CFHS brewing up a revolutionary program

The Chadds Ford Historical Society is inviting area residents to create their own revolution – starting with a teacup. On Thursday, July 14, “LiberTEA! EqualiTEA!” will treat participants to insight into the role tea played leading up to the Revolutionary War, educate them about how women used tea parties as a form of protest, enable them to create “Stamp Act” taxes and help debunk some…

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Valley Forge chapel seeking repair funds

The Washington Memorial Chapel – built as a tribute to General George Washington and the Continental soldiers who survived the brutal winter encampment at Valley Forge in 1778-1779 – is now fighting its own battle. The chapel in Valley Forge Park, a place of worship and an iconic tribute to America’s patriots, is in need of immediate restoration and preservation, according to a press release…

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Killion liking the senate

The past two months have been good ones, according to Tom Killion. Killion is the former state representative who became a state senator in a special election in April. “I’m enjoying it thoroughly. The Senate is much smaller; it’s a quarter of the size. You can get a lot more done,” Killion said in a brief interview Saturday during an open house meet-and-greet in his…

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