Amwell Township Historical Society

Amwell Township Historical Society Preserving and collecting the rich history of Amwell Township in Washington County, PA. ATHS was established in 2004 as a non-profit organization.

Our goal is to save valuable history of Amwell Township and the surrounding area. We have restored the Cook-Dodd Cabin in Amity, and have a display room in the Amwell Township building to display historical artifacts, articles and photographs we have collected. We have restored and updated the War Memorials in Amity and Lone Pine as well. Currently we are working to clean up and restore the Old Vankirk Cemetery off of Johnson Rd!

Thank you to everyone who made today's service possible! Even though the weather made us move inside, it was a beautifu...
05/23/2026

Thank you to everyone who made today's service possible! Even though the weather made us move inside, it was a beautiful and moving service of remembrance!

Tonight is our meeting but in case you can't make it and want a bit of history, here is some info about the Emma Lyon Fa...
05/11/2026

Tonight is our meeting but in case you can't make it and want a bit of history, here is some info about the Emma Lyon Family that is available on our Youtube Channel

And in the spirit of the 250th Anniversary of our great country, her great great Grandfather Benjamin served in the Revolutionary War

Lyon Family

Our next meeting is Monday May 11 at 7pm at the Amwell Township Municipal building885 Amity Ridge Road, Amity, PAThis mo...
05/08/2026

Our next meeting is Monday May 11 at 7pm at the Amwell Township Municipal building
885 Amity Ridge Road, Amity, PA

This month Chad McCue will be talking about someone related to the war that formed our great country 250 years ago! All are welcome! Bring a friend!

The Memorial Day Parade & Service in Amity will be Saturday May 23, 2026 at 10am. If you have a vehicle and or veterans...
04/26/2026

The Memorial Day Parade & Service in Amity will be Saturday May 23, 2026 at 10am. If you have a vehicle and or veterans who would be able to participate in the parade, please arrive at 9:30 to line up! We have lost a large number of veterans and would encourage any and all veterans to come out and participate!

Here is another video on our YouTube Channel... I recorded this several years ago. It was written by Freda about her tim...
04/21/2026

Here is another video on our YouTube Channel... I recorded this several years ago. It was written by Freda about her time as a teacher. The pictures are not all local, but they helped tell the story!

Tradition in Teaching

Check out this video of the restoration of the Cook Dodd Cabin
04/13/2026

Check out this video of the restoration of the Cook Dodd Cabin

This is the restoration of one of the first dwelling built in the town of Amity, PA. It took a decade to restore, but we are so grateful to all those who ma...

Join us this Monday, April 13, at 7pm for our first meeting of the year!885 Amity Ridge Road, Amity, Pennsylvania 15311
04/10/2026

Join us this Monday, April 13, at 7pm for our first meeting of the year!

885 Amity Ridge Road, Amity, Pennsylvania 15311

Amity has had some thriving businesses downtown over the years... This is CongersDo you have any pictures of downtown Am...
03/16/2026

Amity has had some thriving businesses downtown over the years... This is Congers
Do you have any pictures of downtown Amity? Do you remember this business?

Meeting tonight 7pmAmwell Township Municipal Building (old Amity School)George Dobich is going to share some of his pers...
11/10/2025

Meeting tonight 7pm
Amwell Township Municipal Building (old Amity School)

George Dobich is going to share some of his personal collection of J Howard Iams painting and tell us about the building in them!

Thank you to the Kim Cox Wietasch , Kurt Wietasch, Elizabeth Day Flynn and family for opening the cabin during trick or ...
11/01/2025

Thank you to the Kim Cox Wietasch , Kurt Wietasch, Elizabeth Day Flynn and family for opening the cabin during trick or treat tonight in Amity! Lots of fun had by all!

Our next meeting is Mon Oct 13 at 7pmJim Weinschenker will be giving a presentation on the W&W Railroad!If you are atten...
09/30/2025

Our next meeting is Mon Oct 13 at 7pm

Jim Weinschenker will be giving a presentation on the W&W Railroad!

If you are attending the tour in November, this will be a great overview of what we will be seeing and what used to be there!

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885 Amity Ridge Road
Amity, PA
15311

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