Chester County’s Underground Railroad remembered
Kennett Historical Commission details township, county role in leading slaves to freedom
By Jacqueline Kennedy, Correspondent, The Times
A map of some of the sites where Chester County residents housed newly-free slaves before and during the Civil War.
KENNETT — The Kennett Township Historical Commission held its annual meeting earlier this month that featured a presentation titled “Follow...
For ex-slaves in the 1800s, Chester County was home
Swarthmore library curator delivers lecture on Underground Railroad
By Kyle Carrozza, Staff Writer, The Times
Christopher Densmore educates the audience at the National Steel and Iron Heritage Museum.
COATESVILLE – In a country largely built by the unpaid forced labor of those who Moses Coates called “dark-skinned brethren,” Chester County became the home of many slaves who escaped the terrible...
Longwood Meeting honored for role in Underground Railroad
Now a Chester County visitors center, the Longwood Progressive Friends Meetinghouse, has been recognized by the National Park Service as a significant historic site.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The Kennett Underground Railroad Center (KURC) iannounced this week that the National Park Service (NPS) recently recognized the Longwood Progressive Meetinghouse and Longwood Cemetery as a significant historic site...
Kennett Square hires police officer with local ties
Former part-timer Jeremiah Boyer moves to full-time position
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Kennett Square Police Officer Jeremiah D. Boyer prepares to be sworn in by Mayor Matt Fetick as his proud 5-year-old daughter Ilana holds the Bible.
When a vacancy occurred in the Kennett Square Borough Police Department this past summer, a part-time officer wanted to fill it; however,...
Quilters put local history on cutting edge
Tourism center’s new creation spotlights Underground Railroad
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
The centerpiece of a new quilt for the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau was inspired by a historic photograph of what was once the Longwood Progressive Meeting, a hub for abolitionists.
Commissioned a year ago to create a quilt with an Underground Railroad theme, a scrappy...
Celebrated county mural continues to fascinate
Intrigue deepens at meeting with artist’s son, judge who championed its preservation
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County Court Judge Thomas G. Gavin discusses what little information is known about the 1956 mural by Edward Shenton. Behind him is the model painting that differs in numerous small ways from the finished product, now on the wall in Courtroom Two of the...
