Next Meeting:   Our next quarterly meeting will be our annual banquet dinner meeting that will be held on Wednesday, September 15, 2010. The meeting will be held at the Phoenixville Country Club, which is at 355 Country Club Road in Schuylkill Township, starting at 6:00 pm.  Our speaker will be Kurt Zwikl who is the Executive Director of the Schuylkill River National & State Heritage Area.  He will give a presentation about the Schuylkill River Heritage Area and trails.  Please click here to visit their web site.

Please click here for information about future upcoming events at the Society.  The Society has pages on Facebook.  Please click to link to our Facebook  pages.

Special Exhibit:   A special exhibit about sports in Phoenixville called "The Thrill of Victory: Heroes and Highlights of a Century of Phoenixville Sports" is now open in our Museum and will run through September 2010.  It features photos and memorabilia of local teams, high school sports, championship teams, and famous local athletes such as the Airhart Brothers, Andre Thornton, and Mike Piazzi.

Opening on November 5, 2010, which is the First Friday in November, will be a Special Exhibit about Music in Phoenixville.

Museum Information:   The Museum is 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, information and photos of some old buildings and homes, old local newspapers on microfilm, old photographs of people and the Phoenixville area, yearbooks from Phoenixville High School, many historical artifacts, a Phoenix Steel Column, and Majolica. 

The Museum has a large collection on display of Griffen, Smith & Hill majolica.  Etruscan majolica was made in Phoenixville in the late 1800s.

The Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office has requested public input to assist them in planning and implementing a comprehensive statewide historic preservation plan for 2012-2017.  The state agency would appreciate people taking a 5 to 10 minute survey that can be accessed by clicking here. 

Please click to view our archives research guide.

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

Phoenixville History:   Phoenixville evolved from a village called "Manavon".  The first European settlers arrived in 1713 and the growing area was incorporated as a Borough on March 6, 1849.  You may click to view a Phoenixville History that is on a local web site.

Please click to view Phoenixville weather.

Meetings:   Our quarterly meetings are held in March, June, September, and December on a Wednesday evening starting at 7:30 pm.  The annual dinner meeting will be held on September 15, 2010 starting at 6:30 pm. All meetings are 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.

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 and photographs, books, and historical items. 

Please click to view a copy of the membership application as a Word document or as a PDF document.

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