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Join the Leesport Area Historical Society today, and help us restore the West Leesport Schoolhouse.w.lees.sch2.jpg

Located on 128 Main Street in West Leesport is one of the county's few remaining 4-room schoolhouses.  The schoolhouse was built in 1858 as a two-room one-story schoolhouse which, in time, received a second story.  Classes were conducted here until Spring 1961.  Thereafter, it was used as a warehouse and then a meeting place for the Leesport Jaycees and Jacettes.

The late Edna Rickenbach, Professor of Sociology and Dean of Women at the Kutztown State Teachers’ College, proudly acknowledged that she was a graduate of West Leesport High School.  At that time, the high school was a 3rd class high school because classes were offered up to the 10th grade level.

 

 

 
  Announcements       
MUSEUM HOURS
The museum will now be open on a regular schedule. We will be open on the FIRST SUNDAY of every month from 1:00 pm - 4:00. We will also be open by appointment. Our research material will also be available during these hours.  
Share your photos
If you would like to share any photos with the society you can send them to this web site at either e-mail address on the contacts page. Please have them in jpeg format. If you wish to send hard copies of you photos you can mail them to the society at the address at the top of the page.  
Telephone
We now have a phone at the society's building. The number is 610-926-6600  
New e-mail address -
We have returned to the old e-mail address on this web site. You can contact us at either dmengel@leesportareahistory.org or at info@leesportareahistory.org. The links are on our contact page  
PHOTOS
Click on the progress tab at the top of this page to check out some photos that show the progress being made on the building, and some photos from our recent museum opening.  
Future Speakers
February 27 - Rocky Santilli - "Building the Sunner's Ball Field"
March 26 - Fred Sheeler - "Researching the History of your property"  
   
  Meetings       
Next meeting is Monday February 27 7:30 pm
The meeting will be held at Bethany Church 308 Main St. in Leesport. The speaker this evening will be Rocky Santilli speaking on "Building the Sunner's Softball Field". He will begin speaking at approximately 8:30 pm. The public is invited to attend our meetings and speakers, or if you wish you may come for the speaker only. As always we never charge a fee to hear the speakers at our meetings.  
General Info & Directions

We meet every fourth Monday at 7:30 PM with a program following the meeting.  Our meetings are held at Bethany Church on 308 Main Street in West Leesport.  There is plenty of parking behind the church, and our meetings are open to the public.

 
   




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