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Franconia’s Family Heritage Gift Shop to close after 41 years

FRANCONIA — After 41 years of serving the Montgomery and Bucks County communities, the Family Heritage Gift Shop will close its doors at the end of the month. After sharing the news with her employees in January, owner Sheryl Derstine publicly announced her retirement from the business in May. She described the decision as bittersweet but expressed a readiness to enter the next chapter of her life. “It took me a long time to process, but I feel …

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The hat shop, which has been located on Witte de Withstraat in West since 1930, is closing. With a heavy heart, owner Marga van der Bos is packing the last boxes, as a tripling of the rent has forced her to leave. Boxes fill every corner of the shop. Hats, as well as various types of fabric and the molds used to make them, have all been packed. Hat designer Marga van der Bos fills one of the last boxes with a diverse collection of hats. She took…

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The Pottstown Mercury broke the news in Pennsylvania, United States on Monday, July 14, 2025.
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