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  • July 2023

  • Sat 29

    Spy Day (Children’s Event)

    July 29, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

    Explore the secret world of historical spies with this family-friendly event!

  • August 2023

  • Wed 2

    The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tours

    August 2, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tours

    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 […]

  • Thu 3

    The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tours

    August 3, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tours

    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 […]

  • Sat 5

    The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tours

    August 5, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tours

    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 […]

  • Sat 5

    The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tours

    August 5, 2023 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tours

    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 […]

  • Wed 9

    The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tours

    August 9, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tours

    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 […]

  • Fri 18

    Stuffed Animal Sleepover (Children’s Event)

    August 18, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Stuffed Animal Sleepover (Children’s Event)

    Have you ever wondered what happens at the museum when it's closed? We'll share its secrets with your stuffed friends at our Sleepover!

  • Tue 22

    Outbreak! Coatesville, Typhoid, and the New Public Health (Virtual)

    August 22, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    In 1912, the city of Coatesville became the hot zone of the state's last community-wide typhoid epidemic.

  • Thu 31

    The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tours

    August 31, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tours

    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 […]

  • September 2023

  • Thu 14

    Book Discussion – 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles Mann(hybrid)

    September 14, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

    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 […]

  • Sat 16

    PAWS for Reading – a Children’s Event

    September 16, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Read to a friendly animal and enjoy practicing your reading skills, then wander through our exhibits and play in our History Lab!

  • Tue 19

    Charley: The Youngest Soldier to Die in the American Civil War (virtual)

    September 19, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Author Brendan J. Lyons shares his research into Charley King's life and military service.

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