Next Meeting:   Our next quarterly meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at 7:30 pm at the Phoenixville Federal Bank & Trust Conference Center located at 564 Nutt Road, Phoenixville, PA.  Our guest speaker will be Bob Sullivan who will give a presentation about the Civil War Era "dime novels" and books.  He will discuss the rise of the "dime novels" and the inexpensive "how to" books that coincided with the Civil War.  He will show a slice of the 1860s culture through books on sports, etiquette, public speaking, songs, and novels.  Hear about the publishing house of Irwin and Erastus Beadle, the creators of the "dime novel" as well as some of their rivals during the Civil War years.  

Special Exhibit:   The current special exhibit is "The Enduring Image", which is a display of rare photographs taken in Phoenixville plus some other very interesting old photos.  It will run through June 2012.  

Strawberry Festival & Flea Market:   The Society will host our annual Strawberry Festival and Flea Market on Saturday, June 16, 2012.  It will be held at the Society.  The Flea Market will be from 9 am to 1 pm and the Strawberry Festival will be from 10 am to 3 pm.  Kids activities will be from 11:30 am to 1 pm.  There will be lunch items, strawberries, ice cream and cake. 

Donated items may be dropped off at the Society on Wednesdays or Fridays from 9 am to 3 pm or on June 13th, 14th, or 15th from 7:30 pm to 9 pm.  Flea market and bake sale donations are requested.  For questions or item pick-up, please call the Society at 610-935-7646.  Please note that the Society can not accept TV's, computers, monitors, printers, or large furniture. 

Museum Information:   The Museum is free and open all year to the public on Wednesdays and Fridays between 9 am and 3 pm and the first Sunday of each month between 1 pm and 4 pm.  The Society's hours on First Fridays is also from 6 pm to 9 pm. 

The Society has information about local genealogy, old local newspapers on microfilm & CDs, information as well as an extensive collection of old photographs of Phoenix Iron Co., old buildings and homes, people, and Phoenixville, yearbooks from Phoenixville High School, many historical artifacts, a Phoenix Steel Column, and over 300 pieces of Etruscan Majolica. 

The Museum has an interesting collection on display of Griffen, Smith & Hill Etruscan Majolica.  Etruscan Majolica was made in Phoenixville from 1879 to 1890 when a fire destroyed the plant.

The Society has for sale at reasonable prices old maps, books about the area, tiles, old photographs, old calendars with pictures of local scenes, and artifacts of local historical interest.

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Phoenixville History:   Please click to view a brief History of Phoenixville.

Meetings:   Our quarterly meetings are held in March, June, September, and December on a Wednesday evening starting at 7:30 pm.  Our annual dinner meeting is held in September.  All meetings are free and open to Society members and their friends as well as to the general public.  We have guest speakers at our meetings.  Lite refreshments are served after the quarterly meetings.  Please click here to view our past meeting speakers.

The Newsletter:  Our newsletter is published quarterly and contains articles of local historical interest as well as news of the Society's activities, membership, and local events.

Members of the Society receive a newsletter and may conduct free research at our library and museum and obtain a discount on purchases of old maps, photographs, books, and historical items. 

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Looking West on Bridge Street in the 1950s

A 1914 picture of Phoenix Iron Co.

A 1960s aerial photo of Phoenixville

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