This booklet, published in 1975 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of Cochranville, provides a helpful overview of the town’s early days, covering schools, the post office, early businesses, organizations, and churches. You can read a transcription below or download a pdf scan of the booklet. Cochranville, Pennsylvania, 1725 — 250th Anniversary (1975)…
West Fallowfield Township was originally part of Fallowfield Township, which was divided to form several other townships, including Highland Township and East Fallowfield Township. The area was redefined in 1743, leading to the establishment of West Fallowfield Township as a separate entity. Many Chester County original tax lists can be found at https://www.chesco.org/1729/18th-Century-Tax-Records. 1718 Fallowfield…
The West Fallowfield Community Center, located at 3095 Limestone Road in Cochranville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, was once the West Fallowfield Elementary School, where I attended third grade in the 1970s. Today, the building serves as a community center and houses the West Fallowfield Township offices. It is one of several schools that have served the…
In my files is a booklet from 1963 titled “Greenville, Pennsylvania, 125th Anniversary”. Most of the booklet is comprised of a history of Greenville written by Roy C. Beaver. I’ve transcribed his essay here and provided scans of the booklet. The Booklet Tucked inside the booklet was a letter from Emilio J. Tomasello and a…
Jefferis Ford was an early crossing of the East Branch of the Brandywine Creek in East Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It became historically significant during the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777, when the main British flanking column under Generals Sir William Howe and Lord Charles Cornwallis crossed the Brandywine here after first…
This article caught my attention because of my own LaBar family in Northampton and Lehigh Counties, Pennsylvania. Dunaway specifically mentions Peter Le Barre and his brothers, Charles and Abraham, French Huguenots who settled in the vicinity of the Delaware Water Gap about 1730. These three men are often identified as immigrant ancestors of the Pennsylvania…
Octorara Area High School is in Atglen, Chester County, Pennsylvania. I found a few documents in my files and thought I would share. Class of 1984 Commencement Booklet This is a scan of the Twenty-eighth Commencement, Octorara Area High School Graduation Booklet, Class of 1984. Graduation took place on Sunday, June 3, 1984. Here’s a…
Armstrong County is located in western Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. It was carved out in 1800 from sections of Allegheny, Westmoreland and Lycoming Counties and named for John Armstrong, who represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress and served as a major general during the Revolutionary War. Most of the postcards shown here are from the county…
Here are some postcards from Allegheny County, in southwest Pennsylvania. These are all in the public domain so you may use them as you wish. It is one of the state’s most populous counties, second only to Philadelphia County. The county seat is Pittsburgh.
Postcards from Reading, PA, a city in Berks County, in southern Pennsylvania. These are free to use in school projects or other works.
