Community Parades, Festivals and Commemorations

Each of our 49 municipalities are planning activities that support economic development by promoting community parades and festivals that celebrate local history and culture. Raise your hand to help coordinate activities in your municipality.

DelcoVolunteers

Civic engagement involves working to make a difference one's community, through both political and non-political activities, toward the goal of improving the quality of life in a community. If you want to help our local answer to the national call to service, then this is the place for you! This strategic investment to build community and American pride through community service will launch an interactive web platform and marketing campaign to promote ‘DelcoVolunteers: DelcoStrong for 250 More Years’. Community Program Partners will post volunteer opportunities at their historic and civic sites, commemorative events, and public history projects.

K-12 Education Resources and Tool Kit

These folks are increasing understanding, appreciation, and pride in US and Delco history and civics with the public and students through special projects and k-12 programming. Are you a social studies teacher? An education program director? This is the place for you.

Public Art

If you believe that we need public art to commemorate our 250th or to help foster civic awareness and historical understanding, then join this working group!

Amplifying African American & Under Represented History

This committee will help consider the needs and desired outcomes for all events, activities, and projects and inform practices intended to ensure people from a broad set of socio-demographic backgrounds are represented and able to participate in local 250th commemoration. America250PADelco is committed to taking an inclusive approach to engage broad community participation across 49 municipalities and partners in education, labor, cultural, civic, veterans, faith-based, immigrant-, LGTBQ-, disability-and ethnically-related organizations. Community Program Partners supporting under-represented history include: Alexis Washington, Campbell AME Church of Media, PA • Cheyney University • Susan Borders, Darby Free Library • Marci Bramucci, Hedgerow Theatre Company • Sheila Jones Eden Cemetery • Twyla Simpkins, Green Lawn Cemetery • Tony Shahan, Newlin Grist Mill • Paul Hewes, Delaware County Historical Society

Friends of the 1724 Chester Courthouse

Join the efforts to bring programming to the historic 1724 Chester Courthouse. This oldest continuously occupied building in public use in the country exemplifies 18th century architecture and the development of the concepts of justice, equity, and freedom. Committee Members include: Andrea Silva, Kate Clifford, Carol Fireng, David Guleke, Dave Robbins, Esq., Jean Arnold, Karen Micka, Margie Johnson, Mary Sue Boyle, Megan McNish, Paul Hewes Jr., William Adair Bonner, Twyla Simpkins, Tony Szurkowksi Jr. (If you are an individual, business, or organization that would like to join these efforts, please send an email to andrea@america250padelco.org or complete the form below.)

Brandywine Battlefield Heritage Interpretation Area

The Battle of Brandywine was a pivotal engagement during the Revolutionary War, notable for involving the largest number of combatants, the highest casualties, and the most extensive land coverage of any battle in the conflict. Preservation efforts for Brandywine Battlefield have been driven by the dedication of organizations like the Brandywine Battlefield Task Force, 15 township historical commissions, Brandywine Battlefield Park Associates, and numerous volunteers.Beverlee Barnes, Delaware County Planning Department • Kathleen Goodier, Chadds Ford Township • Lacey Faber, Chadds Ford Township • Troy Grubb, Brandywine Battlefield Park • Andrea Silva, America250PADelco • Kathy Kida, Concord Township • Tony Shahan, Newlin Grist Mill • Steve Jacobs, Concord Township • Jeff Seagraves, Thornbury Township Manager • Ric Miller, Thornbury Township Historic Commission Chair • Randell Spackman, Chadds Ford Historical Society • Francis Jacobs, Brinton 1704 House • North American Land Trust

Revolutionary Reads

Presented in partnership with Widener University, Delaware County Libraries, Delaware County Council, and Visit Delco, each year through 2026, a new book is selected for the entire Delco community to read and learn the history of the Declaration of Independence and American Revolution. Books are available through 28 Delco libraries and at a locally owned bookstore, Main Point Books Committee Members include: Annie Leapple and Theresa Dykes, Delco Libraries. Jordan B. Smith, Widener University Jennifer Hinz Beacom, Radnor Historical Society Jim Segrave-Daly

Heritage Traveler Project

This community-sourced project allows the public to post pictures and information as they wander through personal Delco history and raises awareness of the places and people meaningful to Delaware County resident’s past and present. The public posts to the project on their Facebook Group. Current forum moderators are Anthony Selletti and Mateo Horhay