Dedicated to Collecting, Preserving, & presenting Pottstown’s Past.
Since 1936, Pottstown Historical Society has been at the forefront in preserving local history and being a place for people to learn more about their community.
ExploreManuscripts, photographs, prints, books, maps, and historical documents.
Our photography collection is like no other in the area. Stop by and explore.
A large number of objects are usually on exhibit in our library. Always changing.
Help support your hometown history.
Pottstown History Society’s mission is to collect, preserve, present, and disseminate material and information pertaining to Pottstown’s past. We educate the public about Pottstown’s unique heritage, support research related to Pottstown and its people, and safeguard for future generations the items and archives that tell Pottstown’s story.
Great archives and memories of my hometown.
– John K, Former Pottstown Resident
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The Mighty Atom and Slim the Hammer Man
Larry “Slim” Farman grew up in Norristown and later moved to the Pottstown area. He hardened his muscles as a stone cutter at Gil Quarries, East Norriton.
