That’s Entertainment! Walking Tour
That’s Entertainment! Walking Tour
Join CCHC tour guides on a 90-minute stroll through West Chester and listen to the compelling stories of artists and entertainers who once called West Chester home.
Join CCHC tour guides on a 90-minute stroll through West Chester and listen to the compelling stories of artists and entertainers who once called West Chester home.
Travel back in time to the 1920 semi-pro baseball season in Chester County! Michael Peich's research focuses on baseball in Chester County and the Negro Leagues.
Join CCHC tour guides on a 90-minute stroll through West Chester and listen to the compelling stories of artists and entertainers who once called West Chester home.
A fun, interactive way to learn the remarkable history of 19th century women, while mingling with like-minded community members, strolling through the quaint, historic town of West Chester, PA. 90-minute tour covers approximately 1.5 miles.
A fun, interactive way to learn the remarkable history of 19th century women, while mingling with like-minded community members, strolling through the quaint, historic town of West Chester, PA. 90-minute tour covers approximately 1.5 miles.
A fun, interactive way to learn the remarkable history of 19th century women, while mingling with like-minded community members, strolling through the quaint, historic town of West Chester, PA. 90-minute tour covers approximately 1.5 miles.
A fun, interactive way to learn the remarkable history of 19th century women, while mingling with like-minded community members, strolling through the quaint, historic town of West Chester, PA. 90-minute tour covers approximately 1.5 miles.
Immerse yourself in the country life of the wealthy Philadelphia industrialists and financiers of the 19th and 20th century in this captivating presentation by Jeff Groff, former Estate Historian of Winterthur.
This walking tour will explore the origins of Historic Oaklands Cemetery and the famous (and infamous) people buried there.
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 forced the banning of DDT and spurred revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Carson’s passionate concern for the future of […]
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.
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