Historic
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Ridley Creek’s Colonial Plantation: For the Shear Fun of It
Ridley Creek State Park is known for its hiking trails and picnic areas, but it’s also host to a lesser-known historical treasure, the Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation, reports the 6abc digital staff and Dan Sheridan. The living history farm in Newtown Square shows visitors what life was like on a 1700s farm. “We’re a historic site…
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Willow Grove Park Was Once Region’s Favorite Family Destination
After opening in the mid-1890s, Willow Grove Park quickly turned out to be a draw for residents from both the densely-populated Philadelphia neighborhoods and the city’s pastoral suburbs, writes Stacia Friedman for Hidden City Philadelphia. The amusement park was started by owners of local trolley companies who were looking to promote their lines. In 1986,…
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Former Dairy Barn on Chester Springs Property — Once Home to Owen J. Roberts — Boldly Reimagined
In 2007, Erik Kolar bought the former residence of Owen J. Roberts, the former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, in Chester Springs to transform it into a home for his family to be together, writes Bill Donahue for Suburban Life Magazine. Kolar, the CEO of Patriot Equities in Wayne, bought the property, comprised of a…
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Delco DA Writes About His Ukrainian Roots and a People Yearning for Freedom and Justice
His grandparents spoke a language he didn’t understand, coming from a place called “The Ukraine,” at a time when it was still a part of the Soviet Union, writes Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer in a guest commentary for The Philadelphia Citizen. His grandparents were Ilia and Alexandra Solominow. They were born in Kharkiv…
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WCU to Host First-of-Its-Kind Production of Lincoln vs. Douglass Debate That Never Was … but Should Have Been
The complicated relationship between President Abraham Lincoln and famed Abolitionist/Statesman Frederick Douglass will be brought to life during the world premiere of a heated debate that never was but should have been. Charles Cook, an Emmy-nominated documentarian who resides locally, has reached back in history to create a riveting stage production that draws from the…
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Remembering the Sun Oil Tankermen Who Lost Their Lives in World War II
There’s a monument at the former Sun Oil Co. refinery in Marcus Hook dedicated to Sun Oil tanker crewmen who lost their lives in World War II, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The Sun fleet ships, many built at Sun Ship in Chester, transported 41,000,000 barrels of petroleum during the war. They were…
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When Creating a Local, Enduring Tourism Go-To Spot, It Takes a Village — A Peddler’s Village, in Fact
Peddler’s Village turns 60 years old in 2022, and its active calendar will offer numerous sparkling events for the diamond anniversary. Jennifer Rogers Burns looked back on its beginnings for the Visit Bucks County blog. The site once comprised a simple array of shops and a hotel surrounding a Quaker meeting house in the early…
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Local Author’s Book, ‘Lafayette at Brandywine,’ to Be Featured on Pennsylvania Cable Network on Sunday
The Pennsylvania Cable Network is featuring an interview with author Bruce Mowday in connection with his new book, Lafayette at Brandywine: The Making of an American Hero. “I’m honored to be asked back as a guest on PCN’s excellent show PA Books,” said Mowday. “Host Phil Beckman does a wonderful job. PCN always presents strong…
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Actor to Bring Phillis Wheatley to Life at Neumann University
The acting skills of Dr. Daisy Century will bring to life Phillis Wheatley, a slave who became an American poet, on Thursday, February 10, at Neumann University. Century will portray Wheatley in a program entitled The Life of Phillis Wheatley: Literary Genius at 1:30 p.m. in the Meagher Theatre. Wheatley (c. 1753-1784), a young slave…
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Book Excerpt: History of The Main Line from The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality
The following is an excerpt from “The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality,” a new book authored by Mike Sielski, a sports columnist at The Philadelphia Inquirer and Inquirer.com. In The Rise, Sielski takes readers from the neighborhood streets of Southwest Philadelphia where Joe Bryant, Kobe’s father, became an all-city basketball standout―to the Bryant…
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What If MLK Had Social Audio for “I Have a Dream”?
If MLK had the social audio technology in 1963 that we have today, he would have reached so many more people than those who heard him from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Listeners would be tapping on their clapping hands’ emoji from their smartphone’s social audio apps and would have heard the power and…
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Here’s How Our Area Looked When the Lenape Lived in Philadelphia
Today’s Native American population in Philadelphia stands at a mere .36 percent, yet the region was once home to the Lenape (translated as “Original People”), a flourishing community, writes Amy Cohen for hiddencityphila.org. Now there’s a map on display at the Museum of Indian Culture in Allentown showing how the land looked before Europeans drove…
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Wall Street Journal: Amateur Grateful Dead Historian Solves Jerry Garcia Mystery with Now-demolished Bala Cynwyd Hotel
A receipt from the now-demolished Marriott Hotel (the former Marriott Motor Inn) that once stood at City Line & Monument Avenue in Bala Cynwyd helped an amateur historian and fan of Jerry Garcia and his work outside the Grateful Dead solve a mystery he has been trying to decipher for years, writes Justin Scheck for…
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Sapling from Czech Concentration Camp, Preserved in Chester County, Is Transplanted to New York Museum
A silver maple tree with a lineage that goes back to a Czech concentration camp has been transplanted to the New York Museum of Jewish Heritage. The second-generation tree grew for a time at Longwood Gardens, writes Sasha Rogelberg for the Jewish Exponent. The tree was donated by former Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia President…
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History Trail With 15 Stops Will Trace the Battle of Brandywine in 2 Counties
Fifteen interpretive signs are being installed in Delaware and Chester Counties tracing the history of the Battle of Brandywine, the largest single-day land battle in the Revolutionary War, writes Bill Rettew for the Daily Times. Last week, the sixth sign was unveiled in Westtown at the Church of the Loving Shepherd on New Street. “Each…
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Long-Lost Letters, Written by Coatesville Man Who Died in WWI, Show Love for His Hometown, Freedom
The long-lost letters, written by Coatesville resident Cpl. Wellington Sahler more than 100 years ago, are now considered a true treasure by a local history buff, writes Ashley Johnson for 6ABC. Sahler died while fighting in World War I, and for many, his letters represent a mark of freedom and the ultimate sacrifice. “It really…
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Remains of Folcroft Sailor Killed at Pearl Harbor at Last Come Home to Delaware County
The remains of a Folcroft sailor, Charles Montgomery, killed at Pearl Harbor in 1941, have been identified and have been returned to Drexel Hill for burial, writes Deb Kiner for pennlive.com. Navy Radioman 3rd Class Charles A. Montgomery, 21, was accounted for on March 3, 2021, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Aug. 30. Montgomery…
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Norwood Historical Society on Decades-Long Mission to Restore Morton Mansion
The Norwood Historical Society has been lovingly and carefully restoring the historic Morton Mansion over the past 20 years, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. The home was built by Morton Morton in 1750. He was the great-grandson of Swedish settler Morton Mortonson and first cousin to John Morton, signer of the Declaration of…
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