Kris Barone
@krisbarone.bsky.social
Local historian and genealogist writing about emigres from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland who settled in the Americas from the 17th to the 19th-century. Also, track flocks and herds through the Chester County, Pennsylvania countryside and beyond.
The Marquis de Lafayette enjoyed his Breakfast and a series of accolades at the Stottsville Inn in Chester County. He leaves Joseph and Kezia McClellan behind and is off to Parkesburg. Vive Lafayette!
July 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The Marquis de Lafayette enjoyed his Breakfast and a series of accolades at the Stottsville Inn in Chester County. He leaves Joseph and Kezia McClellan behind and is off to Parkesburg. Vive Lafayette!
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January 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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We just started seeing these Highland Cattle in Coatesville, PA, across from the Buffalo Run Ranch. The picture is grainy, but it is interesting to see these new arrivals.
January 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We just started seeing these Highland Cattle in Coatesville, PA, across from the Buffalo Run Ranch. The picture is grainy, but it is interesting to see these new arrivals.
A chorus of croci enjoying the sun at Longwood Gardens.
February 27, 2024 at 12:28 AM
A chorus of croci enjoying the sun at Longwood Gardens.
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Okay, genuine social history question (and please share): we’ve found letters between my grandparents from before they were married (c.1944–46); he’s also writing from service in Kenya. Are these of any value or interest from a social history point of view, or are the archives full of this stuff?
January 15, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Okay, genuine social history question (and please share): we’ve found letters between my grandparents from before they were married (c.1944–46); he’s also writing from service in Kenya. Are these of any value or interest from a social history point of view, or are the archives full of this stuff?
Good winter morning from Chester County, PA, where the frost has arrived.
January 12, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Good winter morning from Chester County, PA, where the frost has arrived.
The full Hunter's Moon and Jupiter over Chester County, PA tonight.
October 28, 2023 at 11:35 PM
The full Hunter's Moon and Jupiter over Chester County, PA tonight.