“Mad”Anthony Wayne, Military Hero
Anthony Wayne served with George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette, led the Pennsylvania Line in the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown, weathered the Valley Forge encampment and fought at … Continue reading
January 10, 2016
Anthony Wayne Account Book
An exciting acquisition at the Chester County Historical Society is an Anthony Wayne account book for the Waynesborough tannery. It lists Samuel VanLeer (Wayne family), a Jonathan Penrose (Anthony’s wife’s … Continue reading
January 9, 2016 · 1 Comment
Leather Firebuckets Filled with Sand or Water
Leather firebuckets, so necessary in 17th and 18th-century America, would be filled with water or sand to quickly douse house fires. These authentic reproductions marked with Anthony Wayne and I. … Continue reading
January 7, 2016
Historic Waynesborough 