The Gravestone House
Since it’s almost October, and the trees are starting to put on their fall colors, our thoughts turn to stories about haunted places and spooky beings. A few year sago, I found an article...
Category: Societal Issues
The Underground Railroad in Chester County
Chester County figured very prominently on the Underground Railroad, aided largely by its many Quaker inhabitants, many of whom worked diligently for the freedom of the slaves. There were numerous routes through the county...
Hannah Shingle
Northern Chester County was a rather wild place in the middle part of the 1800’s and the old stories are still told of one of the more brutal murders ever committed in the region,...
Pennsylvania’s First and Only Witchcraft Trial
Superstition in the early days of our country seems not to have been confined to Salem whose witches so much exercised the Puritans of New England.The article below, complete with original spelling, from George...
Runaway Wives: 1730-1779
Elopements and Other Miscreant Deeds of Women as Advertised in The Pennsylvania Gazette Such was the title of the article written by Judith A. Meier for the Pennsylvania Genealogy Magazine and, as such, it...