It’s known for natural beauty, industry and trade, a variety of fish including a springtime run of American shad, history that helped create and grow the United States, and sourcing drinking water for ...

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania was founded in 1824 and is one of the nation’s largest archives of historical ...

As people across the country experience these issues, which affect everyone in different ways, it’s important that we learn ...

At first glance, Grundsaudaag may look like an ancient German word. Instead, it is actually an example of Pennsylvania Dutch, a Germanic language that emerged in the 18th Century and is now mostly ...

According to information from the Chester County History Center, William Penn presided over the state’s only official witch trial in 1684 and the woman was found not guilty.

At the start of the 19th century, The Genius of Liberty carried dispatches on events an ocean away and concerns as close as a ...

Taking care of others is what Bennett has done since 1964 when she graduated from the Perelman School of Medicine. She didn't ...

Reenactors joined them in costume as Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and more to celebrate Presidents Day. It was one of many activities for children and families to enjoy at the National ...

For the third time, the Delaware River has been named River of the Year. It beat the Youghiogheny River and Perkiomen Creek ...