When first laid out by William Magill in 1810, Arabella Street was an important downtown Doylestown passageway. It extended from West State Street southward toward …
The Woolverton Inn in Stockton, NJ, has been inducted into Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
In 1799, some German citizens objected to paying a window tax levied by Congress during President John Adams’ administration. Perhaps due to a language difficulty, they interpreted it as a tax on …
War of the Worlds. On Oct. 31, 1938, the Daily Intelligencer reported: ...
The nonprofit organization created to advocate for “a sustainable future” for the Lower Makefield-owned Patterson Farm has asked for the opportunity to lease its Satterthwaite House from the …
Richard Moore (1793-1874) moved from Gwynedd to Quakertown in about 1813, and quickly established himself as a teacher. Quakertown was becoming an educational and intellectual center. Quakers always …
In the late 1990s, 37 N. Main St. in Doylestown was purchased by Mike Zoto who ran the eatery called B. Maxwell’s (today’s M.O.M.’s). The following is …
The small building located at 1237 W. Broad St. in Quakertown was built in 1772. At only 15-feet-by-15-feet, it was originally an addition to a log home. When Abel Robert’s son married a girl who lived ...
“MISS HELEN KELLER THE BLIND AND DEAF WONDER, AND HER TEACHER MRS. MACY (THE FORMER MISS ANNE SULLIVAN) BEFORE GREAT AUDIENCE,” read the Doylestown Democrat headlines on Oct. 28, 1913.
The main home and office of Quakertown Historical Society is the Burgess Foulke House. It received its name because in 1812 when Edward Foulke Sr. had the stone farmhouse built near the intersection …
Editor's Note: Following publication of this piece, the screening was cancelled, according to the Village Improvement Associations of Doylestown.
The first Doylestown Fair opened in October 1923, 100 years ago this month. A great success, the fair and fairground grew exponentially and the half-mile track hosted regular …
Former Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre and his solo band are continuing their 2023 U.S. tour with a new show, “A Brief History of Tull,” at the Sellersville Theater on Sunday.
Hilltown Historical Society’s Sept. 16 Fall Festival at the Historic Strassburger Farmstead featured local artisans, antique venders, a PA Long Rifle demonstration, crafts for kids, farm animals, …
Bucks County’s largest municipal park is the 122-acre Lake Lenape Park connecting Perkasie and Sellersville. However, the park almost did not come to pass until local leaders joined with federal …
In 1946, “turning over the first spadeful of earth with a long, silver-colored shovel, Doylestown Burgess [Mayor] George C. Butler presided at the …
Perkasie is known in Upper Bucks County for its public events that draw thousands of visitors to town each year. But no event outshines Perkasie’s oldest event: the annual community Christmas Tree …
In October 1902, Doylestown Borough Council discussed “scores of dry wells in the borough which have been in use for years and years, and which are in such filthy …
