Historical Society of Montgomery County
BULLETIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY MONTGOMERY COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA JVONR/STOWN PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY AT IT5 ROOM5 18 EAST PENN STREET NORRISTOWN.PA. APRIL, 1949 VOLUME VI NUMBER 4 PRICE ONE DOLLAR E Historical Society of Montsomery County OFFICERS Kirke Bryan, Esq., President George K. Brecht, Esq., First Vice-President Foster C. Hillegass, Second Vice-President David E. Groshens, Esq., Third Vice-President Eva G. Davis, Recording Secretary Helen E. Richards, Corresponding Secretary Mrs. LeRoy Burris, Financial Secretary Lyman a. "Kbatz,"Treasurer Mrs. LeRoy Burris, Acting Librarian TRUSTEES Kirke Bryan, Esq. Mrs. H. H. Francine Donald A. Gallager, Esq. H. H. Ganser Nancy P. Highley Foster C. Hillegass Mrs. a. Conrad Jones Hon. Harold G. Knight Lyman A. Kratz , o Douglas Macparlan, M.D. Katharine Preston Franklin A. Stickler Mrs. James I. Wendell Mrs. Franklin B. Wildman, Jr. Norris D. Wright Dale Furnace THE BULLETIN of the • ' Historical Society of Montgomery County Published Semi-Annually — October and Avril Volume VI April, 1949 Number 4 CONTENTS / The Charcoal Iron Industry in the Perkiomen Valley, Alfred Gemmell 281 I Neighborhood News and Notices (Compiled) 335 A Genealogical Nugget Charles R. Barker 354 Reports ' 359 Publication Committee Mrs. LeRoy Burris Jean Gottshall Donald A. Gallager, Esq. Charles R. Barker, Chairman 279 ERRATA occurring in the October, 1948, number: Page 183 For "Charcoal Industry," read "Charcoal Iron Industry." 189 line 6. For "1688," read "1638." U3 line 22. For "is," read "it." 214 Transfer first three lines, and insert them between last two lines on page 213. 264 line 85. Invert line. 275 line 2 from foot.
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