursery by Herb Fry
- March 1994 Fritz's Lumber Yard by Bill Fritz
- February 1994 Curling in Paoli by Len Gottliebson
- January 1994 Recollections of Shopping at Woolworth's by Robert Goshorn
- November 1993 The Borough of Great Valley by Robert Goshorn
- October 1993 Philadelphia Roots of Lewis and Clark by Margaret Martinez
- September 1993 Members Excursion to the Valley Friends Meeting
- August 1993 Members Excursion to Newlin Mill and Mill House, Delaware County. PA
- April 1993 The Benjamin Bettner Paper Bag Co. by Herb Fry
- March 1993 When Valley Forge Became a Park by Robert Goshorn
- February 1993 Club Members Remember: When Things Were Done by Hand
- January 1993 The Matthews Ford Dealership by Jim Matthews
- November 1992 The Cathcart Home in Devon by Dana Aberle
- October 1992 History of the Conestoga Turnpike by Stewart Quillman
- September 1992 History of Berwyn Presbyterian Church by Barbara Fry
- August 1992 Members Excursion to the Peter Wentz Farmstead
- July 1992 Campaign Buttons by Robert Goshorn
- June 1992 The Memorial Arch at Valley Forge by Denny Beach
- May 1992 Berwyn United Methodist Church by Shirley Hough
- April 1992 Washington's Generals at Valley Forge by Eva Noll
- March 1992 Sanatoga Park in Pottstown by Herb Fry
- February 1992 Episcopal Academy by Steve Dittman
- January 1992 18th Century Farms of the Great Valley by Robert Goshorn
- September 1991 History of the Mack Oil Co. by Herb McCarry
- August 1991 Members Excursion to Avondale, the Summer Home of Thomas Leiper in Wallingford, PA
- June 1991 Members Excursion to the Schuylkill Canal in Phoenixville
- May 1991 Jokes and Humor by Robert Goshorn
- April 1991 Land Conservation in the Great Valley by Robert Helms
- March 1991 The Royer Greaves School by Robert Bell
- February 1991 The House That Quality Built – The First 100 Years of the American Stores by Herb Fry
- January 1991 Member Presentations: Where is Our History Hidden?
- February 1990 The Lenape Indians by Ruth Gold West
- January 1990 The Main Line News, Published 1947 to 1970 by Robert Goshorn
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