Author: Doug Humes

Marple Township did not have a church building for its first 150 years. Early settlers…

The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 provided for proportional representation among the counties. Counties with more…

In 1837, Quaker James Lewis, a tanner on Malin Road, took a stand on one…

Marple Township has the dubious distinction of being the location of the first murder in…

I recently spotted this ticket on eBay. The Hunt Brothers circus was coming to Broomall…

Growing up in the 1960s, you did not refer to Delaware County as “Delco.” It…

The human mind is attracted to round numbers. Old-timers remember the 1976 Bicentennial celebration. In…

Delaware County has a historical society, with offices, research library and history museum in an…

In 1939, a house fell out of the sky, killing the Wicked Witch of the…

Researching the feature article on the 80th anniversary of D Day was a labor of…