CCHC is extremely proud to partner with the Brandywine Conservancy on this amazing new hybrid event! Brandywine welcomes award-winning author and reporter Bruce E. Mowday for a lecture on his most recent book, "Lafayette at Brandywine: The Making of an American Hero." Members of CCHC will receive a discount on in-person tickets, and the event […]
There have been spies in Chester County since the 1600s, but did you know that George Washington's own spy ring was once headquartered here? This brand new event will give children the chance to conduct spy missions through the museum, learn to read and write in cipher and code, explore the science of invisible ink […]
In 2020, the Chester County Archives staff unveiled their award-winning 1777 Chester County Property Atlas. This project highlights property owners, roads, and notable sites of interest (mills, taverns, places of worship, etc.) in existence in September 1777 during the Battle of Brandywine and succeeding events of the Philadelphia Campaign. Learn more about how this project […]
Liberty’s Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World by Maya Jasanoff NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER At the end of the American Revolution, sixty thousand Americans loyal to the British cause fled the U.S. and became refugees throughout the British Empire. This is their story. This surprising new account of the founding of the […]
What made Anthony Wayne an “unlikely general”? He was not President George Washington’s first choice to lead an army against the confederation of Ohio tribes blocking America’s advance across the Ohio River in 1792. Wayne, a notorious womanizer, heavy drinker, and spend-thrift, had just been removed from Congress for voter fraud. Though he had fought […]
Explore the secret world of historical spies with this family-friendly event!
This virtual lecture examines the lives of four women living in Revolutionary-era Philadelphia as they struggle with identity and loyalties.
As part of the CCHC Speakers Series, Associate Professor John M. Pisciotta will focus on the Continental Troops' encampment at Valley Forge, the ravages smallpox, and the 18th century efforts to mitigate disease.
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