Join guest speaker Thomas White, author, archivist, and historian, as he shares thrilling and cautionary tales of the supernatural that have been passed down through generations of Pennsylvanians.
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.
Join historian Kevin Kenny from NYU as he investigates the true nature of Pennsylvania's 19th century Molly Maguires; were they violent conspirators or innocent Irish immigrants, victims of exploitation?
James Higgins, historian of medicine, will take us on a journey to turn-of-the-20th-century Pennsylvania when the largest, most sophisticated campaign to thwart tuberculosis was launched and led by Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, who had been trained at the University of Pennsylvania.
Are arsenic and other heavy metals really found in old books? How common are they? How dangerous are they? Why were they used at all? Melissa Tedone, lead conservator of the Poison Book Project, will share the colorful history of Victorian bookbinding and its legacy on our bookshelves today.
