History

Joseph Widener, heir to Lynnewood Hall in Elkins Park, posthumously inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame

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History Stories

  1. August 7th

    History with Chuck: The Old York Road Skating Club in Elkins Park. Redevelopment plans at a standstill

  2. August 5th

    Huntingdon Valley resident raises funds for Israeli ambulances, Uganda’s military unveils monument to CHS grad Jonathan ‘Yoni’ Netanyahu

  3. August 3rd

    HAMEC in Elkins Park posthumously dedicates Archives for Holocaust Education to longtime educator/curator Don Wittenberg

  4. Aug 3rd

    Well-traveled Civil War-era horse now on display at Hanley Antiques in Elkins Park

  5. Jul 21st

    History with Chuck: Remembering Harold Carter Pike, Cheltenham’s first township manager who served a state-record 53 years

  6. Jul 15th

    History of the now-abandoned Fox Chase/Newtown Railroad in Huntingdon Valley

  7. Jul 10th

    The rise and fall of the Fairacres Estate in Jenkintown, 1886-present

  8. Jul 9th

    Co-owner of Primex Garden Center in Glenside feat. by Terra Firma Magazine

  9. Jun 25th

    Today in History: Former resident shares background of a wedding anniversary in Glenside on June 25, 1910

  10. Jun 25th

    History with Mike: The historic inns of Willow Grove and Huntingdon Valley

  11. Jun 18th

    History with Chuck: Cheltenham High School’s first and only alum to play the U.S. Open

  12. Jun 17th

    Former Cheltenham student serves as ring announcer for the White House’s UFC Freedom 250 3 months after celebrating his 30th year in the Octagon

  13. Jun 15th

    A handful of Glenside’s 4th of July parade throwback videos/photos

  14. Jun 14th

    Today in History with Chuck: Remembering John Kerry’s 1971 Flag Day Rally speech at Cheltenham High
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