PAHRC Home Page

Exterior of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary and the home of PAHRC.

Photo by Colin P. Varga

 

Staff

Director: Joseph J. Casino

Assistant Archivist/Records Manager: Shawn Weldon

Assistant Archivist/Genealogist: Christine Friend

Assistant Archivist/Archives Technician: Faith Charlton

Assistant Archivist/Archives Technician: Colin P. Varga

Office Manager: Lois Wilson

Volunteer: Mary McCanney Finley

Volunteer: Melissa Gordon Pinheiro

Web Design: Alan Delozier

Web Maintenance: Colin P. Varga

A special acknowledgement from PAHRC to the efforts of Walter R. Rice who keeps our computers running.

 

 

Hours of Operation

The PAHRC is open Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Visitors should phone or e-mail to arrange an appointment.

 

Location & Directions

 

The PAHRC is located on the campus of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary adjacent to City Ave. (US Rt. 1) in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.

Link to PARHC location on MapQuest.

Link to satellite view which also shows the Overbrook Train Station.

For Regional Rail service the SEPTA R5 stops at the Overbrook and the Merion Stations which are a 15 minute walk from PAHRC/St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Click Here for SEPTA train information.

 

Directions by Automobile…

East: Take the Benjamin Franklin Bridge to I-676, or the Walt Whitman Bridge to I-76 West to Exit 33 (US Rt. 1, City Avenue). Follow this route about three miles to Wynnewood Road which is on the right-hand side just before the approaching turn for US Rt. 30 (Lancaster Pike). Entrance to the Seminary grounds is approximately a quarter-mile on the left-hand side of this road.

North: Take the New Jersey Turnpike to the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Exit 6). Follow the PennsylvaniaTurnpike to Exit 25A I-476 South to I-76 East (Philadelphia) to Exit 33 US Rt. 1, City Avenue. Follow this route about three miles to Wynnewood Road which is on the right-hand side just before the approaching turn for Route 30 (Lancaster Pike). Entrance to the Seminary grounds is approximately a quarter-mile on the left-hand side of this road.

South: Take I-95 North to I-476 North. Follow Rt. 476 to US Rt. 1 North (Exit 3). Follow Rt. 1 North to Wynnewood Road, which is about nine miles on the left-hand side just after the Rt. 30 (Lancaster Pike). Turn left on to Wynnewood Rd.Entrance to the Seminary grounds is approximately a quarter-mile on the left-hand side of this road.

West: Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Exit 24 - Valley Forge and follow I-76 East toward Philadelphia to Exit 33 (US Rt. 1, City Avenue). Follow this route about three miles to Wynnewood Road, which is on the right-hand side just before Rt. 30 (Lancaster Pike). Entrance for the Seminary is approximately a quarter-mile on the left-hand side of this road.

 

From St. Charles Seminary Gate to the PAHRC…

Once you pass the gate, please check in with security and let them know that you are visiting the PAHRC. After you check in, turn left on to St. Martin Road. From St. Martin Road you will wind along to Campus Circle, and then on to Drexel Road. Parking is available alongside the curb on Drexel Road. The Archives is located in the courtyard alongside and behind the chapel. Walk through the black gates, and the PAHRC is on the right side of the St. Thérèse, the Little Flower, Courtyard.

 

PAHRC

100 E. Wynnewood Road

Wynnewood, PA 19096-3001

(610) 667-2125

E-Mail: pahrc89@gmail.com