Amos Stone House to the Mesquito Grille. In 1849 Amos Stone (1819-1897), a shoemaker by trade, bought the property at the intersection of West State Street and West Court Street for $200 and built a house.

The Doylestown Plan for Self-Help Renewal. Operation ‘64 resulted from a group of farsighted Doylestown merchants who refused to “modernize” their historic town center.

The early Quakers who came to Bucks County were primarily farmers; therefore they usually located their meeting houses in rural areas rather than in towns.

Henry Hohlbain (1788-1877), of New Britain Township, created this cutout valentine in 1812. It is dedicated to his valentine and childhood sweetheart Martha Thomas (1795-1868).

I very much enjoyed reading Jean Rollo’s article and photo from the Doylestown Historical Society archival records about the Trappe Family Singers who performed a Christmas concert in December 1941 …

The era of picnics in the middle of the 19th century gave all who participated a great deal of pleasure, according to Doylestown historian W.W.H Davis.