Delaware County Historical Events, Meetings, Lectures Etc.

Independence Eve Celebration

Friday, July 3, 2009

7:00-9:00 PM
The Grange Estate

$12.00 at the Door

   The traditional patriotic evening will be graced with the presence of the Marquis de Lafayette, as portrayed by Carl Homan, who will discuss his life during the American Revolution.  The program will also include a musical presentation by Olde Citie Fife & Drum Corps.  Light refreshments will be served on the mansion porch at the conclusion.  We also will have a representative from the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, who will discuss information on the Declaration of Independence. Admission is $10.00 per person for reservations received no later than June 26.  $12.00 per person at the door.

Springfield Historical Soc./Morton Station Preservation Soc. Train Excursion. 

Saturday, July 25, 2009 @ 11:00 AM

The train leaves Morton Station - goes into 30th Street  - then out to West Chester and back to Morton.  The trains are from the W. Chester Heritage RR Soc. Cost $25.  Anyone interested can contact Rob Broussard 610-328-3234 or Barbara Burke 610-544-8897. Click the link below for more info

train flyer

Magic by Chad Juros

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

7:00-9:00 PM
$4.00 Before; $5.00 at the Door

    An award winning magician, Chad Juros, has performed for the 76ers, the Hole in the Wall camps, Ronald McDonald camps and many libraries, schools, corporate functions and the White House. The event will be held in the St. James UCC Hall.  Ice cream, chocolate sauce and pretzels will top off the evening. Admission is $4.00 per person for reservations received no later than July 31. $5.00 per person at the door.

PBS Series History Detectives

Monday, August 31, 2009

About the huge Seadrome  that was built by H.H. Ward Co. in Chester

    The PBS Series History Detectives will show a segment on August 31st about the huge Seadrome (Airport islands in the Atlantic) that was built by H.H. Ward Co. in Chester in the early 1930's.  Sun Ship acquired the Seadrome rights and used it to pioneer offshore oil drilling in the 1950s and 60s.  The Delaware County Historical Society sold a scan of one of the very few pictures of the Seadrome to the History Detectives producers. Check your TV listings in late August for the show.

Reservations for Preservation program

 by Brandywine Valley Bed & Breakfast Association

raises money to save Brandywine Battlefield Park

Donations will be matched by Brandywine Conference and Visitors Bureau

             CHADDS FORD _ The Brandywine Valley Bed & Breakfast Association has launched a “Reservations for Preservation” program to help save the historic Brandywine Battlefield Park. 

             “One of the major attractions in our area, the Brandywine Battlefield, is in danger of closing due to a cut back in funding from the Pennsylvania Museum and Historical Commission,” said Glenn Mon, Vice President of the Brandywine Valley Bed & Breakfast Association. “This site is one of the most significant attractions in the Brandywine Valley, not only from a historical perspective, but from a visitor perspective as well.” 

             The state commission announced last month that Brandywine was one of a number of state sites under consideration to be closed. A final decision is expected in June. 

             According to Rick Carro, President of the Association, 87 percent of the membership of the Bed & Breakfast Association has joined the Reservations for Preservation program. Each member will donate $1 per reservation to the Brandywine preservation fund. The group averages almost 5,000 reservations per year. The Brandywine Conference and Visitors Bureau has agreed to match the contributions up to $5,000. The battlefield certainly needs more than the $10,000 that the Reservations for Preservation program expects to raise,” Carro said. “But we hope that our efforts will spur support from other businesses and groups in the region and possibly beyond.” 

            “The Brandywine Battlefield is one of the premier attractions in Delaware County and Brandywine Country,” commented Tore Fiore, Executive Director of Delaware County’s Brandywine Conference and Visitors Bureau. “The Brandywine Conference and Visitors Bureau will work hand in hand with the Battlefield and the Bed & Breakfast Association and reach out to our local and state elected officials for assistance and support in this endeavor to save the battlefield.” 

           The Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates are looking into ways to maintaining the battlefield park as a publicly-accessible historic site. The state has indicated it is looking for another group to run the park or to turn the park into passive space but the associates group is committed to maintain the historic integrity of the site. 

            “In 1777 we fought the Red Coats at the Brandywine Battlefield, now we’re fighting Red Ink,” said Linda Kaat, President of the Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates. “We are very appreciative of the efforts of the bed and breakfasts of the Brandywine Valley in their efforts to assist us to maintain this valuable area attraction as a viable operation.” 

             “The Brandywine was the site of one of the most important events in the history of the United States,” said Bruce Mowday, author of the book on the battle, September 11, 1777, Washington’s Defeat at Brandywine Dooms Philadelphia, and former President of the Battlefield Associates.  “This was the main engagement of the Philadelphia campaign, the largest land battle of the war, the first fight that included Lafayette. Future Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall also fought there, among many other historic figures.  The Continental Congress fled Philadelphia that night because of the loss. This historic site should not be allowed to be turned into a passive park. It is an outrage.” 

            Brandywine Valley Bed & Breakfast Association members that are participating in the Reservations for Preservation program are:

1732 Folke Stone B&B 610.429.0310

1800 Tory Inne 610.431.2788

Bancroft Manor 610.470.4297

B&B at Walnut Hill 610. 444.3703

Fairville Inn 610.388.5900

Faunbrook B&B 610.436.5788

Hamanassett B&B 610.459.3000

Harlan Log House 610.388.1114

Kennett House 610.444.9592

Longwood B&B Inn 877.388.6080

Pennsbury Inn B&B 610.388.1435

Snug Hollow Farm B&B 610. 692.3281

Sweetwater Farm B&B 610.459.4711

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