Briglia to receive Rebecca Lukens Award
Beth Harper Briglia
A longtime philanthropic advisor and community volunteer in Chester County, Beth Harper Briglia, was recently named the 18th recipient of the annual Rebecca Lukens Award presented by the National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum (NISHM) in Coatesville.
Established by the Graystone Society, the museum’s nonprofit arm, the award is named for the owner of the former Lukens Steel...
Sheehan to be honored with Lukens Award
Frances Sheehan
COATESVILLE –The National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum (NISHM) in Coatesville along with Coatesville Savings Bank, announced Tuesday its eleventh annual Rebecca Lukens Award to be presented to noted community-builder, Frances Sheehan, President of Crozier-Keystone Community Foundation.
For the past 15 years, Ms. Sheehan served as President and CEO of the Brandywine Health...
Film’s focus: County pioneer of preservation
Nancy Hannum documentary one of many gift ideas from Chester County Historical Society
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Nancy Penn Smith Hannum, a pioneer in farmland preservationist, presided over the Cheshire Hunt for decades.
A colorful, influential Chester Countian credited with helping to preserve as many as 20,000 acres of the area’s scenic vistas continues her lasting impact...
