An eighteen year resident of Upper Providence Township, Leslie Lighton-Humphreys covered township Board of Supervisor meetings for a local weekly newspaper, served on the Board of ...view moreAn eighteen year resident of Upper Providence Township, Leslie Lighton-Humphreys covered township Board of Supervisor meetings for a local weekly newspaper, served on the Board of the Schuylkill Canal Association, and has represented two township voting districts as a Republican Committeewoman. She and her husband Michael lived on Canal Street in Port Providence for sixteen years before relocating to a township home near the Royersford Borough line. Using books, articles, interviews, fieldtrips, an airplane ride, and other source research material, Leslie captured the flavor of her township's rich history. All proceeds from this book will support the Royersford Public Library.view less