Tag: Quaker

Longwood Gardens has successfully moved the Cox House, a historic home that once served as a stop on the Underground Railroad.

Longwood made the decision…

Kennett Square, the unofficial Mushroom Capital of the World, continues to dominate mushroom production in the nation amid the industry’s boom, writes Laura Reiley…

The Kennett Underground Railroad Center and the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway Commission will receive a $50,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation…

Jane Golden, Founder and Executive Director of Mural Arts Philadelphia, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Margate, New Jersey, where she fell in…

Chester County’s Dr. Ann Preston, the former dean of the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, led the way for female medical students in…

Chester County Commissioners Josh Maxwell, Marian Moskowitz, and Eric Roe release details of the 2024 Town Tours & Village Walks program, kicking-off at the…

Filled with experiences of the past, these Chester County historic sites give insight into how our ancestors lived and how we celebrate their culture through…

We all know that the Philadelphia region has some of the most beautiful and historic gardens to visit like Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square or…

Several new members joined the West Chester Friends School board of trustees. In all, five new members were welcomed to the board.

Bobby Broderick graduated…

Chester County has come a long way since British Quaker William Penn named the land after Chester, England in 1682. The Lenni Lenape called this…

You are invited to a Friends Family Reunion, a 200th Anniversary celebration of Friends Association on Sunday, June 12, at the Chester County History Center…

He chose to live away from the rest of society, live opposed to much of society and act very much anti-social. But Benjamin Lay…

Downingtown’s Pook & Pook auction house has sold a rare Liverpool delft plate from 1738 for nearly $30,000, writes Norman Watson for The…

If Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan looks calm and collected under Super Bowl-sized pressure, his Quaker upbringing likely has a lot to do with…