At Sandy Hollow, hallowed ground gets respect
Reenactment of 1777 battle brings history alive for thousands
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
During the height of the battle, a haze of musket fire fills the air at Sandy Hollow in Birmingham Township.
“A most infernal fire of cannon and musquetry”is how one officer described the fighting he witnessed at Sandy Hollow in Birmingham Township during the Battle of the Brandywine...
Mason and Dixon get long-overdue local recognition
Newlin star-gazing site attracts surveyors, astronomers, historians and more
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Todd Babcock, the chairman of the Mason and Dixon Line Preservation Partnership, drives the commemorative iron spike into Stargazer Road.
Ken Burns and Steven Spielberg missed out, but hundreds of others did not, traveling from as far away as England and Australia to...
Suit: Attempts to avert foreclosure thwarted
Marshallton preservationist says bank rebuffed repeated efforts to modify mortgage
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Linda Kaat stands in front of the Marshallton home that is the subject of a foreclosure action.
Linda Kaat’s suit said her repeated efforts to avert the foreclosure of her Marshallton home were stymied by JPMorgan Chase representatives.
A Marshallton woman...
Artist brings history alive for painting series
Reenactors create authentic tableaus with Marshallton, Newlin as backdrops
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Sarah Papenhausen (top left) and Mark Slouf help Adrian Martinez reattach his Indian hairpiece.
The process proved painstaking: A Downingtown artist shaved his head and mustache, donned handcrafted American Indian garb, and then attempted to reattach some hair – a far...
County’s Historical Society to host ‘History on Tap’
Free program will focus on Marshallton’s role in Battle of Brandywine
The Marshalton Inn will serve as a starting point for a free program of the Chester County Historical Society that highlights the role Marshallton played in the Battle of the Brandywine.
On the eve of the anniversary of the Battle of the Brandywine – Sept. 11, 1777 – the Chester County Historical Society is inviting...
