Author: Doug Humes
Old Roads Out of Philadelphia
The Reverend John T. Faris was a curious man. Born in 1871 in Missouri, raised…
Daniel Williamson’s Well
Seventeen-year-old Daniel Williamson, born in Cheshire, England, left his mother country for the new world…
Memories of Newtown Square: Harriet Lockwood Gray
A slice of life in 1930s Newtown, shared by 90-year-old Harriet Lockwood Gray: “My father,…
“This Little Church Among Its Graves”
Old St. David’s is the oldest extant non-Quaker church in Delaware County. Church of England…
“Robbing the Newtown Post Office, or Easy Money”
Clinton Phfahler Edgar grew up in Newtown Square, one of seven children of Andrew and…
Catching the History Bug at a Young Age
The author here is Stephanie Schumacher from suburban Chicago. We spent a nice November Saturday…
Boxmead Farm and Its Owners
Many old homes along the Main Line have names, such as Ardrossan and Foxcatcher. And…
The West Chester Turnpike
After the Revolution, Delaware County did not exist. Chester County was huge, and its county…
That’s So Delco!
Growing up in the 1960s, you did not refer to Delaware County as “Delco.” It…
Happy 50th Birthday to the Newtown Library!
Marple and Newtown townships pooled resources in 1914 to establish a joint high school. In…