The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tours

The Underground Railroad was a network of people offering shelter and aid to enslaved men, women and children on their journeys to freedom. This small-group walking tour will visit eight […]

Book Discussion – And There Was Light by John Meacham (hybrid)

A president who governed a divided country has much to teach us in a twenty-first-century moment of polarization and political crisis. Hated and hailed, excoriated and revered, Abraham Lincoln was […]

Osborne Perry Anderson & the African Americans in John Brown’s Army (Zoom)

Author Eugene L. Meyer tells the story of Osborne Perry Anderson, a native of Chester County, who joined with abolitionist John Brown in an ill-fated raid on Harpers Ferry in […]

17 Men: Discovering the Men of the 25th U.S. Colored Troops

Traveling exhibit featuring U.S. Colored Troops during the U.S. Civil War, curated by Ms. Shayne Davidson, professional illustrator and amateur genealogist. On view February 10 through July 1. Free with […]

Hybrid Book Discussion – William Still: The Underground Railroad and the Angel at Philadelphia

This is the first major biography of the free Black abolitionist William Still, who coordinated the Eastern Line of the Underground Railroad and was a pillar of the Railroad as […]