Historical Data: Site and Relic Society, Germantown Historical Society
Entry/Object ID
2014.28.1285
Description
Hard cover, Approximatelt 75-100 scrapbook pages bound together with a cloth string.
Historical Data: Site and Relic Society, Germantown Historical Society. Hard cover, Approximatelt 75-100 scrapbook pages bound together with a cloth string. The Title is taken from the label affixed to the Front Cover of the Scrapbook. The Site and Relic Society of Germantown was founded in 1901. In 1927, the name was changed to The Germantown Historical Society. This scrapbook consists of numerous photographs and newspaper clippings outlining the history of Germantown. At the front of the scrapbook are five typewritten pages which constitute the Report of Charles J. Wister, President, Site and Relic Society of Germantown, presented at the First annual Meeting on 10/25/1901.
A handwritten inscription found Inside the Scrapbook Front Cover indicates this scrapbook was a gift to The Germantown Historical Society from the Estate of Robeson Lea Perot in 1945.