Jared Ingersoll
Jared Ingersoll was a delegate from Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress. He is one of seven Presbyterians who signed the U. S. Constitution.
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June 19, 2019
Charles Pettit
Made aide to Gov. William Franklin while serving as a Lt. Col. in N.J. Militia, Charles Pettit became New Jersey’s first Secretary of State.
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May 22, 2019
In-Ho Oh Remembered
In-Ho Oh’s memory remains a timeless instruction…to turn sorrow into Christian purpose. And that’s exactly the path his Korean parents followed…halfway around the world.
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May 17, 2019
18p and 2s examples signed by A (Andrew) Tybout and Josiah Hewes.
It’s all about money … and 13 Revolutionary era men buried at Old Pine
Paper money in early America has the distinction of being the first authorized paper money issued by any government in the Western world.
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May 12, 2019
In Memory of Ronn Shaffer
Known to many at Old Pine for the countless hours he spent researching more than 4,000 bodies buried at the Old Pine graveyard, Ronn Shaffer was a historian, a one-man band and a real gentleman.
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March 28, 2019
Daniel McKaraher
Around 1799, Daniel and Susanna McKaraher built the tavern which we know today as The Twisted Tail on 2nd Street. They are both buried in the Old Pine churchyard.
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March 6, 2019
Our Charley
Walking through the tranquil churchyard at 4th and Pine Streets one day, I looked down at a small flat white stone simply said: “Our Charley.”I wondered: Was this a child? A pet? Who was it?
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March 4, 2019
George Duffield
An important figure in the American Revolutionary War, Reverend George Duffield holds a special place in the history of the Presbyterian Church and in our nation’s early beginning.
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March 2, 2019
Eugene Ormandy
Tucked away in the bounds of Old Pine's graveyard is the little known memorial to world famous orchestra maestro Eugene Ormandy and his wife Margaret. How did they come to be interred in a Presbyterian church burial ground?
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March 1, 2019