Abandoned Eastern Pennsylvania (Virtual)
Explore haunting images of abandoned buildings of Eastern PA with guest speaker and award-winning photographer, Cindy Vasko.
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Eastern Pennsylvania
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The Burning of Pennsylvania Hall: A Legal Lynching in the Shadow of the Liberty Bell (Virtual)
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.
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The Nile Swim Club of Yeadon: A History (Virtual)
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.
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Peaceable Kingdom Lost: The Paxton Boys of Pennsylvania (VIRTUAL)
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.
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Cecilia Beaux: A Modern Painter in the Gilded Age (Virtual Lecture)
Alice A. Carter, writer, artist, and professor, helps CCHC in celebrate Women's History Month with the story of Philadelphia painter Cecelia Beaux.
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West Chester: 225 Years of History (Virtual)
Join local historian Tom Walsh as we explore the history of Chester County and how West Chester evolved from the tiny village of Turk's Head into a bustling county seat, eventually gaining borough status in 1799.