The decades following the American Civil War burst with invention―they saw the dawn of the telephone, the motor car, electric lights, the airplane―but no innovation was more welcome than the beverage heralded as the “cocktail.” The Gilded Age, as it came to be known, was the Golden Age of Cocktails, giving birth to the classic […]
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 photo archives! We focus on behind-the-scenes work to process and rehouse manuscripts and photographs to make more information available to patrons. To accomplish these goals, […]
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 new collections, rehousing manuscripts and photographs, and making their collections more searchable and accessible to researchers. Chat with the CCHC librarians and Photo Archivist to […]
Join local historian David Walter for an virtual exploration of a Chester County Civil War POW camp. After the Battle of Gettysburg, almost 2,000 prisoners of war who had been captured by the Confederate Army were returned to the Union Army under the condition that they would not be returned to the front. Instead, they […]
Join Chester County History Center's curator Ellen Endslow to discuss thought-provoking books and connect with others in the community. Since leaving the State Department, Albright has blazed her own trail—and given voice to millions who yearn for respect, regardless of gender, background, or age. Hell and Other Destinations is the tale of our times anchored […]
Join Dr. Nancy Mowll Mathews for a look at the Cassatt family while they lived in Chester County, and artist Mary Cassatt's early life. This talk will visit the Cassatt family, including artist Mary Cassatt, in their many homes in Pennsylvania and France. We will get to know their friends and family, gathering amidst the […]
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 new collections, rehousing manuscripts and photographs, and making their collections more searchable and accessible to researchers. Chat with the CCHC librarians and Photo Archivist to […]
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 to care for her own.” After an impassioned appeal from several key local physicians, Chester County Hospital first opened its doors in 1892 as a […]
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 take you through our library, galleries and, weather permitting, outside to tour the town of West Chester. Foul weather? No problem! We will remain indoors […]
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 take you through our library, galleries and, weather permitting, outside to tour the town of West Chester. Foul weather? No problem! We will remain indoors […]
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 take you through our library, galleries and, weather permitting, outside to tour the town of West Chester. Foul weather? No problem! We will remain indoors […]
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. Her life provides a window on the free black experience, emergent black nationalisms, African Americans' gender ideologies, and the formation of a black public sphere. […]
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