William Harvey Brown Papers
WILLIAM HARVEY BROWN PAPERS Collection Title: William Harvey Brown Papers Collection Number: 138 Dates of Collection: 1821-1921 Box Numbers: 1-3 Repository: Chester County Historical Society Project Archivist: Natalie Whitted Biography: William Harvey Brown was born October […]
Willistown Union Association for the Detection of Horse Thieves and the Recovery of Stolen Property Collection
WILLISTOWN UNION ASSOCIATION FOR THE DETECTION OF HORSE THIEVES AND THE RECOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY COLLECTION Collection Title: Willistown Union Association for the Detection of Horse Thieves and the Recovery of […]
Women’s Christian Temperance Union of Chester County
WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION OF CHESTER COUNTY Collection Title: Women’s Christian Temperance Union of Chester County Collection Number: Ms. Coll. 147 Box Numbers: 14 boxes Repositiory: Chester County Historical Society, West Chester, PA Language: English […]
Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights
WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE AND CIVIL RIGHTS Collection Title: Women’s Suffrage and Civil Rights Collection Number: 235 Dates of Collection: 1850 – 1921, Bulk 1914 – 1917 Box Numbers: 1 Repositiory: Chester County Historical Society Project Archivist: Jasmine […]
World War II Homefront Collections
WORLD WAR II HOMEFRONT COLLECTIONS Collection Title: World War II Homefront Collections Collection Number: 234 Dates of Collection: 1941-1952 Repositiory: Chester County Historical Society, West Chester, Pennsylvania Project Archivist: Jasmine Smith, Maddux Pearson – Intern […]
World War II Soldiers’ Collection
WORLD WAR II SOLDIERS’ COLLECTION Collection Title: World War II Soldiers’ Collection Collection Number: 214 Dates of Collection: 1940-2000 Repositiory: Chester County Historical Society Language: English, French, German, Italian Project Archivist: Jasmine Smith, Seth Wheeler, Shane […]
Zook Family Papers
ZOOK FAMILY PAPERS Collection Title: Zook Family papers Collection Number: 123 Dates of Collection: 1848 to 1904, bulk 1870 to 1890 Box Numbers: 1-9 Repository: Chester County Historical Society Biography: Jacob M. Zook born in […]
History comes to life in the Brandywine Valley
History comes to life in the Brandywine Valley By Timothy Walton “Chester County is an area rich in history. From Revolutionary relics to underground railroad stops, Halloween haunts and famous […]
History, Culture, Heritage, Pillars of Our Society
History, Culture, Heritage, Pillars of Our Society By Mian A. Jan, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.S.C.A.I, and Maria Khan “The three quotes above describe Chester County History Center’s (CCHC) philosophy. The Great […]