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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…
The Anthony Wayne historical marker in Paoli is being revised as part of a statewide review by The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
The organization…
West Chester’s alleys, streets, and sidewalks hide plenty of interesting stories, and one local historian is determined to tell them all. Bill Rettew, for…
Natural Lands, the land conservation nonprofit, strongly intends to help preserve the historic 322 acres of Crebilly Farm in Westtown Township, writes Bill Rettew for…
Fifteen interpretive signs are being installed in Delaware and Chester counties that trace the history of the Battle of Brandywine, the largest single-day land…
The Jones Log Barn was painstakingly dismantled, relocated, and reassembled by preservationists. The structure, one of the oldest barns in the region, is now in…
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) led a ceremony recently to dedicate an America 250 Patriot Marker at the Paoli Battlefield in Malvern, writes…
The list of brews at Artillery Brewing Company, which recently opened its doors in West Chester, salutes both local and national Revolutionary War history. Bill…
While spring is usually a big season for Revolutionary War reenactors, most have had to find new ways to enjoy their hobby during the pandemic…
Sandy Flash Drive in Kennett Square carries the moniker of James Fitzpatrick, a Revolutionary War traitor and highwayman who died by hanging, writes Joseph Gambardello…
St. Agnes Parish in West Chester recently commemorated its 225th anniversary with a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Charles Chaput, writes Lou Baldwin for CatholicPhilly.com…
By David Harmer
The Declaration of Independence inaugurated the American experiment with these stirring words: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all…
A long-lost original book of minutes from the Revolutionary War era has finally found its way back home to Pennsylvania, and it has been…
On Tuesday, Sept. 11, the 241st anniversary of the legendary Battle of Brandywine, the Brandywine Conservancy commemorated its acquisition of a key piece of land…
The historic Jones Log Barn in Tredyffrin Township, having once served as British General William Howe’s Valley Forge headquarters during the Revolutionary War, has…
British General William Howe’s decision to take Philadelphia in 1777 during the Revolutionary War cost the British dearly, writes Patrick Glennon for the Philadelphia…
The chances that Crebilly Farm will be preserved for future generations have improved significantly after Toll Brothers’ development plans were shut down by Westtown Township…
The 10-acre Dilworth Farm at 1370 Birmingham Road near the Brandywine Battlefield has been successfully preserved in perpetuity, 240 years after the battle, writes…
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