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!
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 […]
This walking tour will explore the origins of Historic Oaklands Cemetery and the famous (and infamous) people buried there.
Join award-winning author Bruce Mowday as he discusses the life and works of Kennett Square's Bayard Taylor, 19th century travel writer, poet, literary critic, translator, diplomat, and the namesake of the original Kennett Library.
Join us on Thursday, May 29, from 5–8 PM on the Terrace at the Chester County History Center for our first-ever Beer Garden. This free community event invites you to enjoy the present while raising a glass to the past, right in the heart of historic downtown West Chester.
Come to the Chester County History Center for this in-person event welcoming Dr. Laura Zimmer-Tamakoshi as she shares her life's journey from West Chester to international acclaim as a cultural anthropologist, conducting fieldwork in the remotest villages in the world.
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!
Join us for an illuminating panel conversation exploring the profound impact of African American women on arts and culture. This dynamic discussion brings together three distinguished leaders whose work has shaped and transformed the cultural landscape.
Celebrate Juneteenth and Pride at the Chester County History Center with a selection of short films from the West Chester Film Festival representing Black and LGBTQ+ experiences to honor West Chester's hometown hero, Bayard Rustin.
The History Center welcomes public historian Milt Diggins to share his research in this virtual lecture about slave-catching and the kidnapping of free Blacks along the Mason-Dixon line in the era of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act.
Join CCHC historians as they guide you through the Borough of West Chester, PA exploring the stories of the brave men and women who helped freedom seekers on their perilous journeys northward to a better life.
A 1-hour walking tour through the Bayard Rustin's hometown of West Chester, PA exploring his early years, decades before he organized the 1963 March on Washington.
