Plagues and Pestilence: A Walking Tour
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.
Join costumed guides in a stroll through the festive, historic West Chester, PA while learning about holiday traditions of yore!
Put on your slippers and make a cup of tea to time-travel with Historian Jeff Groff from the coziness of your favorite armchair. Through this fascinating virtual lecture, you will get a glimpse of the exquisite Victorian-era mansions of Philadelphia's famed Main Line.
Learn about the glittering, daredevil world of the Bergdoll family, their brewing empire, and their escape from the media spotlight to the Chester County countryside in the 1940's.
Explore haunting images of abandoned buildings of Eastern PA with guest speaker and award-winning photographer, Cindy Vasko.
All are welcome to the discussion! "Crisp, concise and revealing history.... A fresh narrative that plumbs some of the most dramatic days in U.S. presidential history." —The Washington Post James Abram […]
Historian Beverly C. Tomek's virtual presentation details the early opposition to the Anti-Slavery movement in Pennsylvania, and the ensuing mob violence that led to the destruction of Pennsylvania Hall in 1838.
Historian Robert J. Kodosky, Ph.D. will share the history of the Nile Swim Club which opened in 1959 in Yeadon, PA in defiance of local segregation practices.
Historian Robert J. Kodosky, Ph.D. will share the history of the Nile Swim Club which opened in 1959 in Yeadon, PA in defiance of local segregation practices.
On March 15th and 16th, CCHC will host the Southeastern PA National History Day competition for area junior-high and senior-high school students. The History Center will be closed to the […]
Join the discussion! The bi-monthly CCHC Book Group selection for March is An Indigenous Peoples' History of the U.S. by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. "Today in the U.S. there are more than five […]
Alice A. Carter, writer, artist, and professor, helps CCHC in celebrate Women's History Month with the story of Philadelphia painter Cecelia Beaux.
225 N. High Street, West Chester, PA 19380 | 610-692-4800
Sign up for our Newsletter
