The Big Dig!
The Big Dig! The Library and Photo Archives will be closed to researchers during the month of January 2022. January is the 6th annual Big Dig in the library and […]
The Big Dig! The Library and Photo Archives will be closed to researchers during the month of January 2022. January is the 6th annual Big Dig in the library and […]
The CCHC Library and Photo Archives were closed to researchers during the month of January to catch up on the ever-growing backlog of projects. The staff has been busy processing […]
Andy Gordon will share how, to build a hospital, it takes a village (and a few wars, famine, railroads, and philanthropists.) “We think it is the duty of Chester County […]
Celebrate Black History Month at CCHC with a guided tour featuring the African Americans who helped make Chester County what it is today. This unique, one hour, guided tour will […]
Celebrate Black History Month at CCHC with a guided tour featuring the African Americans who helped make Chester County what it is today. This unique, one hour, guided tour will […]
Celebrate Black History Month at CCHC with a guided tour featuring the African Americans who helped make Chester County what it is today. This unique, one hour, guided tour will […]
Mary Ann Shadd Cary was a courageous and outspoken 19th-century African American who used the press and public speaking to fight slavery and oppression in the United States and Canada. […]
Explore the dividing line between West Vincent and Uwchlan Township. The division line between Upper Uwchlan and West Vincent is perhaps one of the strangest municipal borders in Chester County, […]
Learn how to research your Chester County, PA historic property About this event: Researching the history of your property can be a rewarding experience. Getting started, however, can seem overwhelming. […]
Join Chester County History Center's thought-provoking history book discussions and connect with others in the community. Antiracism is a transformative concept that reorients and reenergizes the conversation about racism—and, even […]
Dr. Cecilia Chien explores the history of Asian Americans in Philadelphia from the 1800s to the present. There are myriad Asian American communities. They differ in country of origin, ethnicity, […]
In early America, women were all too often the people who just weren’t there: not in the records, not in the censuses, not on juries, not in the voting booth. […]
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