January 31: Wick Broomall, Jr.

Founding Was In His Blood. Wick Broomall, Jr. was born on this day, January 31, 1902 to parents Wick Broomall, Sr. and his wife, Annie Nixon Broomall. Their son was…

January 29: James Latta

His epitaph, composed by the Rev. William Arthur of Pequea, read as follows: In memory of THE REV. DR. JAMES LATTA, Who died 29th January, 1801, in the 68th year…

January 27: J. Trumbull Backus, D.D.

Another great resource for Presbyterian biography is Alfred Nevin's 1884 publication, The Encyclopedia of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America: Including the Northern and Southern Assemblies. This…