 Interesting tales and anecdotes from the 19th and 20th centuries await you in the section by Newton (Newt) Howard, Ambler’s foremost local historian. Many of the descendents of people in Newt's stories are still living in the Ambler area providing a wonderful stability and making this area great place to live and raise a family. By reading about Ambler’s interesting past you will understand why we are so excited about Ambler’s future. Discover Downtown Ambler and make history (and memories) with us!
You will find 30 of his short stories here on our Web site chronicling Ambler's development in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, picking up where Dr. Hough left off.
Newt left his entire photo collection to the Montgomery County Historical Society where they have been cataloged by subject for viewing by researchers. Click Here for a link to their Website. |
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 Enid D. Horowitz has lived in the Ambler area with her husband, Mark, and two children since 1990. During this time she has worked as a music teacher, a chaplaincy coordinator, a grant writer, a publicity and public relations person, an administrator of a charitable fund, and as a professional musician. Enid created “Ambler…Then & Now” for a class project at Temple University, where she is working toward her Master of Journalism degree. Gay Talese’s book, Unto the Sons, sparked her interest in Ambler’s history.
Click Here to visit her 11-part history of Ambler
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The Wissahickon Valley Historical Society draws its name from the stream which flows through the Townships of Lower Gwynedd and Whitpain as well as the Borough of Ambler. The Wissahickon is a 25 mile long stream with headwaters in the area now covered by the Montgomery Mall. It winds its way through Upper and Lower Gwynedd, Whitpain, Ambler, and Whitemarsh Townships before emptying into a deep Alpine-like gorge as it enters the city of Philadelphia. After a 6.5 mile trip through some of the region's most scenic landscape, the stream joins the Schuykill River just below City Line Avenue. |
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