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...

Tractor trek a benefit for wounded veterans

Cross-country journey to include parade in Kennett Square on Sunday A parade of classic, antique tractors of all colors, models, and makes will be led through Kennett Square on Sunday by a Honey Brook man in a specially modified 1948 John Deere, dubbed the “Johnabilt” for its retrofitted 1984 Peterbilt cab. C. Ivan Stoltzfus, a retired farmer and auctioneer, plans to drive his tractor across...