Discovering, recording, preserving and sharing...

The Longswamp Township Historical Society (LTHS) is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization dedicated to discovering, recording, preserving, and sharing the history and heritage of Longswamp Township. (more)

In April, 2019, we acquired the 19th century Mertztown train station, a historic structure included within the township's historical overlay district. The society plans to restore and re-purpose the building as a museum to house our collection of artifacts from the Longswamp community. To learn more about this exciting restoration/ re-purposing project, visit our Mertztown Station webpage.

News in Brief

Visit our News webpage for details. 

May, 2021: Multiple updates on activities
April, 2021:  Hike to the magnetite mines in the village of Rittenhouse Gap.
February, 2021 : LTHS has a new logo.
November, 2020 : Ret. Colonel Willard Dellicker's presentation on Vietnam as a fighter pilot. (View video) 
Oct, 2020:  Longswamp ghost story at the Great Pumpkin Hunt event.
Sep, 2020 :  Funding statement regarding restoration & relocation of the Mertztown Train Station.
Sep, 2020 : 2nd Annual Historic Scavenger Hunt.
August, 2020 : Mertztown Train Station open house & WFMZ Lehigh Valley coverage, Railpace News Magazine coverage in their October 2020 edition.
July, 2020: WFMZ TV (Berks edition) interview:  Mertztown Train Station open house.
July, 2020: In memoriam:  Michael D. Radcliffe, founding LTHS member, treasurer, friend. (Aug 4, 1948 - July 25, 2020) 
May, 2020:  LTHS awarded a $2,500 grant from the Berks County Community Foundation's Conservation Equity Fund to help support the Save Our Station: Mertztown Train Station project. ​

Upcoming Events

June 17, 2021: LTHS Monthly Meeting
Aug 28, 2021: Members-only Picnic
Sep 26, 2021: PA Dutch Buffet, 12-3 PM SOLD OUT - Waiting list only
Oct 9, 2021: Village of Farmington Book Launch/Berks History Center's Fall Road Ramble


​​Visit our Events page for more details. 

Longswamp Township Historical Society   
​P.O. Box 610
​Mertztown, PA 19539​
LongswampHistory@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/longswamphistory​

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