Ambler Storytellers

09/22/2024

The next tour is sold out but there is still availability for the rest of the season. See link on page.

08/17/2024

The Wissahickon Valley Historical Society aims to preserve the historical building by disassembling, reassembling it

08/17/2024

08/14/2024

Here is a link featuring our little tour. We will be looking for you on the tour. 

Ambler Downtown Walking Tours are slated for Saturdays this fall

08/08/2024

The schedule for the fall walking tours has arrived; please join us for a free tour of historic Ambler, and be sure to reserve a spot soon as space is limited.

Join us for a fun and informative walking tour of Ambler's Downtown and its historical sites and stories!

06/20/2024

The Ambler Historic Walking Tours are guided by volunteer docents of Ambler Storytellers, a committee of the Wissahickon Valley Historical Society. You will see familiar buildings along Butler Avenue, but with a new appreciation for Ambler's history and its structures!

The tours are conducted twice a month, usually on Saturdays at 3 PM and lasting about 75 minutes. Tour groups are limited to 12 guests, so an online reservation is required. Although there is no charge, a $10 donation to the historical society is suggested. Participants receive a coupon for a complimentary beverage from Tannery Run Brew Works.

Tours will resume in September, so look for announcements!

06/06/2024

First officially recognized road in Ambler. Mount Pleasant Avenue.

06/03/2024

Not to be confused with Ambler, Pennsylvania, in which the Borough of Ambler is located.

05/17/2024

1894 Map of Ambler

04/23/2024

Tour highlight from the corner of Main and Butler with tour creators Bernadette and Zibi.

03/24/2024

Happy Birthday Mary Ambler, born on March 24, 1805. Mary was known to think of others, and showed that to everyone when the train wreck occurred near the Fort Washington station in 1856. She went towards the scene of the accident on foot, and took care of the injured. Her heroism and courageous efforts were recognized by the community and the town and train station was named in her honor.

03/18/2024

Come and join the Historic Walking Tour of Ambler. Discover the hidden gems, untold stories, rich in history and culture. 2024 walking tours by the Wissahickon Valley Historical Society

03/18/2024

Like most buildings in Ambler, the Opera House was a product of the Keasbey and Mattison Company. It was built around 1889. The first floor housed six stores like Nash's until 1904. In 1928, the building was renovated into a movie theater.

03/14/2024

Ambler’s roots go back to 1716 when William and George Harmer purchased 408 acres along the Wissahickon Creek from William Penn.

It didn’t however get its name until 1888 when the borough was incorporated and named after Mary Ambler who turned her home into a hospital to help people injured in a train accident in 1856.

A not-to-miss destination along Butler Ave is the Ambler Theater housed in a Spanish Colonial Revival building designed by Philip Harrison for Warner Bros. in 1928.