Sunday, October 13: Tours 1:00–4:00 PM | Reception 4:00–5:00 PM

Please register HERE. All registrants will receive detailed event information by email prior to the event.

The Lower Merion Historical Society is sponsoring an open house featuring four of the township’s earliest cemeteries. Though small in size, these cemeteries remain active burial sites and reflect diverse burial traditions and monument styles. Registrants will receive historical information and directions to each cemetery.

Representatives from each cemetery will be available during the open house to greet visitors and answer questions. Points of interest will be marked, but we encourage you to explore and discover what piques your curiosity.

Cemeteries featured:

• Merion Friends Meeting House Burying Ground (1682) 615 Montgomery Avenue, Merion Station
• Harriton Family Cemetery (1719) Off Caversham Road, Bryn Mawr
• Saint Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery (1765) 415 E. Athens Avenue, Ardmore
• Lower Merion Baptist Church Cemetery (1811) 911 New Gulph Road, Bryn Mawr

After the tours, visitors are invited to the Lower Merion Academy for light refreshments and an opportunity to discuss what you saw.

Reception & Light Refreshments: Lower Merion Academy 4:00–5:00 PM 506 Bryn Mawr Ave, Bala Cynwyd

Join us on Saturday, October 5, for a special collaborative event about early female architect Minerva Parker Nichols. The Lower Merion Historical Society is co-sponsoring this book talk and neighborhood walk with Narberth Historical Architectural Review Board (HARB) and Lower Merion Conservancy. This event is free, but an RSVP is required HERE. More information is available HERE.

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Bala Cynwyd was home to a family of remarkable women whose contributions to the causes of abolition of slavery, women's rights, suffrage, and women in medicine deserve long overdue recognition. All are welcome to join the dedication ceremony for a Pennsylvania historical marker honoring these women, featuring remarks by public officials and historians. It's been over 20 years since a state historical marker was unveiled in Lower Merion, so this is an occasion not to be missed. Occurring during the 2nd Annual Bala Avenue Art Walk, this dedication event is free, but please RSVP HERE.

Program may be viewed HERE. Video of the marker dedication may be viewed HERE.

Join the Society and Neighbors Helping Neighbors on the Main Line for an afternoon of learning and sharing the legacy of trailblazing art historian and painter Paul B. Moses (1929 - 1966) who was raised on W Spring Ave in Ardmore and graduated at the top of his class from Lower Merion High School. Mike Moses will share his father's story, welcoming discussion followed by a walking tour of the neighborhood and light refreshments. This event is free and open to the public.

Program may be viewed HERE.

Please join us as we celebrate 75 YEARS of the Lower Merion Historical Society! Click here to register.

 

Please join us as we review our busy 2023 year and celebrate the forthcoming publication of the manuscript left to the Society by Victoria Donohoe, beloved artist, art critic, and historian, lately of Narberth. Event is free, but please register here.