Cheltenham Township Library System - Historic La Mott/ Cheltenham Township Community

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Historical records that include, programs, letters, newspaper articles, booklets, papers and photos. Community representing African Americans.
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280th Anniversary of Historic Cheltenham
280th Anniversary of Historic Cheltenham
Cheltenham Township, History, Anniversary
280th Anniversary of Historic Cheltenham Village Weekend
African American Celebration
African American Celebration
African American History, La Mott Library
African American Celebration sponsored by the Friends of La Mott Free Library.
An African American History Celebration
An African American History Celebration
History, African Americans
An African American History Celebration Presented by The Friends of La Mott Free Library.
After 25 years, library stacks up as a success
After 25 years, library stacks up as a success
After 25 years, library stacks up as a success. The LaMott Free Library started small in 1966. The community members celebrated the 25th anniversary of La Mott Free Library.
Back in Time with Cheltenaham
Back in Time with Cheltenaham
Cheltenham (Pa. : Township)--History., La Mott, (Pa.), Camp William Penn, U.S. Colored Soldiers
Back in Time with Cheltenham is a play written by Mrs. Marlowe and Mr. Kwas.
Benefits of La Mott Free Library Cited in Appeal for Funds
Benefits of La Mott Free Library Cited in Appeal for Funds
Library, Fundraising
Appeal for funds for La Mott Library.
Benjamin Myers of Cheltenham Township
Benjamin Myers of Cheltenham Township
Cheltenham Township, Schools, History, Genealogy
Information on Benjamin Roland Myers and Early Background of Cheltenham Township and Its Schools.
Black History Camp William Penn
Black History Camp William Penn
Black History, Camp William Penn
Lectures and songs presented for Black History Month.
Black History Films 1986
Black History Films 1986
Black History, La Mott Reading Room
Celebrating Black History Month, La Mott Reading Room featured Black History films in the Month of February 1986.
Board of Commissioners of Cheltenham Township
Board of Commissioners of Cheltenham Township
La Mott, PA, History
In November, 1974 the Board of Commissioners of Cheltenham Township passed into law an ordinance creating the "Historic District of LaMott," an area bounded on the east of Old York Rd., on the west by Penrose Ave., on the North by Beech Ave., and on the south Cheltenham Ave.
Book Review Contest
Book Review Contest
La Mott Library, Black literature
Book Review Contest of Black Literature, sponsored by the La Mott Library.
Celebrate Black History Month
Celebrate Black History Month
Black History Month, La Mott Free Library
A Black History Celebration Presented by Friends of La Mott Free Library.
A Check for $50,000 For Historical LaMott Presented to CROHL
A Check for $50,000 For Historical LaMott Presented to CROHL
La Mott, History
State funding goes toward helping build the proposed Lucretia Mott Memorial and Visitor's Center at La Mott in Cheltenham Township.
Citizens for the Restoration of Historical La Mott
Citizens for the Restoration of Historical La Mott
La Mott (Pa.) History, Citizens for the Restoration of Historical La Mott, Camp William Penn
The Village of La Mott in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, in the State of Pennsylvania site of Oak Farm, was a major station on the Under Ground Railroad).
Citizens for the Restoration of Historical La Mott (Historical La Mott)
Citizens for the Restoration of Historical La Mott (Historical La Mott)
CHROL, Camp William Penn, La Mott (Pa.)
La Mott: An Historic Community. The village of La Mott, located in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, stands as an important landmark in American black history. One of the first communities to encourage integrated living, the village represents a turning point in the social and racial development of residential communities in the post-Civil War era.
Citizens for the Restoration of Historical La Mott (National Park System)
Citizens for the Restoration of Historical La Mott (National Park System)
CROHL, La Mott, (Pa.), National Park System, U.S. Colored Soldiers
Congress in H R. 99-714, the second session, thru an add on sum, $150,000, authorized the conduct of a study of the village of La Mott, to assess its significance, eligibility, and suitability for inclusion in the National Park System. The Citizens for the Restoration of Historical La Mott Inc., a Pennsylvania chartered 501C(3), organized in 1969 to preserve the site, herein responds to the Secretary with the history, under rule Part 65.5 Special Studies, that is used for the designation of National Historic Landmarks. The 'Site', carries State of Pennsylvania, Cheltenham Township, and National Register, Historic Places Designation status since 1969, 1974 and 1985 respectively.
Discovered photos tell LaMott history
Discovered photos tell LaMott history
La Mott, History
"If Walls Could Talk' is a popular HGTV cable-television program where homeowners discover lost treasures or historical document in their residences. A Bucks County woman found an old suitcase containing historic photographs of the LaMott Community.
Discovering Historic Glenside
Discovering Historic Glenside
History, Library
A Brochure prepared by the Glenside Free Library, funded by a grant from the Montgomery County Foundation.
Elkins Park Fire Company 75 years Continuous Service
Elkins Park Fire Company 75 years Continuous Service
Elkins Park, Fire Company
Elkins Park Fire Company, in Cheltenham Township, PA celebrates seventy-fifth Anniversary, 1892 to 1967.
Enter the Cipha
Enter the Cipha
African Americans, United States -- Social life and customs, Hip-hop
Come and Celebrate Black History Month, Presentation by co-authors of Tha Global Cipha: Hip Hop Culture and Consciousness. James G. Spady and Samir Meghelli.