Book Discussion – 1493: Uncovering the New World that Columbus Created (hybrid)

Join the discussion! The bi-monthly CCHC book group selected this best-seller by Charles Mann. This book presents research by biologists, anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians that suggests how the post-Columbian network of ecological and economic exchange fostered the rise of Europe, devastated imperial China, convulsed Africa, and for two centuries made Mexico City—where Asia, Europe, and […]

Virtual Lecture – Making Sense of the Molly Maguires

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join historian Kevin Kenny from NYU as he investigates the true nature of Pennsylvania's 19th century Molly Maguires; were they violent conspirators or innocent Irish immigrants, victims of exploitation?

Discovery in the Dark: A Children’s Event

Ever wonder about what life was like at night before electricity? Bring your flashlight to the Chester County History Center to explore the museum in the dark while completing a scavenger hunt. Other fun stations throughout the building will provide more illuminating fun for all!

Events Showcase & Open House

Chester County History Center 225 North High Street, West Chester, PA, United States

The Chester County History Center will host the Events Showcase & Open House opening our doors to local providers of the service industry, and offering a platform to connect vendors and clients.

Free

True Crime on Trial

Paradocx Vinyard 1833 Flint Hill Road, Landenberg, United States

You be the judge! Join historians from the Chester County History Center as they present the evidence from one of the county's most controversial murder trials of the 20th century, then you serve as a juror to determine the verdict!

Holding History: Civil War Letters with James M. Scythes

Chester County History Center 225 North High Street, West Chester, PA, United States

Discover the personal stories of Civil War soldiers through the lens of their correspondence with one woman who connected them all.

Records Round Up: Wills, Estate, & Probate Records

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join the staff of the Chester County Archives on Thursday, February 20th at 12 p.m. for a virtual program to learn more about the County’s Probate records both past and present - learn how to navigate the world of wills in your genealogical research!

Free

Book Discussion – All That She Carried OR Wake (hybrid)

Join the discussion!  The bi-monthly CCHC book group selected two books. All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles "In 1850s South Carolina, an enslaved woman named Rose faced a crisis: the imminent sale of her daughter Ashley. Thinking quickly, she packed a cotton bag for her […]

National History Day – CCHC closed to the public

CCHC will be closed to the public March 21-22 as they serve as the location for the Southeastern PA National History Day competition. Normal hours resume March 26th at 10AM.

Book Discussion – Silent Spring OR The Serviceberry OR Braiding Sweetgrass(hybrid)

Join the discussion!  The bi-monthly CCHC book group selected three books. Silent Spring Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring altered the course of history. The outcry that followed its publication in 1962 forced the banning of DDT and spurred revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Carson’s passionate concern for the future of […]