• Franklin & Marshall College has announced that the following students from Chadds Fod have been named to the Dean's and Honors List for the Fall 2013 semester: Madison Clark-Turner has made the Dean's List. Madison is the child of Naomi V. Clark-Turner and Jeremy D. Turner and is a graduate of Unionville High School. Margaret Miller has made the Dean's List. Margaret is the…
Unionville High School is proud of our seniors who will be attending West Point, enlisting in a branch of military service or participating in an ROTC program. Pictured (from left to right) are our Class of 2014 students who will be serving their country: Brittany Stanczuk - Army ROTC at University of Rhode Island Evan Hilt - U.S. Marine Corps Stephan Tryens - U. S.…
Abby Elizabeth Knauer Harris, 77, of Jenner’s Pond, died Monday, May 26, at her residence. She was the wife of William Paul Harris who died in 2004, and with whom she shared 45 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late George and Alwilda Cleveland Knauer. She was a very active member of the First Baptist Church of Kennett Square,…
Lonnie Jean Wilson Stanley, 62, of Kennett Square, died Sunday, May 25, after a 5-year battle with cancer. She was the wife of Robert S. Stanley, with whom she shared 41 years of marriage. Born in Wilmington, she was the daughter of the late James and Jennie Van Hal Wilson. Lonnie was a member of the class of 1970 at Kennett High School. She went…
The population in the area where the Battle of Brandywine was fought was primarily Quaker. Quakers are guided in their religious beliefs by a serious of testimonies and queries. One of these is the Peace Testimony. Quakers did not, and do not, believe that war is the way to solve the problems of the world. Both Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and the various local meetings expressed…
84TH RADNOR HUNT RACES THRILL SELL-OUT CROWD OF MORE THAN 18,000 On Saturday May 17, under brilliant blue skies, more than 18,000 spectators enjoyed a day filled with exciting steeplechase races, an elaborate tailgate picnic competition, and family tailgating displays. The day was a huge success with many subscriber areas selling out early, and exciting races with full fields and close finishes. Many celebrated…
We welcome Pastor Marcos Almonte to the Chadds Ford Community and to Brandywine Baptist Church. We have asked him to inaugurate our new religion section. We have also asked other clergy to write columns from different perspectives. One other who has agreed to participate is Rabbi Eric M. Rosin of Kesher-Israel Synagogue in West Chester. Columns will be ecumenical and inclusive. We hope you enjoy…
The Chadds Ford Historical Society is launching a major celebration in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Barns-Brinton House. The tavern on Route 1 in Pennsbury Township was built in 1714. “A Toast to the Tavern: 300 Years” is an exhibit on display at the society’s Barn Visitors’ Center that shows centuries-old legal papers pertaining to the building as well as photographs the CFHS…
The tattoo of drums, the booming eruptions of cannon and the smaller punctuating reports of musket fire reverberated across the field at Sandy Hollow Heritage Park in Birmingham Township on May 17 and 18. Hundreds of re-enactors and thousands of visitors either took part in or watched a re-enactment of the 1777 Battle of Brandywine on the same ground where the actual fighting took place.…
The monstrous rain on April 30 did more than cause the Brandywine Creek to spill its banks. Torrents of water also blasted through a 15-foot section of rock dam at the Newlin Grist Mill Park. The dam channels water along the millrace to operate the mill. In addition to stopping mill operations, the lack of water flow along the millrace also dried up the fishponds…
• One person was transported for medical treatment following a two-vehicle accident on Route 1 near Brandywine Drive in Chadds Ford Township on May 20. No details have yet been released on what caused the accident or if anyone was cited. (See photo.) • Lauren Elizabeth Cool, of Berlin, N.J., was arrested for DUI on May 20. Police said she was determined to be under…