Sanderson board praises founding curator

The Chris Sanderson Museum Board of Directors celebrated the museum’s 45th anniversary last week and members spent time praising Tommy Thompson, the museum’s founding curator. The board held a members-only party on July 20 during which author Gene Pisasale presented Thompson with the book Pisasale wrote about him. Sanderson (1882-1966), an eccentric Chadds Ford icon to some, was a schoolteacher, fiddler, dance caller, actor, poet…

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New exhibit at CF Historical Society

Battle of Brandywine: The Road to Recognition is on display through  December 1. By Rich Schwartzman Spurred by the upcoming 235th anniversary of the Battle of Brandywine, the Chadds Ford Historical Society and the Christian C. Sanderson Museum are co-sponsoring a new exhibit, Battle of Brandywine: The Road to Recognition. The exhibit is on display at the Historical Society’s Barn Visitors’ Center on Creek Road…

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