The Chadds Ford Historical Society

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Selections from the Oral History Project created by volunteers at the Chadds Ford Historical Society.


    • Jul 19, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 34m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    The Chadds Ford Inn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 40:58


    Before it was Brandywine Prime, it was known simply as the Chadds Ford Inn. The Great Pumkin Carve began as a small contest on the front porch.

    Lenape Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 15:10


    Memories of the old Lenape Park amusement area, which later became the Brandywine Picnic Park. It was washed away in the great flood of 2021, but hopefully can be reborn in some fashion, soon.

    Chadds Ford Days Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 0:47


    A look inside the podcast about the origin of Chadds Ford Days. Produced and narrated by Riley Dauber

    Chadds Ford Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 68:09


    The origins of the colonial celebration hosted by the Chadds Ford Historical Society. Produced and narrated by Riley Dauber

    Saving the John Chads House

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 42:58


    How a group of volunteers bought and restored a house that dates back to 1725.

    Hank's Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 19:39


    Memories of the Chadds Ford institution, Hank's Place. Where hungry people eat and friendly people meet.

    Segregation at the Chadds Ford School

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 12:25


    For 25 years, The Chadds Ford School was segregated from first to sixth grade. Here are some of the painful memories from that time.

    The Chadds Ford School

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 43:06


    What is currently the Chadds Ford Elementary School actually went to tenth grade back in 1925. Hear memories of the one-room schoolhouses it replaced and the experiences of some of the first students in the little brick school on the hill.

    Chris Sanderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 53:56


    Chris Sanderson was a teacher, musician, collector, and advocate for preservation. He was instrumental in starting the process to preserve the Brandywine Battlefield. Sanderson's name came up in a remarkable number of memories in the Chadds Ford Historical Society's Oral History Project.

    Memories of Andrew Wyeth with Helen and George Sipala

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 33:58


    For thirty years, the Chadds Ford Historical Society has been interviewing residents to preserve their memories of Chadds Ford and the Brandywine Valley. Helen and George Sipala were close friends of the artist, Andrew Wyeth. Here are some of their memories.

    Memories of the Wyeths

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 43:02


    For the past thirty years, The Chadds Ford Historical Society has been interviewing local residents to preserve their memories of Chadds Ford and the Brandywine Valley. Naturally, the Wyeth family features prominently with many of our memories. Here are some memories spanning decades from their neighbors and friends.

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