Historic
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Ardrossan Estate in Villanova Looks at Options for the Future
The Ardrossan Estate in Villanova is looking at options for the future after the family trust that governs the house expires in 2021, writes John Timpane for the Philadelphia Inquirer. This stunner, which was the inspiration for the timeless classic The Philadelphia Story, is the best-preserved mansion on the old Main Line. It’s also the…
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Purchase of Key Tract of Land in Heart of Brandywine Battlefield Meets Approval
The Board of Trustees of the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art has approved the purchase of a 13-acre tract of land on Birmingham Hill in the heart of Brandywine Battlefield. This purchase is the culmination of Brandywine’s quarter-of-a-century-long effort to preserve the more than 500 acres surrounding Meetinghouse Road in Birmingham Township. This is…
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Remains of WWII Pilot from Chester Finally Discovered, Buried with Full Military Honors
Stanley Stegnerski, a fighter pilot from Chester who was reported missing in action over Germany during World War II, was finally laid to rest in Millsboro, Del., after decades of searching, writes Rae Tyson for the Wilmington News Journal. Stegnerski, whose remains had recently been discovered in a field in central Germany, was buried with…
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Philadelphia Cream Cheese Got Name from Reputation, Not Location
It might be surprising to learn that Philadelphia Cream Cheese, despite having its name for nearly 135 years, is not actually from Philadelphia. It was, in fact, originally developed and produced in upstate New York, writes Danya Henninger for Billy Penn. Many people have theorized about the name’s origin. But Jeffrey Marx – a rabbi…
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Forthcoming Novel to Tell Story of Late-1700s Shipwreck off Delaware Coast
The fascinating story of the Faithful Steward – which sank off the coast of Delaware on Sept. 1, 1785, taking nearly 200 emigrants with it – is being brought to life in an upcoming historical novel, writes Kevin Mullan for the Derry Journal, a newspaper in Northern Ireland. Pennsylvania author Harry A. Wenzel is researching…
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New Exhibit at Delco Historical Society Museum Celebrates Building Trades
A new exhibit at the Delaware County Historical Society Museum, Library & Research Center in Chester celebrates the work of building trade union members, according to a report in the Daily Times. Throughout the year, “Honoring Delaware County Building Trades: Celebrating the Charitable and Volunteer Work of the Unions of Delaware County in Our Local…
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Scientists Exhume 19th-Century Serial Killer from Cemetery in Yeadon
Scientists have exhumed the body of Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as 19th-century serial killer H.H. Holmes, from Holy Cross Cemetery in Yeadon to determine if it is actually him, writes Frank Burgos for PhillyVoice. The exhumation was done for the History Channel documentary American Ripper, following the suspicions of the killer’s great-great-grandson, author Jeff…
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Neumann University Alum Crowned ‘Mary from Dungloe’
Katrina Terry, a biology major who graduated from Neumann University in May, was recently named Philadelphia Mary from Dungloe at the Philadelphia Donegal Association Ball. The Philadelphia Mary from Dungloe contest is an Irish heritage competition for unmarried young women between the ages of 18 and 27. Criteria include strong character, connection to the Irish…
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Folk Hero Who Exposed FBI Through 1971 Burglary in Media Dies at 84
John Raines – Temple University professor, ordained Methodist minister, and one of eight citizens who broke into the FBI’s office in Media in 1971 to expose J. Edgar Hoover’s illegal spying practices – has died at the age of 84, writes Annette John-Hall for WHYY. The impact of Raines’s action was profound, forever changing the…
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Markers Have New Guardian
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission markers that have been damaged by careless drivers or worn down over time are being restored to their former glory by a new maintenance contractor, Craig Wise of Clearfield, writes Karen Galle for the Blog of the Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Office. Pennsylvania has 2,325 PHCM markers, including 63 in Chester…
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Chadds Ford Native, Former Senator Once Challenged Teddy Roosevelt Over Idaho Wilderness
Chadds Ford native Weldon B. Heyburn, a Quaker and former U.S. Senator born in 1852, once challenged President Teddy Roosevelt for control of the Idaho wilderness, writes Syd Albright for The Coeur d’Alene (Idaho) Press. Roosevelt was a proponent of preservation and wanted to protect as much of nation’s wilderness as possible. “We have become…
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Sun Shipbuilding Launched Its First Ship from Chester Yard a Century Ago
October 30 marked the centennial since Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock launched its first ship from the Chester yard, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Daily Times. The Chester Sun was the first ship of many to be produced at the yard. At the time, it accounted for 40 percent of U.S. tanker production in World War…
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Decades Later, Newtown Square Native Reunited with His First Camaro
Decades later, Newtown Square native Steve Shauger has been reunited with the same 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 he owned in the 1970s, writes Scotty Lachenauer for Hot Rod Network. Shauger fell in love with Camaros when first saw one while walking to elementary school. Years later, he found one that was perfect. He drove the…
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Upper Darby’s Thomas Garrett Helped Thousands of Slaves Escape to Freedom
Thomas Garrett, a Quaker from Upper Darby, helped thousands of slaves escape to freedom as one of the leading stationmasters of the Underground Railroad, writes Tom Ryan for Coastal Point. Garrett discovered the depravities of slavery in his youth, when his parents’ black servants were kidnapped and forced into servitude. This prompted Garrett, who resettled…
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Lansdowne Physician Finds Evidence of His Ukrainian Grandfather’s Martyrdom
Dr. George Isajiw, who has been practicing medicine in Lansdowne for more than 35 years, has found evidence of his Ukrainian grandfather’s martyrdom during World War II in the pockets of his grandmother’s dress, writes Kevin Jones for the Catholic News Agency. Isajiw’s grandfather was a Ukrainian priest killed by the Soviet secret police who…
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Miracle Recipient from Ridley Park Pays Homage to Saint Who Saved Him
Betty and Paul Walsh of Ridley Park recently revisited the National Centre for Padre Pio in Barto, near Berks County, as they believe the saint miraculously lifted Paul out of his vegetative state after a car accident three decades ago, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Delaware County News Network. Paul was 17 and attending St.…
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These Delaware County Train Stations Bring History, Charm to SEPTA Regional Rail
The Radnor and Wallingford train stations are among the historic stations that provide beauty and enjoyment for passengers of the SEPTA Regional Rail system, writes Melissa Romero for Curbed Philadelphia. The SEPTA Regional Rail system stops at more than 100 stations throughout the region, and serves around 132,000 people every day. “Regional Rail is my…
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Remembering a World War II Hero from Chester
Chester native Bill Reese, who died in the Battle of Troina in Italy during World Word II, was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, writes Mark Dixon for Main Line Today. Reese was honored for singlehandedly attacking a German machine-gun nest in August 1943. “Despite a heavy concentration of enemy machine-gun, mortar, and artillery…
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