9 W. Front Street Media, PA 19063
Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday- 10 AM to 3 PM (please knock or ring doorbell for entrance)
Research Appointment by request only, please click on the research tab to put in a request.
Founded 1895
Phone: 610-750-0622
Welcome to Delaware County Historical Society (DCHS).
For 129 years, DCHS has served as the stewards of local Delaware County history and culture. Our job is to protect the collection, make it accessible to all, and to continue collecting pieces that reflect the diverse and unique history of Delaware County.
DCHS is a place that is open and accessible to all. DCHS has open hours to view displays from Tuesday through Thursday, 10 AM to 3 PM. Guests are welcome to knock on the door or ring the doorbell, and someone will allow you in to view the collection and displays.
For research requests, please use the research tab above to fill out a research request form. Please give DCHS at least 48 hours head notice for an appointment, and please follow the prompts in our research tab.
The work DCHS does, is only made possible with thanks to our members and supporters!
Due to the heat, History Under the Stars this week will be moved indoors at our Research Center and Library in Media. We will begin promptly at 8 pm.
Our next lecture will feature Dr. Kirsten Lee, of Auburn University for her presentation, “The Ganges of Delco: On Being Black and Free” This talk focuses on the 135 Black survivors of the Phebe and Prudence, two slave ships captured off the coast of Cuba and brought to Philadelphia 1800 to emancipate the humans on board. The presentation tracks the survivors as they began their free lives in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties with support from the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, as well as their enduring connections to each other across nineteenth-century Southeast PA such as their surname Ganges. Looking closely at the lives of Ganges survivors who made homes in Delaware, Chester, and Philadelphia Counties after being treated at a quarantine hospital in Essington, the lecture examines Delco’s status as a site of free Black people’s history critical to telling fuller stories about early Black life in Southeast PA. Please join us!
Wednesday, June 25th at 8 pm.
History Under the Stars at DCHS
9 W. Front Street
Media, PA 19063
Please arrive by 7:30!
Parking is available on Front or Jackson Streets
Please do not park in our lot, thanks!
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4,500+ books on local genealogy & county history
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200 original and/or copies of handwritten documents from colonial period
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William Penn original documents, land grants & wills
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Family Bible Collection
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350,000 historic documents
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Yearbooks dating back to 1880
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Newspaper & Census Collection
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Maps & Atlases
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
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
Burman's Health Shop
ENTREPRENEUR WORKS FUND of Delaware County
Jane Coleman and Family
CONTACT
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Office and Research Center:
9 West Front Street
Media, PA 19063