Christian C. Sanderson Museum
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The Christian C. Sanderson Museum, or simply Sanderson Museum, is a museum of historical artifacts in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. The items in the museum were collected over many years by Christian C. Sanderson (1882-1966), a teacher, musician, poet, actor, writer, traveler, radio commentator and local historian. It was founded in 1967. The museum is open weekends from 1:00-4:30 and is closed from December through February. There is no admission charge, but donations are gratefully accepted.
Among the more amazing relics in the place is part of the bandage put on Abraham Lincoln after he was assassinated. The museum also houses the purse Jennie Wade was carrying when she was killed at the battle of Gettysburg, and a number of autographs including those of Sitting Bull, Shirley Temple, Helen Keller and Basil Rathbone.
As Mr. Sanderson was a great friend of the Wyeth family, the museum has a number of works from N.C., Andrew and Jamie on display. Chris Sanderson is the subject of the biography "Chris", written by his good friend Thomas R. Thompson. He was also the subject of a documentary film "Cannonballs and Artifacts: the Wonderful Life of Christian Sanderson" that premiered in October, 2006.
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