Author: Doug Humes
History Spotlight: “Going to Meeting” in Early Edgmont
Early Edgmont Quakers met for worship at any home large enough to hold the congregation….
History Spotlight: The 1793 Septennial Census in Edgmont
The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 provided for proportional representation among the counties. Counties with more…
A Brief Pre-History of Ridley Creek State Park
In looking at the history of the 2606 acres that are now Ridley Creek State…
History Spotlight: Cold War Spies and Pawns
With the renewal of the Cold War, we are reminded that it is a bad…
History Spotlight: 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…
History Spotlight: Samuel L. Smedley, Planner and Visionary
There are times in my research when someone I’ve never heard of leaps off the…
History Spotlight: History Lovers Call to Arms!
I moved to Newtown Square in 1990, and was drawn into the activities of the…
History Spotlight: Who Put the Mills in Mill Hollow?
There is an enclave of private homes along Crum Creek in Newtown and Edgmont townships,…
History Spotlight: Remember and Honor Them…
“Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but poorer still is the nation that,…