Historic Oaklands Cemetery Walking Tour
This walking tour will explore the origins of Historic Oaklands Cemetery and the famous (and infamous) people buried there.
Abandoned Eastern Pennsylvania (Virtual)
Explore haunting images of abandoned buildings of Eastern PA with guest speaker and award-winning photographer, Cindy Vasko.
Charley: The Youngest Soldier to Die in the American Civil War (virtual)
Author Brendan J. Lyons shares his research into Charley King’s life and military service.
The Inconvenient Dead: Exploring Chester County’s Potter’s Fields (Virtual)
Historian Jonathan Hoppe will share his research into the area’s potter’s fields, where the county’s unclaimed found their eternal rest.
Oaklands Cemetery Walking Tour
This walking tour will explore the origins of Oaklands Cemetery and the famous (and infamous) people buried there. Admission $20, CCHC members 20% discount with member code. Register Here!
Standing on the Border of Two Worlds: The Nature of Cemetery Landscapes (virtual)
Oaklands Cemetery has served as one of West Chester’s primary memorial landscapes since 1854, but it also holds a place within the larger world of well-designed garden cemeteries that redefined […]