Historic
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Demolition Bids for 100-Year-Old Brookline School, Preservationists Want School Saved
Haverford Township Commissioners are asking for bids to demolish the 100-year-old former Brookline School in Haverford even as preservationists lamented the loss of the township’s last stone elementary school, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The building dates to 1913 and was designed by David Knickerbacker Boyd, a prominent architect. Newspaper ads in the…
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Meet Villanova’s Brother-Sister Basketball Duo–First Ever on Campus
Villanova University’s got a brother-sister basketball duo this year out on the courts. The first ever, reports Jamie Apody for 6abc.com. Forward junior Cole Swider is joined by his new practice partner—sister Kylie. “Initially, I was like ‘no way can I go there. I can’t follow him,’” Kylie said. “And then every place I went,…
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Lecture had Profound Impact on Martin Luther King, Jr. as a Chester Seminary Student
In 1950, while Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Chester seminary student, he attended a lecture that solidified his approach to civil rights activism, writes Lin Washington for WHYY.org. On Nov. 19, Dr. King heard Dr. Mordecal Johnson at First Unitarian Church, 21st and Chestnut streets. Johnson spoke about Mahatma Ghandi and his nonviolent…
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Har Jehuda Cemetery in Upper Darby Facing Hard Times as Business Declines
Har Jehuda Cemetery, a Jewish cemetery off Lansdowne Avenue in Upper Darby, is being tended to by a skeleton staff, writes Andy Gotlieb for Jewish Exponent. The crew does the best it can but Har Jehuda President Larry Moskowitz admits there are more complaints these days about things looking run down and overgrown. Economics is…
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‘Philadelphia Story’ Dropped Local References so Movie-Goers Wouldn’t be Confused
Robert Alexander Montgomery, brother of Katharine Hepburn’s character, Helen Hope Montgomery Scott in The Philadelphia Story, never made it into the 1940 film, writes David Nelson Wren in his 2017 book, “Androssan: The Last Great Estate on the Philadelphia Main Line,” as featured at mainlinetoday.com. A lot of other locales never made it in either…
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Work Underway to Preserve Collingdale’s Eden Cemetery Archives
Eden Cemetery in Collingdale is the final resting place for many influential Black Philadelphians, including Absalom Jones, Marian Anderson, Octavius Catto, Julian Abele, Frances Harper, and William Still. Its existence comes from segregation and the fight for civil rights. Now, Eden’s board has launched a GoFundMe campaign to digitally preserve its fragile centuries-old archival burial…
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Serenity of Malvern Belies the Tragedy That Occurred There Nearly Two Centuries Ago
In 1832, 57 Irish immigrants who had arrived in Philadelphia just weeks earlier were brutally murdered while working on the railroad at Duffy’s Cut in Malvern, writes Virginia Lindak for Hidden City. Their murder went ignored and unreported. Dr. William Watson, a professor of history at Immaculata University, helped uncover what had happened when he…
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Visit Christmas Past at the Den of Antiquity in Glen Mills
For all things Christmas, shoppers can visit the Den of Antiquity and Christmas Shop in Glen Mills, writes Peg DeGrass for the Daily Times. Santas, elves, ornaments, manger set pieces, nutcrackers, snowmen and more fill the shelves of this store owned by Elmer “Chip” Miller III and his sister, Cardinal O’Hara graduate Joanne Hartley. The…
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Lawmaker Introduces Legislation That Would Award Medal of Honor to VFMA Grad, WWII Hero
U.S. Rep. John Joyce has introduced legislation that would award the Medal of Honor to Lt. Eric Fisher Wood Jr., a Valley Forge Military Academy graduate and World War II hero, writes Mark Pesto for Task & Purpose, a military-focused digital media company. After being separated from his unit, Wood gathered a group of allied…
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USA Today: Brookhaven Man Descended From the Last Slave on the Last U.S. Slave Ship
Garry Lumbers of Brookhaven is descended from Oluale Kossola, a.k.a. Cudjo Lewis, the last slave on board the last U.S. slave ship, writes Lottie Joiner for USA Today. Kossola, 19, was captured in 1860 from Africa, brought to America on the Clotilda, and sold into slavery, even though the U.S. had outlawed international trafficking of…
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Remains of Delco WWII Marine Killed on Small Island Finally Laid to Rest at Arlington National Cemetery
A Gardendale soldier who was killed on a small island during World War II will finally be laid to rest in Arlington Cemetery, reports CBS3 and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Marine Corps Reserve Pfc. Michael Kocopy was 20 years old when he was killed on Nov. 20, 1943. He was a member of Company…
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Media Borough Gets Its First Bed and Breakfast–the Gifford-Risley House
Media Borough has its first-ever Bed and Breakfast at 430 N. Monroe Street, writes Susan Serbin for the Daily Times. Monika and Z Rehoric bought the Gifford-Risley House nearly four years ago and have been renovating it for two years after convincing Media Borough Council that the “B&B” was a suitable use and a benefit…
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Woman Tells Students in Bryn Mawr About Her Childhood Escape From Nazi Germany
Barrack Hebrew Academy students in Bryn Mawr heard a first-hand account of what it was like to be Jewish in Nazi Germany, writes Linda Stein for mainlinemedianews.com. Renate “Ronnie” Breslow told the students it was important for their generation to know what happened. “Sadly, most of my family were never able to get out of…
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Haverford High’s Radio Station Has Been Operating Since 1949 and Is the Oldest of Its Kind in the Nation
Haverford High School has the oldest operating high school radio station (WHHS, 99.9 FM) in the country, writes Mari A. Schaefer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The little 10-watt student-run radio station first broadcast Dec. 6, 1949. It has moved three times during school renovations and three times on the dial. In 2002, Radio One took…
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New Willows Park Preserve Executive Director Will Help Turn Radnor Mansion into Public Venue
James E. McDaniel has been appointed executive director of The Willows Park Preserve to oversee restoration of the Willows Mansion in Radnor, reports mainlinemedianews.com. The goal is to make the mansion a self-sustaining community hub for the public, for concerts, lectures, health classes and private events. “His knowledge, expertise and experience will jump start our…
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Digital Project at Villanova University’s Falvey Library Hopes to Preserve Main Line’s Past
Historical newspapers like the Wayne Weekly Signal and other early Main Line publications are being preserved in a public digital archive at Villanova University, writes Faith Scrivo for The Villanovan. Villanova University’s Falvey Memorial Library has partnered with the Radnor Historical Society to digitize the documents. “These digital partnerships enable us to make these historical…
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Brandywine Conservancy Receives $80,000 Grant for Brandywine Creek Greenway
Chadds Ford will be one of 25 communities in the Brandywine Creek Greenway to receive park, open space and community trail work through a Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources grant. The $80,000 grant was received by The Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art for outreach and technical assistance to communities within the Brandywine…
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Man Who Helped South Korea Become Independent Once Lived in Delco
The man who helped create an independent nation of South Korea once lived in a house at 100 E. Lincoln Street that skirts Media and Upper Providence, writes Susan L. Serbin for Delco News Network. Philip Jaisohn (1864-1951) moved to the Jaisohn Memorial House in 1925, practicing medicine and raising a family there. He remained…
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