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The Chester County History Center (CCHC) welcomes WCU Class of ’27 with free museum admission today.
The Chester County History Center (CCHC) welcomes WCU Class of ’27 with free museum admission today.
The Underground Railroad was a network of people offering shelter and aid to enslaved men, women and children on their journeys to freedom. This small-group walking tour will visit eight locations around downtown West Chester that served as a backdrop for the people involved in this clandestine operation. The tour covers approximately 1.25 miles, lasts […]
This walking tour will explore the origins of Historic Oaklands Cemetery and the famous (and infamous) people buried there.
A groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492—from “a remarkably engaging writer” (The New York Times Book Review). Contrary to what so many Americans learn in school, the pre-Columbian Indians were not sparsely settled in a pristine wilderness; rather, there […]
Read to a friendly animal and enjoy practicing your reading skills, then wander through our exhibits and play in our History Lab!
This walking tour will explore the origins of Historic Oaklands Cemetery and the famous (and infamous) people buried there.
Author Brendan J. Lyons shares his research into Charley King's life and military service.
Learn the astonishing, little-known history about the diseases that transformed the lives (and deaths) of the people of West Chester.
Learn the astonishing, little-known history about the diseases that transformed the lives (and deaths) of the people of West Chester.
Learn the astonishing, little-known history about the diseases that transformed the lives (and deaths) of the people of West Chester.
Learn the astonishing, little-known history about the diseases that transformed the lives (and deaths) of the people of West Chester.
Learn the astonishing, little-known history about the diseases that transformed the lives (and deaths) of the people of West Chester.
225 N. High Street, West Chester, PA 19380 | 610-692-4800
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