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Happy New Year Delco! We are back with a new exhibit courtesy of the Sports Legends of Delaware County Museum, highlighting the life, career and military service of Delco sports legend Paul Arizin (1928-2006). Arizin served during the Korean War and made his career in the NBA as a small forward with the Philadelphia Warriors, played in ten All-Star Games, and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978.

Come by our location at 9 W. Front Street in Media to see our new display and to learn more about Arizin and other Delco sports legends and history. Thanks to the support provided from the Burman Family Charitable Fund to help DCHS display aspects of local history from the DCHS collection in collaboration with our local archival and sister institutions.

Delaware County Historical Society

9 W. Front Street, Media PA 19063

Hours: Tuesday through Thursday, 10 am to 3 pm.

Free and open to the public

Leather Bound Books
  • 4,500+ books on local genealogy & county history

  • 200 original and/or copies of handwritten documents from colonial period

  • William Penn original documents, land grants & wills

  • Family Bible Collection

  • 350,000 historic documents

  • Yearbooks dating back to 1880

  • Newspaper & Census Collection

  • Maps & Atlases

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Rotating Displays

Every 6 to 8 weeks, DCHS rotates out items for public display, highlighting some of the incredible pieces of Delaware County history and culture. Guests are welcome to come visit during our business hours to see the displays and browse our open library. Free and open to the public, except when noted!


DCHS 2025 Sponsors: We Thank You for Your Support!

Delaware County Council


Mr. Andrew Saul

Burman Family Charitable Fund- In Memory of Harvey Burman


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Philadelphia Funder Collaborative for the Celebration of the Sesquintennial  

Exelon/PECO

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

T-Frank McCall's Inc.

The Bates Family and Arasapha Farms

Delaware County Interactive Gaming Authority

2SP Brewing Company

Briggs Auction

Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services

Anthony Makowski and Elise Brand

Oliver Heating and Cooling
 
Riddle Village Retirement Community

Burman's Health Shop

ENTREPRENEUR WORKS FUND of Delaware County

Jane Coleman and Family 

S.R. Rosati, Inc. 

 

Media Cemetery Company
 

Jandzio Excavating 
 

Ship Bottom Brewery

Welcome Society of PA

CONTACT

Phone

(610) 750-0622

Email

info@padelcohistory.org

VISIT

Office and Research Center:

9 West Front Street

Media, PA 19063

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