The greenhouses and flower shop of Darlington Flowers were located at 262-268 Maple Ave in Doylestown. Owned and operated by three generations of Doylestown florists, the business …
February 3, 2023, will be the 116th anniversary of James Michener’s birth. He had what was undoubtedly a hardscrabble childhood and yet had fond memories of his hometown.
The Union Horse Company was founded circa 1835 at the Turk’s Head Hotel “for detecting and apprehending horse thieves and other …
The founder of Budco Theaters was Claude “Buddy” Schlanger (1924-1987).
In the postwar era between 1950 and 1960, the population of Bucks County more than doubled. While lower Bucks experienced the largest growth, Doylestown also saw a steady increase …
The Palace of Sweets was located in the northeast corner of Lenape Hall, in the center of Doylestown. The store featured homemade candies “made carefully in our own kitchen” …
A chicken farm dubbed “Hentown” in its former life, Peddler’s Village was founded in 1962 by Earl Jamison, who transformed the rundown barn and chicken coops into a charming countryside …
The village of Lahaska was born when the Buckingham Friends Meeting House was established by English Quakers in 1701. Over time, the town grew to include 15 houses, a store, a hotel, a coach factory, …
Beacon Hill, at over 500 feet elevation, is one of the highest points in Bucks County. In the 18th century, scouts from Washington’s army lit signal fires on …
In 1851, a proactive borough council set about the task of supplying water to the citizens of Doylestown from a central source. A mill property located in the southeastern …
Lucie Price (1876-1956) began her library career in Doylestown as an of the Melinda Cox Free Library on the northeast corner of East Court and Broad Streets. On May 4, 1917, the Doylestown Daily …
Patton Maps. Alfred Patton (1897-1982) started his map business in his house at Patton’s Corner, the junction of Swamp Road and North Main Street in Cross Keys. In 1957 he incorporated as Alfred B …
In August 1915, the Intelligencer reported that the Dr. Oliver P. James Memorial Ambulance [a rebuilt Packard] had responded to about 10 calls since being presented to the borough. “John O. …
Doylestown’s youth fishing tradition at the borough dam began ca.1952. By 1967 the event was being administered by the Doylestown Youth Recreation Council and there were …
It was called the Standard Time Act of 1918; the part providing for DST was called the Daylight Saving Time Act. After World War I ended, Daylight Saving Time was repealed with a Congressional …
In 1815, 39-year-old Doylestown attorney, Francis B. Shaw (ca. 1776-1832) reported that he had been “deprived of sight by Cataract” for over two years. He was forced to abandon his law …
Margaret Mead (1901-1978) was born in Philadelphia and raised in Doylestown. She was a pioneer in the field of anthropology whose study of primitive cultures gave Americans an insight into their own …
Presidents’ Day is a federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February to honor all persons who served as President of the United States. The day is also a state holiday in most states …
Valentine’s Day 1934. Rotary Club Holds Valentine’s Day Party read the heading of an article in the Intelligencer of Feb. 16, 1934. “The Rotary Club of Doylestown held a …
Much of the land that became Doylestown was once owned by two former slaves, Cudjo and Jo. Jeremiah Langhorne came from England and settled on a great plantation in Middletown (Langhorne) in 1682. A …
