History · Malvern
Malvern’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Malvern. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
1889established
2old images & papers
4recent photos
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area was originally settled in the 17th century by Welsh immigrants who purchased land from William Penn.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items below1889Established
1923Malvern PA 1st Presby PHS332Commons
1930–1979Nothing in the archives yet
1985President Ronald Reagan Speaking at The Podium …Commons
1990–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMalvern PA 1st Presby PHS332, 1923: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Malvern
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By decade
Malvern, decade by decade
1920s1 item
1930s–
1970s
1970s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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1990s–
1990s
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Malvern PA 1st Presby PHS332 (1923) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.