Local History

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The first Catholic church in Delaware was behind this gate in Hockessin

Jan 05, 2015 07:48PM ● By Kerigan Butt

In the summer of 1804, a priest named Patrick Kenny was aboard a ship from Dublin, Ireland arriving in Philadelphia.

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Book explores history of the area

Jan 05, 2015 03:29PM ● By Kerigan Butt

When Ed Searl retired from his three-decade-long career as a Unitarian minister in Chicago, he returned to the history-rich region where Delaware meets Pennsylvania and rediscovered the area where he grew up

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Celebrating Chinese arts and culture

Jan 05, 2015 03:06PM ● By Kerigan Butt

The Chinese American Community Center has been promoting the exchange and integration of Chinese and American cultures for more than three decades. From its home in Hockessin, the Community Center's reach extends to the tri-state area

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A new partnership with limitless possibilities

Jan 05, 2015 02:54PM ● By Kerigan Butt

The Hagley Museum recently became the first organization in Delaware to be designated as an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. The partnership will create limitless possibilities for collaborating in the future

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Landmark home has roots in the 1700s

Jan 05, 2015 02:38PM ● By Kerigan Butt

With its commanding presence on a hill to the north of Hockessin, the Jackson House site on Lancaster Pike has been continuously occupied for about 260 years.

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Henry's children

Jan 05, 2015 01:58PM ● By Kerigan Butt

Throughout the sprawling beauty of its 982 acres, the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library is a majestic sweep of history, culture and naturalism. For students in Winterthur's Garden Department's internship program, it's also a giant classroom

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