Women of Montgomery County in War Time






Pennypacker Mills is pleased to present two special speakers at the Civil War Reunion this year.

Bonnie Cook, is a Journalist with the Philadelphia Inquirer and Eileen Santori is the Historian for the Montgomery Cemetery in Norristown.

Both Ms. Cook & Ms. Santori are members of the Montgomery County Historical Society and have done much research on the roles that Montgomery County women played during the Civil War. Hear them both speak at 1 pm on Saturday, June 4th in the Classroom Building at Pennypacker Mills.

For those interested in further reading, stop by the Museum Shop on the Mansion porch and purchase a copy of Women of Montgomery County in War Time,  An account of the participation of local women in Ladies’ Aid Societies During the Civil War, by Anna Holstein, 1885.