Stroll Blue Bell
Blue Bell’s Finest was a monthly social magazine for residents of the Blue Bell Country Club, located on land that was part of Whitpain Township’s historic Normandy Farm. In July 2022, the magazine became Stroll Blue Bell, to indicate that is part of a national effort to help create community. The publication has kindly asked WVHS to contribute local history articles, which are available here.
A 1900’s Baseball Great Who Grew Up Down the Street – July 2024
Blue Bell Inn Part 2 – June 2024
An Outstanding Neighborhood Tree Along Skippack Pike – April 2024
The John Wentz House – March 2024
Whitpain Township’s Records Stored in a Private Home’s Desk – February 2024
The 1916 Consolidated School Whose Students Rocked the Bus – January 2024
A Neighborhood Architechural Gem-Tall Oaks – December 2023
Local “Tall Oaks” Families Supported George Washington’s Militia, 1777 – November 2023
The Beginnings of Skippack Pike’s “Tall Oaks” Plantation – October 2023
New Uses for an Old Building – Whitpain’s 1895 High School Part 3 – September 2023
The Unusual Funding of Whitpain’s 1895 Public School – August 2023
The Design of Whitpain’s 1895 School – July 2023
Montco’s West House – April 2023
East House at Montgomery County Community College – March 2023
A History of de Kalb, A Revolutionary War Soldier – February 2023
Around Town and the Neighborhood – January 2023
The Depression Era’s Gingerbread House – December 2022
The 150 Year Old Nick Nack Shoppe – November 2022
The Boxwood, A 1730 Farmhouse – October 2022
The Creamery in the 1880s and Today – September 2022
The Rising Sun Tavern – August 2022
A Seldom Seen Historic Site – July 2022
Did You Know We Live in Franklinville? – June 2022
Reed’s Country Store- A Revolutionary War Landmark – May 2022
What Are Those Old Stone Markers Along the Road ?- April 2022
The Colossus Across the Street – March 2022
Normandy Farm Owners, The Strassburgers – February 2022
The Historic Franklinville School – December 2021
Identify Those Silos – November 2021
The Famous Triple Silos at Normandy Farm – October 2021
Franklinville School’s Connection to Normandy Farm, Part Two – September 2021
Franklinville School’s Connection to Normandy Farm – August 2021
The Fall of Wentz Run Park’s Pignut Hickory Tree – June 2021
Amazing History Across the Street – May 2021
Evans-Mumbower Mill – June 2017
Early Mills of the Wissahickon Valley – March 2017
The Mighty Wissahickon Creek – January 2017
Roth Living Farm Museum – December 2016
Montgomery County Community College, Past and Present – September 2016
Blue Bell Country Club – June 2016
Behind the White Walls of Normandy Farms, Since 1911 – April 2016
Center Square Fire Company, Serving Whitpain Since 1913 – March 2016
The Iconic and Ageless Blue Bell Inn, Established 1743 – January 2016
A Sneak Into Blue Bell’s Past – Wissahickon Valley Public Library – December 2015
Skippack Pike. What a Strange Name for a Road! – November 2015
Oldest Congregation Dates Back to 1747 – October 2015