In Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, this small museum preserves the collection and legacy of Christian Carmac Sanderson, a teacher, musician, poet, and local historian whose life was closely tied to the area’s past. Sanderson amassed a wide-ranging trove of papers, antiques, souvenirs, autographs, and letters, including Civil War-related relics and items linked to nationally known figures. After his death in 1966, volunteers spent years sorting his crowded house of memorabilia. In 1967, Andrew Wyeth and other founders established the museum in an old gristmill, creating an intimate archive that brings together Chadds Ford history, Sanderson’s personal interests, and connections to the Wyeth family.