Volume 9 Number 1                                                              Spring, 2000

HISTORIC RESOURCE SURVEY WORK COMPLETED After 15 months of photographing and collecting data on over 1,800 buildings in five municipalities, the Conservancy has little time to rest before applying for a second round of funding to continue the project. We are thrilled that we were able to accomplish so much in such a short time span and appreciate all of the hard work by the volunteers, our consultants Martha Moffat and Lisa Carl Gregory, and Board members Shirley Hanson, Melissa Cahill and Mary Lou McFarland. We are very grateful for the support from the PA Historical and Museum Commission staff members Carol Lee, Dan Diebler and Greg Ramsey, and from the Arcadia Foundation for donating matching funds for the project. The Conservancy worked with volunteers from five historical societies to complete the documentation. They included Horsham Preservation & Historical Association, Limerick Township Historical Society, Springfield Township Historical Society, Upper Moreland Historical Association, and the Wissahickon Valley Historical Society. Volunteers from each group helped to collect data and photograph historical buildings in each respective municipality. Through the project the Conservancy provided a complete set of the material to PHMC, copied the data and photographs to donate to each historical society, and provided an additional set of the information for their respective municipalities. The Conservancy will also contribute the complete resource survey findings to the Montgomery County Planning Commission. The Conservancy is planning a reception in the fall to thank all of the volunteers and to present the surveys to the Montgomery County Planning Commission. We will be applying for another round of funding so that survey work can begin again in the fall of 2001. We would like to know about other historical or community groups who may be interested in participating. If you are interested, please call Mary Lou McFarland at 215-283-0383. She will provide you with details on the number of volunteers needed and data collection and photography requirements.

 

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