The Cabinet of Natural Science of Abington – a splinter group from the Jenkinstown Lyceum that formed in 1839 in opposition to the Lyceum’s anti-abolitionist tendencies. The Bookstore – commercial bookstore founded and staffed by women volunteers for the support of the Jenkintown Library, in operation from 1959 to 1993. Barton Benson Smithery – artisan in wrought iron who studied under Samuel Yellin and operated a forge in Philadelphia during the 1920s and later in Wyncote from the late 1930s until the 1960s. Ball & Company, Realtors – formed in 1976, sold and rented residential and commercial properties in the Jenkintown area, sold assets in 1996 to The Realty Group. The Society is the repository (either in whole or in part) for the records of the following organizations:Ībington Art Center – founded as the Old York Road Art Guild in 1939 by a group of women and evolved into the Abington Art Center, organizing art exhibitions and teaching painting and other creative arts.Ībington Bank – originally founded in Jenkintown in 1867 as the Abington Building Association, later converted to stock and was bought out in 2011.Ībington Civic Club – women’s club established in 1925 as the Highland Farms Civic Club, name changed in 1927, for civic betterment and to advance social welfare in the community folded 2019.Ībington Junior Civic Club – formed in 1928 as the junior department of the Abington Civic Club, with similar interests and activities.Ībington Township Public Libraries – library system for Abington Township begun in 1966 and established the Abington Free Library in 1971.Ībington Township Republican Organization – founded in the late 1960s as the Republican Party organization within Abington Township and the borough of Rockledge.Īmerican Association of University Women, Northeastern Montgomery County Branch – founded in 1944 as the Glenside Branch to promote equality for women and girls.

The Society has an extensive collection of papers and records related to the businesses, civic groups, associations, and governments of the communities along the Old York Road Corridor.

Abington township bird sanctuary