Search the Vertical File Database Find the words: in the Vertical File Hint: Put phrases in quotes. ex: "mill creek" The Lower Merion Historical Society has been systematically collecting and adding to its vertical files information about Lower Merion Township, its history, events, life style and people. This compilation of more than 16,000 items consists of newspaper and magazine articles, letters, maps, family records, oral histories, photographs, drawings, advertisements, etc. dating from the 1700s to the present. The material is catalogued alphabetically, by topic and item number, in about 700 file folders in the File Room of the Lower Merion Academy. Topics include history, families, architecture, schools, trees, religious institutions, taverns, business, government and communities, notables, railroads, crime, landmarks, obituaries and almost anything one might want to know about Lower Merion and its people. Each record in the database shows, when available, the Author, Title, Source, Date, Folder and Item number, brief Abstract and Keywords for the particular record. The hard copy of each document is available in the File Room for research purposes. .