Category: History Spotlight
“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…
The Man Who Owned Wyola
The house at Rt. 252 and St. David’s Road has come to us through generations….
Who Put the Mills in Mill Hollow?
There is an enclave of private homes along Crum Creek in Newtown and Edgmont townships,…
The Altar of Freedom
Researching the feature article on the 80th anniversary of D Day was a labor of…
The Countess of Newtown Square, Part 2
Why did Leo Tolstoy’s daughter, Sasha, take up subsistence farming in a dilapidated farmhouse in Radnor?…