Fleetwood Area Historical Society

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Fleetwood Area Historical Society Through generous support of a foresighted Fleetwood Borough Council, space was acquired in the Fleetwood Area Community Center Building. Mr.

About the Fleetwood Area Historical Society...
The Fleetwood Historical society was established in 1991 as a non-profit organization by a group of volunteers dedicated to preserving the rich historic heritage of the Fleetwood area. After many hours of volunteer labor, former schoolrooms were transformed into a museum, an office and a meeting room. Since then, almost 8,000 artifacts have been received, cataloged and displayed or stored in our museum. Cataloging allows us to search the computer to locate a named person, group, event or article, to learn whether or not we have anything about the item for which we searched. In addition to operating the museum, Society volunteers handle correspondence and memberships, arrange special programs and speakers, do photography and printing, make presentations to schools and community groups, and scout flea markets and public sales for pertinent artifacts. The Society's motto, "Preserving the Past for the Future," speaks for our intent. The Museum is a place for older persons to reminisce and a source for you people and visitors to learn about the varied history of the Fleetwood area. Carl Herman was the original President, and Mr. Dennis Becker was a long-time president. Becker died on August 14, 2011, and the current president is William Strause.

Should we do it this year?
09/22/2026

Should we do it this year?

Ready to learn. Smile!
09/02/2026

Ready to learn. Smile!

09/02/2026

2027 marks the 150 year anniversary of Fleetwood’s 1877 school. This structure was the core of the Fleetwood High School and thus is still the core of the Fleetwood Community Center. On Wednesday September 16, at 7 PM, the Fleetwood Area Historical Society will start the celebration by detailing our quality educational system from one room schools to today’s modern facilities.
We will meet in our meeting room in the basement of the 1919 addition. - in the Fleetwood Community Center.
Everyone is invited. Free admission.

Watch for our float in Sunday’s parade. It was built by members of our society.
06/23/2026

Watch for our float in Sunday’s parade.
It was built by members of our society.

This photo, from the Fleetwood Area Historical Society files, came from a 35 mm slide from Mrs. Walters’ kindergarten co...
03/20/2026

This photo, from the Fleetwood Area Historical Society files, came from a 35 mm slide from Mrs. Walters’ kindergarten collection. I am sure some students can be identified.
Note the glass windows as discussed in other posts about Fleetwood School District buildings of this period.

This was the tennis court across from the Community Center. In the winter it was flooded and used for ice skating.
03/18/2026

This was the tennis court across from the Community Center. In the winter it was flooded and used for ice skating.

From the Society files. Have fun identifying this cast.
03/16/2026

From the Society files. Have fun identifying this cast.

Fleetwood had a drum and bugle corp, it was sponsored by the Orioles. The second photo shows them playing on Thanksgi...
03/10/2026

Fleetwood had a drum and bugle corp, it was sponsored by the Orioles.
The second photo shows them playing on Thanksgiving Day for the Santa arrival at Strause’s Store.

The people of Fleetwood were always fun-loving!!
03/06/2026

The people of Fleetwood were always fun-loving!!

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110 W Arch Street
Fleetwood, PA
19522

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+16109445800

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