Gilded Age Cocktails: History, Lore, and Recipes from America’s Golden Age

Chester County History Center 225 North High Street, West Chester, PA, United States

The decades following the American Civil War burst with invention―they saw the dawn of the telephone, the motor car, electric lights, the airplane―but no innovation was more welcome than the beverage heralded as the “cocktail.” The Gilded Age, as it came to be known, was the Golden Age of Cocktails, giving birth to the classic […]

Holiday Market and Green Sale

Chester County History Center 225 North High Street, West Chester, PA, United States

  Mark your calendars for the Chester County History Center's Holiday Market and Green Sale with local vendors, live greens, crafts and much more! Join us December 4th, 10a-4p, at CCHC and Evans Alley and explore the incredible artists and greens of Chester County.

Weird Christmas: A Journey Into the Dark Heart of the Holiday Season

Chester County History Center 225 North High Street, West Chester, PA, United States

Merry and bright? Goodwill toward men? Not so much. At least that's what research has revealed to author Matt Lake (Weird Pennsylvania, Night of the Krampus, and the forthcoming Christmas Night of the Living Dead). Marvel at the gruesome tales of the saints we celebrate during December, and the monsters that roam the hills and […]

Halloween Ball

Chester County History Center 225 North High Street, West Chester, PA, United States

Chester County History Center's Third Annual Halloween Ball! Join us for a Spooktacular night of fine foods and ghastly ghouls! About this event: The Spirits are Haunting, The Monsters will Crawl. It’s time to get ready, For Our Halloween Ball! Join Chester County History Center for a Spooktacular Evening featuring: live auction, music , costume contest, […]