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Recently, I was interviewed to discuss the significance and value of newly discovered 1960 presidential campaign video footage of President John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. …

HISTORY LIVES: Samuel and Rebecca Histand House

The house at 86 N. Clinton St. in Doylestown was built in the early 1870s for Samuel and Rebecca Histand. Made of brick, it was two stories in the Colonial revival …

Heralding Our History: Archambault’s journey from Napoleon to Newtown

Walking along Washington Avenue in Newtown, you may see a large, hand-painted sign labeled “Archambault Square” with a diagram of building lots. What does this mean, and who was Joseph …

HISTORY LIVES: Thanksgiving Goose

Throughout the 1800s and into the early 1900, the area around North Broad Street in Doylestown was called Germany or German Hill. A large number of German immigrants had settled …

Heralding Our History: Horse race to space race, State Street has seen it all

The bucolic fields of Newtown have long been a place for farming, horse breeding and stables. In keeping with this deep agrarian past, it was commonplace at the turn of the century to see working …

Howell Living History Farm, located in Hopewell Township N.J., just south of Lambertville, on Nov. 4 offered visitors the chance to make – and drink – their own apple cider, using its McIntosh, …

HISTORY LIVES: 15 W. State St.

This downtown Doylestown address, next to the Fountain House, has housed landmark businesses for more than 150 years. First a livery stable, it was built in 1871 by William Corson …

The Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation has two upcoming events — its annual meeting on Nov. 15, and a deep dive into the Titanic and its passengers on Nov. 21 — that are open to the …

The Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation has two upcoming events — its annual meeting on Nov. 15, and a deep dive into the Titanic and its passengers on Nov. 21 — that are open to the …

Heralding Our History: Pride surges from the ashes of “Lighthouse Hill”

The African American community has been an integral part of the local fabric from the time Newtown was founded. During the first half of the 19th century, the Leedom Farm, the Pine Grove Farm and the …

HISTORY LIVES: Veterans of Camp Lacey

Only three days after war broke out between the states in April 1861, the Doylestown Guards, under the command of Captain William W.H. Davis, answered President Lincoln’s …

The Woolverton Inn in Stockton, N.J., has been inducted into Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.It joins more than 300 hotels and resorts …

Heralding Our History: When Newtown was the County Seat

Although no visible evidence remains today, Newtown served as the County Seat of Bucks County from 1726 to 1812, before it was moved to Doylestown. During this period, this rural community grew.

HISTORY LIVES: Arabella and other “alleys”

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 …

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