This lecture explores some of the great gardens and estates of the Main Line from the 1870s to 1930s. It looks at the changing garden styles and the work of noteworthy landscape architects such as the Olmsted Brothers, Ellen Biddle Shipman, Beatrix Farrand and Thomas Sears, and explores the outdoor world of estates like Dolobran […]
Sarah Garrett Hewes (1819-1853) did not follow the expected life path for a mid-19th century woman as she traveled around the greater Philadelphia area working as a daguerreotypist prior to setting up a studio in Philadelphia with a male business partner in 1851. Before establishing the business in Philadelphia, she ran a studio in West […]
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 […]
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