In two small rooms on the ground floor of the Leiper House, the Historical Society and the Friends maintain an archive of materials of local interest:

• Clippings files on houses, places (like schools and churches), people, and events

• Old maps and subdivision plans

• Yearbooks, local history books, and record books of local organizations

• Artifacts from old sites

Two Township history books are offered for sale: A Brief History of Nether Providence by Mervyn Harris (also available at the Township building), and Images of America: Nether Providence by Michele Davidson (which is also available online at Arcadia Publishing.com and Amazon.com).

The archives are not currently indexed. Email us to request a file search.

ONLINE RESOURCES

A treasure trove of information about all the municipalities of Delaware County can be found at local historian Keith Lockhart’s website, www.delawarecountyhistory.com.

RESEARCH REQUESTS

If you have a research question about Nether Providence history, please email info@nphistory.org. Research is conducted by volunteers, and responses are provided as time allows; we are unable to schedule or guarantee a response timeframe.

The staff at Delaware County Historical Society in Media helps members of the Society with research requests.

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