The Historical Society of Frankford is a historical society and museum located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

. It was founded in 1905 in the Frankford

Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Frankford is a large and important neighborhood in the lower Northeast section of Philadelphia situated about six miles northeast of Center City. Although its borders are vaguely defined, the neighborhood is bounded roughly by the original course of Frankford Creek, now roughly Adams to Aramingo...

 neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia

Northeast Philadelphia

Northeast Philadelphia, nicknamed Northeast Philly, the Northeast and the Great Northeast, is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to the 2000 Census, the Northeast has a sizable percentage of the city's 1.547 million people — a population of between 300,000 and 450,000,...

. Its mission is to collect, preserve, and tell the history of Frankford and that of Northeast Philadelphia. The location is 1507 Orthodox Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19124.

Publications

• Frankford (Images of America) Frankford (Images of America)

External links

• Historical Society of Frankford - official site
• http://www.explorepahistory.com/attraction.php?id=7242