Historical Articles
May 2, 2018
CONSHOHOCKEN—A CENTURY AGO By Jack Coll It was springtime in Conshohocken, the year was 1918, a hundred years ago. Trolley cars rumbled up-and-down the picturesque tree-lined […]
April 9, 2018
REMEMBERING THE CONSHOHOCKEN HULLABALOO By Jack Coll April 10, 2018 The following is an excerpt taken from the book, “Conshohocken & West Conshohocken-People, Places and Stories” […]
April 5, 2018
REMEMBERING GRAND OPENINGS They Really Were Grand Back Then! By Jack Coll There was a time in this tight-knit community when everybody knew everything about everybody, […]
March 14, 2018
CONSHOHOCKEN PROS VS. THE PHILADELPHIA YELLOW JACKETS YES, THE TWO TEAMS PLAYED EACH OTHER TWICE By Jack Coll A week ago or so I gave a […]
March 3, 2018
Philadelphia Eagles Championship Stirs memories of Conshohocken’s Professional Football Teams By Jack Coll 2-27-18 During the early part of last century the borough of Conshohocken fielded […]
May 6, 2017
Trolley’s on Fayette Street and a Death 5/6/2017 by Brian Coll We are down to our final few days of taking orders at the pre […]
May 2, 2017
Conshohocken Man HUNG for Committing Murder 5/2/2017 by Jack Coll Most residents won’t recognize this hood. It was THE HOOD placed over the head of […]
April 19, 2017
Conshohocken Industry – a Few Rare Photos and Story 4/19/2017 by Jack Coll photo by Gene Walsh photo by Doris Markley photo by Doris Markley […]
April 15, 2017
It’s One of Those Mysteries…. 4/15/2017 by Jack Coll Is there really an underground river flowing under Conshohocken? In the chapter “Murders, Mysteries & […]
February 26, 2017
Medgar EversHe Fought for his Country-Our CountryThen He Fought for his CountryBy Jack Coll I didn’t know much about Medgar Evers, but I did know this, […]
July 5, 2016
A HALF A CENTURY AGO Michael Dennis Became Conshy’s 15th Derby Champion By Jack Coll July 4, 2016 By 1966 the borough was beginning to feel […]
May 22, 2016
This & That By Jack Coll May 22, 2016 Hey! Its been a while since we visited the This & That column. On a rainy […]