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By: Karen Kendus, Concord Township Historical Society As a child, I had a pretty consistent schedule. During the week, I had school, sports, and music obligations. Saturdays were usually for more sports and music (depending on my age and the season). Sundays were family days, which included a morning of worship at our local church. […]
By: Karen Kendus As spring slowly trickles into the Delaware Valley, I cannot help but dream of being outside for longer than a brisk walk to the mailbox. For me, the dawning of spring means more sunlight in the evenings for running outside, the start of Farmer’s Market season, and general happiness as my poor […]
The Delaware County Daily Times (delcotimes.com), Serving Delaware County, PA Historic Concord church’s future remains up in air Tuesday, February 26, 2013 By LESLIE KROWCHENKO Times Correspondent CONCORD — “Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled” (John 14:1), etched above a painting of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns, graces the altar of the former Spring […]
Polecat Road House – The Historic Landmark that Started It All – Part II By: Karen Kendus In the last installment of History Unlocked, I discussed an important landmark found within the borders of Concord Township called the Polecat Road House. The preserved building standing there today looked rather different than the building donated to […]
Paper for the first U.S. Currency was produced by the Wilcox’s Ivy Mills Ivy Mills Property
Devastating flood waters struck Concord Township on September 13, 1971. The rain began on Sept 11 but was much harder on Sept 13th & water rose quickly. The Chester Creek and its branches & tributaries were flooded when a stationary front stalled over the local area. The destruction started in the western areas of Delaware […]
Did you know this community once thrived as a local mining area? Garnets were the “gems” of the Concord/Bethel area and a heavily used mine once existed near the entrance of The Clayton Park picnic area off of Garnet Mine Road. You may enjoy the following article, which was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer in […]
Polecat Road House – The Historic Landmark that Started It All – Part I By: Karen Dingle Kendus, Concord Township Historical Society As one of the first townships created in William Penn’s Pennsylvania colony, only two years after Penn acquired the land, Concord Township takes great pride in its history. While there are many historic […]
Memoirs of a Dante Orphanage Resident, Gil Nunzi circa 1944-1950 Gil Nunzi found CTHS through the internet and discovered that Dante Orphanage, in which he had spent so much time, was on our website and being used as our Township Municipal Offices. He contacted CTHS to share his story with us. Gil found himself at […]