This is a collection of various historical and genealogical reference works on Pennsylvania. These references cover 1000's of individuals, and are an excellent way to start or continue research focused on PA. This collection includes all of the individual collections covering Montgomery County, PA (Please see individual collection listings for detailed descriptions of titles.)

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MT01 - Montgomery County PA - Everything Collection (All Collections on Montgomery County)

MT02 - County History & Biography Collection
History of Montgomery County Within the Schuylkill Valley (William J. Buck, 1859, 128 pages)
A History and Geography of Montgomery County, Pa., Together with County and Township Government (John K. Harley, M. E., 1883, 106 pages)
The Centennial Celebration of Montgomery County, at Norristown, September 9, 10, 11, 12, 1884 (Centennial Association of Montgomery, 1884, 475 pages)
History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Theodore W. Bean, 1884, 1380 pages)
Lives of the Eminent Dead and Biographical Notes of Prominent Living Citizens of Montgomery County, PA, 3rd Edition (Moses Auge, Norristown, 1879, 1882, 1887, 776 pages)
Local Sketches and Legends Pertaining to Bucks and Montgomery Counties, Pennsylvania (William J. Buck, 1887, 336 pages)
A History and Geography of Montgomery County, Pa., Together with County and Township Government [Revised] (J. K. Harley, M. E., 1891, 116 pages)
Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Samuel T. Wylie, 1895, 707 pages)
Biographical Annals of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Elwood Roberts, 1904, 1518 pages)
Montgomery County Pennsylvania, A History (Clifton S. Hunsicker, 1923, 1134 pages)
A Brief History of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (H. W. Kriebel, 1923, 214 pages)
Who's Who in Montgomery County (Montgomery County Republican Organization, 1934, 33 pages)
150th Anniversary of the Founding of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1784 - 1934, (1934, 93 pages)

MT03 - Town, Township and Regional History Collection
1776-1876 The Centennial Celebration at Pottstown, PA and Historical Sketch (L. H. Davis, 1876, 78 pages)
Historical Collections Relating to Gwyneed, 2nd Edition (Howard M. Jenkins, 1884, 1897, 472 pages)
Book of the Archives of Royersford, Pa (The Royersford Shoe Company, 1898, 90 pages)
Upper Dublin - A Country Beautiful (Arthur Hugh Jenkins, 1905, 37 pages)
Old Historic Germantown (Naaman Henry Keyser, 1906, 104 pages)
Some Historical Sites in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Dora Harvey Develin, 1906, 42 pages)
Norristown 1812 - 1912 (Theodore Heysham, 1912, 93 pages)
The Guide Book to Historic Germantown [3rd Edition] (Charles F. Jenkins, 1915, 164 pages)
Historic Lower Merion and Blockley (Dora Harvey Develin, 1927, 149 pages)
Germantown 1683-1933 (Edward W. Hocker, 1933, 330 pages)
Cheltenham Anniversary Celebration - September 8th - 14th 1940 (Cheltenham Township Anniversary Committee, 1940, 58 pages)

MT04 - Church, Family, Education, Military and Miscellaneous History Collection
Historical Sketch of the First Presbyterian Church, of Norristown, PA (J. Grier Ralston, D.D., 1876, 64 pages)
Historical Sketch of Wentz's Reformed Church, Worchester Township, Montgomery County, PA (S. M. K. Huber, 1881, 28 pages)
Industrial and Commercial Resources of Pennsylvania (Historical Publishing Company, 1886, 122 pages)
The Industries and Advantages of the Borough of Norristown, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (John W. Bickel, 1887, 50 pages)
Industries and Wealth of the Principle Points in Southeastern Pennsylvania (Excepting Philadelphia) Embracing Dauphin, York, Lancaster, Schuylkill, Berks, Bucks, Montgomery, Chester and Delaware Counties (American Publishing and Engraving Co., 1890, 148 pages)
Susqui-Centennial of Boehm's Reformed Church, Blue Bell, Montg. Co., PA. (Anonymous, 1890, 149 pages)
History of Lower Merion Baptist Church, Montgomery County, Penna. (Horatio Gates Jones, 1892, 22 pages)
The Old Trappe Church - A Memorial of the Susqui-Centennial Services of Augustus Evangelical Lutheran Church, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Ernest T. Kretschmann, 1893, 191 pages)
History of Montgomery Baptist Chuch, Montgomery Township, Montgomery County, PA (Edward Mathews, 1895, 55 pages)
Norriton Presbyterian Church, Montgomery County, Penna (Charles Collins, 1895, 59 pages)
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Trinity, Norristown, Pennsylvania (Publication Committee, 1896, 92 pages)
Records of Rev. John Casper Stoever Baptismal and Marriage 1730-1779 (Anonymous, 1896, 79 pages)
Montgomery Hose and Steam Fire Engine Co., No. 1, 1847-1897 (Mark Thomson, 1897, 91 pages)
History of the Parish of St. Thomas' Church, Whitemarsh, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (D. C. Millett, 1862, 1899, 27 pages)
A History of the Upper Dublin Evangelical Lutheran Church, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Marion Gilbert Richard, 1903, 28 pages)
History of the Falkner Swamp Reformed Church 1720 - 1904 (Geo. W. Roth, 1904, 80 pages)
Revolutionary Soldiers Graves in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Dora Harvey Develin, 1906, 11 pages)
Church History of Audubon-Oaks-Perkiomen, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 1829-1909 (Caleb Cresson, Jr., 1909, 72 pages)
A History of the Lutheran Church in New Hanover, Montgomery County, Penna. (J. J. Kline, 1910, 721 pages)
All Saints Church, Norristown, Penna. - Historical Sketch 1889-1914 (Anonymous, 1914, 59 pages)
Historical Sketch of the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of St. Paul's Church, Ardmore, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Charles Walker Anschutz, 1915, 55 pages)
Old Churches and Meeting Houses In and Around Philadelphia (John T. Faris, 1926, 337 pages)
Commemorative Meeting Held At Providence Meeting House, Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, PA (Chas. Major, 1929, 70 pages)
History of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Trinity, Norristown, PA. 1848-1938 (Malcolm H. Ganser, 1938, 183 pages)
A Historical Narrative of the Sunday Schools of Montgomery County Pennsylvania (Montgomery County Sabbath School Association, 1945, 51 pages)
Gwynedd Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends 1699 - 1949 (Anonymous, 1949, 69 pages)

MT05 - Maps Atlases & Images Collection

Maps & Atlases
1849 Map of Montgomery County Pennsylvania (Wm. E. Morris, Color)
1861 Map of the Vicinity of Philadelphia (D. J. Lake, S. N. Beers, J. E. Gillette & Co., Color)
1871 Atlas of the County of Montgomery and the State of Pennsylvania (G. M. Hopkins & Co., 39 pages, B/W)
1877 Combination Atlas of Montgomery County Pennsylvania (J. D. Scott, 89 pages, B/W)
1886 Atlas of Properties Along the Schuylkill Valley From Philadelphia to Norristown (G. Wm. Baist & J. L. Smith, 24 pages, B/W)

Birds-eye Town Views
Ogontz Park, Ogontz, Montgomery Co., Penna. (1880, O. H. Bailey & Co.)
Norristown, Penna (1881, Packard & Butler)
Lansdale, Pennsylvania (1885, O. H. Bailey & Co.)
Collegeville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (1894, T. M. Fowler)
Pennsburgh, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (1894, T. M. Fowler)
Royersford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (1894, T. M. Fowler)
Souderton, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (1894, T. M. Fowler)
Schwenksville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (1894, T. M. Fowler)
Telford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (1894, T. M. Fowler)

MT06 - Directory Collection (1860-1919)
Directory of the Boroughs of Norristown and Bridgeport, Montgomery County, PA. For the Years 1860 - 1861 (William Whitehead, 1860, 287 pages)
Boyd's Business Directory of the Counties of Adams, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Lancaster, Montgomery and York, PA. together with a General Directory of all the Inhabitants of Harrisburg 1860 (William H. Boyd, 1860, 326 pages)
Boyd's Directory of Pottsville 1871-72 (W. Harry Boyd, 1871, 343 pages)
Boyd's Conshohocken and West Conshohocken Directory 1888-1890 (W. Harry Boyd, 1888, 59 pages)
Boyd's Pottstown Directory 1890-1892 (W. H .Boyd, 1890, 114 pages)
Directory of Montgomery County, Penna. 1900 -1902 (Journal of Commerce Pub. Co., 1902, 542 pages)
January 1st, 1904 Telephone Directory (Standard Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1904, 32 pages)
Bala - Cynwyd Directory 1912-1913 (The Neighborhood Club, 1912, 75 pages)
Telephone Directory - October 1912 - Jenkintown - Doylestown District (Bell Telephone Co. of PA & American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 1912, 64 pages)
Farm and Business Directory of Montgomery County Pennsylvania - 1914 (Wilmer Atkinson Company, 1914, 246 pages)
Consolidated Telephone Directory May 1919 (Consolidated Telephone Co., 1919, 256 pages)

MT07 - Directory Collection (1922-1959)
United Telephone Directory - Southern District - June 1922 (United Telephone Company, 1922, 120 pages)
Telephone Directory - May 1923 [Reading-Lebanon-Pottsville and Vicinity] (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1923, 160 pages)
Telephone Directory - November 1923 [Reading-Lebanon-Pottsville and Vicinity] (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1923, 164 pages)
Penn State Telephone Directory Southern District - June 1924 (The United Telephone Company, 1924, 132 pages)
Telephone Directory - Winter 1925 [Reading-Lebanon-Pottsville and Vicinity] (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1925, 218 pages)
Reading and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - Summer 1932 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1932, 288 pages)
Lansdale Directory and Classified Business Index 1933 (Earl H. Scholl, 1933, 72 pages)
Reading and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - March 1939 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1939, 248 pages)
Boyd's Pottstown Directory 1950 (R. L. Polk & Co., Inc., 1950, 582 pages)
Boyd's Pottstown and Boyertown Directory 1952 (R. L. Polk & Co., Inc., 1952, 864 pages)
Bittler's Montgomery County Pennsylvania Farm Directory 1953 Edition (Chas F. & C. M. Louise Bittler, 1953, 76 pages)
Boyd's Pottstown and Boyertown Directory 1956 (R. L. Polk & Co., Inc., 1956, 848 pages)
Reading and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - June 1957 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1957, 262 pages)
Reading and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - June 1959 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1959, 268 pages)