Tredyffrin Local History Room
“The only thing new in the world is the History you do not know”
– Harry S. Truman
The Local History Room at Tredyffrin Public Library preserves and provides access to materials that document the history, and development of Tredyffrin Township and the surrounding region. This collection includes photographs, maps, newspapers, family histories, property records, and other primary and secondary sources that support local history and genealogical research.
Open to researchers of all experience levels, the Local History Room serves students, residents, and historians seeking to explore and better understand the community’s past.
“We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
A map of Tredyffrin Township and neighboring Chester County Townships c. 1860. From “Map of Chester County, Pennsylvania 1860” by T.J. Kennedy
A map of the Part of Tredyffrin Township and Neighboring Upper Merion Township where one could find the place where the library now stands c. 1933. From “Property Atlas of Chester County“.