Historical Society of Montgomery County Announces New Executive Director

The Historical Society of Montgomery County is happy to welcome its new Executive Director, Barry Rauhauser.

Barry Rauhauser brings 13 years upper management level experience at LancasterHistory.org, a leading regional county-level historical society, which recently expanded and built a new facility. He is a graduate of Penn State University’s American Studies Program and University of Delaware’s Winterthur Program in Early American Culture. Barry’s experience in curatorial exhibits, grants and projects, organization growth, public outreach, and passion for cemeteries made him an outstanding candidate for HSMC.

Barry grew up in York County, and currently lives in Chester County, but is quickly familiarizing himself with Montgomery County. He is an avid bicyclist and has already explored some of the network of trails that flow through the towns and countryside of Montgomery County. He is most passionate about cemeteries and architecture and finds bicycling a good way to explore both.

Founded in 1881, the Historical Society of Montgomery County’s main purpose and mission is to study and preserve the history of Montgomery County, PA and the genealogy of its people and to promote and to educate individuals about the history of Montgomery County through research, programming, publications, exhibits and community outreach. The Society’s headquarters include a library, archives, exhibits and public programs at 1654 DeKalb Street in Norristown. The Society also owns maintains Montgomery Cemetery as an historic park. It was the first non-sectarian cemetery in the county, established in 1847. It is the resting place of five Civil War generals, over 300 veterans, and approximately 6000 county citizens.