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A presidential order signed by Abraham Lincoln four days before he was assassinated has been found in an old writing desk and is now being…
This Chester County town has been listed as one of the most memorable small towns in the Mid-Atlantic region, according to World Atlas.
Nestled…
LancasterHistory — formerly the Lancaster County Historical Society — has a spring calendar filled with popular, informative, and even compelling opportunities for devoted and casual history buffs…
A rare John Wilkes Booth “wanted” poster that was displayed on a tree in the Philadelphia area after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln has…
A West Chester conservator has restored an orphan presidential portrait that is now calling Washington, D.C. home, writes Roger Catlin for Smithsonian Magazine.
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Rebecca Rhynhart, City Controller of Philadelphia, spoke with VISTA Today about her childhood in Abington and the lessons she learned from working at a pet…
Our nation is polarized and angry unlike any time since the Civil War. It seems that we are shouting at each other in person and…
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…
In honor of Presidents Day, the Chester County History Center will host a special exhibit from Tuesday, Feb. 15 to Saturday, Feb. 19 that will…
Delaware County has taken steps to preserve the neoclassical Woodburne Mansion at Little Flower Manor Park in Darby Borough, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the…
A little history here please. (think of it as School House Rock, if you like).
Thanksgiving Day can be traced back to the 1621 celebration…
Chadds Ford resident Helen Murray Sipala, a 1952 graduate of Unionville High School, has donated an Abraham Lincoln watercolor by Rea Redifer to the Unionville…
The scholar Harold Holzer is putting his collection of Abraham Lincoln artifacts, some of which he found in Pennsylvania, up for auction, writes Julia Jacobs…
If you are looking for a real sense of the rich history of Chester County then a trip to Marshallton, one of the three historic…
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