The Lansdale Historical Society is putting on a popular program this week.
In fact, it’s so popular that instead of just featuring the show on Tuesday evening as originally planned, the group has added a Thursday evening show.
That gives you two opportunities to take in “A Portrait of North Wales.”
To give you a taste of the presentation, Dick Shearer of the historical society has provided these two photos today.
One is a 1941 photo of the C&B Market at Main and Walnut Streets in North Wales, which eventually became an American Store.
The school photo is the seventh-grade class at North Wales High School (guess there were no middle schools in those days) in 1907-08, exactly 100 years ago.



“A Portrait of North Wales” will be the Lansdale Historical Society’s final Community Program of the 2007-08 season.
The presentation will be held Tuesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m., at the Lansdale Parks and Recreation Building, Seventh Street and Lansdale Avenue. Doors open at 6:50 p.m.
This video show, prepared and narrated by Steve Moyer, will trace the history of North Wales from its earliest days as a tiny village on the Sumneytown Turnpike through to its present status as the second-largest borough in the North Penn area.
The presentation will highlight the community’s unique architectural styles and some of the personalities who called North Wales their hometown.
There is no admission charge to the program but donations are appreciated. For more information, call (215) 855-1872.