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Lifestyle · Jan 28, 2026Art in Sacred Spaces‘Art in Sacred Spaces’ honors our legacy Historical society invites community to uncover hidden treasures The United States is marking its Semiquincentennial…
Lifestyle · Dec 6, 2025Legion and VFWVeterans’ service continues at home, thanks to American Legion, VFW posts with research by Cory Alderfer The work of winding down World…
Lifestyle · Sep 20, 2025Recipe for a fun life? Sell a fun product in your hometown for 50 years.Scott Landes once told a reporter he was “a Souderton boy through and through.” Known by everyone as Scooter, Landes marked 50…
Lifestyle · Jul 28, 2025100 years of vision, courage, action, generosityResearched and written by Cory Alderfer Souderton was grossly behind the times. Unlike other towns located along the Reading Railroad, there were…
Lifestyle · Apr 10, 2025Take Me Out to the BallgameBack when major league baseball was perhaps more "magical", 350 local boys got to experience that that magic on one very special…
Lifestyle · Feb 10, 2025We’ll Always Have Ice CreamIce cream in the summer is fondly remembered by many. So is the "Frostie Cup" ice cream stand. Here is the story…
Lifestyle · Dec 16, 2023The Fickle BelsnickelIf you've been naughty, the Belsnickel, dressed in furs and carrying a switch, just may pay you a visit at Christmas. Read…
Lifestyle · Nov 9, 2023Special Edition – The Community Christmas TreeA lucky historical find adds special significance to the Souderton 2023 Christmas Tree lighting!
Lifestyle · Oct 2, 2023Art thou a witch?A witch? Here? The subject of witches has a dangerous side, and the good folk of Telford had to take it seriously…
Lifestyle · Jan 9, 2023Hillside CemeterySouderton Borough and the Historical Society work together to restore the neglected walls of Hillside Cemetery. Here is the story.
Lifestyle · Nov 9, 2022Small-town Farm Boys Go To SeaGuest-author Peggy Reiff Miller recounts the story of two "Seagoing Cowboys" - local teens Herbert Wenger and Marvin Garis, as they serve…
Lifestyle · Oct 9, 2022Excitement on Main Street! (Soap Box Derby racing – Part 2)Part 2 of Alan Weisberg's look at the history of Soap Box Derby Racing in Souderton. This issue covers 1974 to the…