Digital Oral History

World War II, Open Space, and the Black Experience

Book Discussion – American Creation (hybrid)

Join the discussion! The bi-monthly CCHC book group has selected this book by acclaimed historian Joseph J. Ellis, who brings his unparalleled talents to this riveting account of the early […]

Book Discussion – White Fragility (hybrid)

Join the discussion! The bi-monthly CCHC book group has selected this New York Times best-selling book that explores the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are […]

Rustin Day of Film

The Chester County History Center and the West Chester Film Festival present films that elevate the African American and LGBTQ+ experiences to honor West Chester’s hometown hero, Bayard Rustin.

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.

The Nile Swim Club of Yeadon: A History (Virtual)