Perkasie Historical Society: The Perkasie Self-Guided Walking Tour App

The Perkasie Historical Society Walking Tour App was initiated in 2012 when approached by Bucks County Community College students and their advisor Lin Lisher looking to apply their technology learnings in a community setting.

A prototype was created with the Komposer tool for 4 locations: The first house in Olde Towne Perkasie (circa 1749 )516 Walnut St, The Trolley Tunnel, and the Perkasie Historical Society Museum 513 W. Walnut St.

The content for each location included a “Then” and “Now” image with a short description. Effort was made to format the content visible for viewing on a computer as well as a cell phone. A few of the locations include an audio segment and as is the case for the trolley tunnel a video of aa 2-car Lehigh Valley Transit Trolley coming through the trolley tunnel.

The project garnered a 2013 Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Award, specifically an Initiative Award for Communications recognition.

    Linn Lisher with Rick and Louise Doll Receiving the Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Award specifically an Initiative Award for Communications for the walking tour app for the Perkasie Historical Society from John Martine in 2013. (Credit: Perkasie Historical Society)
  

In 2020, with our website upgrade technology changes, along with a Visit Bucks County Marketing grant, the Perkasie Historical Society Self-Guided Walking Tour was enhanced with the addition of window film QR codes. These codes enable those walking around town to access the location, by area of Perkasie and address to view the historical information.

Today, 70 Olde Towne, 10 South Perkasie and 6 Menlo Park locations, along with 70 Memories of Perkasie articles share the rich history of Perkasie.

Enjoy the Perkasie Historical Society Self-Guided Walking Tour as you walk around the Perkasie or access the tour from the comfort of your home:

https://www.perkasiehistory.org/perkasieselfguidedwalking...