Chester County History Center presents
MILLS OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY AND BRANDYWINE
A virtual presentation
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 7:00PM – 8:00PM

“Mills of the Delaware Valley & Brandywine” is an illustrated slide show, recalling the origins of milling in the southeastern PA and DE area, and outlining techniques used in finding and documenting historic mills. Photos and drawings include buildings, milling equipment, aerial photos of sites, and views of mills in Delaware and Chester Counties, both past and presently operating, which listeners can visit on their own. Many mills of the area are pictured and described.

About the Speaker: Daniel T. Campbell, AIA, is a multi-state registered architect with over thirty-five years of experience in architecture, specializing in historic preservation. As a sole-practitioner architect and historic preservation consultant, he specializes in the preservation, restoration and rehabilitation of historic buildings, the design of sensitive additions to historic buildings for accessibility and code compliance, and the design of new residences in traditional historical styles. His work has been recognized with awards from Preservation Pennsylvania, the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia, and other county and local agencies. 

Admission is Pay as You Wish! Your donation is greatly appreciated. All proceeds benefit the development of future programming and the preservation of the History Center and its collections. The History Center is home to over 750,000 manuscripts, 100,000 photographs, and 70,000 artifacts. Your donation helps us to preserve and share those resources.

Presentation is via Zoom, and will be recorded and available for 7 days for all registered participants. We will email out a Zoom link the day of the presentation, and email a link to the recording within 24 hours. Note: the Zoom link emailed out the day of the presentation only takes you to the live presentation; the link emailed out the day after will contain the recorded version.

This presentation is made possible by the generous support the CCHC Special Fund in honor of botanist and astronomer Humphry Marshall.