Roxborough Manayunk Wissahickon Historical Society

01/03/2026

Signatures needed before noon on Monday, Jan 5th. Please help us preserve our right to preserve historic properties in our neighborhoods. All the details are on www.rmwhs.org/sign

12/31/2025

Help preserve local historic properties by adding your name to our letter. We need as many residents to sign before the mid-January deadline. All details are on rmwhs.org/sign

Sign the form. Tell your neighbors. Spread the word!

12/13/2025

Help us make the 21st Ward aware! Historic preservation efforts are at risk. Sign the form. Tell your neighbors. Spread the word!
rmwhs.org/sign

12/12/2025

Please help oppose newly proposed city legislation designed to weaken preservation efforts in our neighborhoods and favor developers.
www.rmwhs.org/sign And spread the word!

Roxborough Manayunk Wissahickon Historical Society: We are caretakers of local history, art and culture. Read our Mission Statement.

03/28/2025

RMWHS Channel now on YouTube

Original videos created by RMWHS will be posted on YouTube as they become available. There is no schedule. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to be notified when something new becomes available. RMWHS only posts what we create. NOW AVAILABLE: Our first video takes you on a bike ride along the towpath....

04/09/2024

Seeking RHS Yearbooks! Each week we get requests from across the country from folks looking for photos of their parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents in old RHS Yearbooks -- but RMWHS does not have every year! If you have an old yearbook to donate, we'd love to add it to our collection. Contact us at

Contact the Roxborough Manayunk Wissahickon Historical Society via mail or our online form.

04/03/2024

Happy 200th Anniversary, Manayunk!
To celebrate, RMWHS is offering a rich history of the area with several NEW features including new maps and the Main Street Historic District. Visit https://www.rmwhs.org to learn more.

07/15/2023

We are seeking Yearbooks, Class Photos, & School Publications from the 21st Ward. Any Year. Any School. Any Condition. We want to expand our current collection to better support local genealogy and history research. [email protected]

06/26/2023

https://www.rmwhs.org/post/1876-centennial-exhibition

Recent donation to RMWHS inspires a look at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition -- a colossal undertaking even by present day standards.

05/26/2023

Visit https://www.rmwhs.org/ for a list of Memorial Day Events or https://www.rmwhs.org/memorials to see the Memorials of the 21st Ward with photo galleries.

05/07/2023

RMWHS will be selling note cards featuring historic photos of the area at the RMWHS tent at Spring Fest 2023. For more info, visit www.rmwhs.org.