The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tours
Join CCHC historians as they guide you through the Borough of West Chester, PA exploring the stories of the brave men and women who helped freedom seekers on their perilous journeys northward to a better life.
That’s Entertainment! Walking Tour
Visitors will learn about the actors, musicians, artists, writers, and entertainers that called West Chester home on this 90-minute walk through beautiful downtown West Chester.
Abandoned Eastern Pennsylvania (Virtual)
Explore haunting images of abandoned buildings of Eastern PA with guest speaker and award-winning photographer, Cindy Vasko.
The Bergdoll Boys: America’s Most Notorious Millionaire Draft Dodgers (Virtual)
Learn about the glittering, daredevil world of the Bergdoll family, their brewing empire, and their escape from the media spotlight to the Chester County countryside in the 1940’s.
Holiday History Stroll (walking tour)
Join costumed guides in a stroll through the festive, historic West Chester, PA while learning about holiday traditions of yore!
Oral History Digitally Preserved
Black women share life experiences in West Chester, PA
Plagues and Pestilence: A Walking Tour
Learn the astonishing, little-known history about the diseases that transformed the lives (and deaths) of the people of West Chester.
Chilling West Chester: a Dark History Walking Tour
Explore West Chester’s dark history by lantern with the engaging and costumed guides of the Chester County History Center.
Book Discussion – Lenape Country by Jean Soderlund (hybrid)
All are welcome to join the discussion! Lenape Country is a sweeping narrative history of the multiethnic society of the Delaware Valley in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. After Swanendael, […]
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.