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I am often asked why history is important or why I am so passionate about the History Center. I care deeply about my community and…
Unleash your inner botanist and join the Chester County History Center for its Spring Festival on Saturday, May 1 from 10 AM-4 PM.
A…
The Chester County History Center seeks sponsors as it hosts an outdoor market – entitled “Home for the Holidays” – that will feature gifts, greens, wreaths, and…
Publisher’s Note: As you enjoy Conor’s profile, please note the Chester County History Center needs the support of the community now more than…
Marshallton resident and West Chester University graduate Conor Hepp will take office as President of the Chester County History Center on Aug. 10.
At that…
The Chester County History Center – the nonprofit formerly known as the Chester County Historical Society that is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting the history…
The Chester County Historical Society has announced that, beginning Monday, March 16, its library and museum will be closed to the public through the month…
The Chester County Historical Society has announced that the 38th Annual Chester County Antiques and Art Show will be held on March 14 and 15…
Courtesy of 89,476 votes from the public and more than 700 attendees at its recent Block Party, the Chester County Historical Society won a…
Now is your chance to save history.
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You can almost hear echoes of the first Pennsylvania Women’s Rights Convention, held in 1852, in…
The spirts are haunting, and the monsters will crawl. It’s time to get ready for a Halloween Ball!
Unmask the spirits of Chester County…
The Chester County Historical Society is competing against 19 other historic sites throughout the country for a preservation grant sponsored by National Geographic, American Express…
The Chester County Historical Society has been chosen as one of 20 historic sites in the nation to compete for preservation funding during an online…
PECO has partnered with the Philadelphia chapter of Cradles to Crayons for the latter’s most critical collection of the year.
The BIG GIVE is…
The Board of Directors of the Chester County Historical Society and Elizabeth Laurent have jointly announced her departure as president of the nonprofit, effective July…
The Chester County Historical Society will host the 37th Annual Chester County Antiques and Art Show from March 15-17 at the Church Farm School…
The Berks History Center has transferred a rare artifact known as the Mendenhall Box to the care of the Chester County Historical Society, according to…
Anticipation is building for the Chester County Historical Society’s First Annual Halloween Ball on Saturday from 6:30-10:30 PM.
If you haven…
Local historical societies, like the Chester County Historical Society in West Chester, can be crucial in helping investors distinguish between fake and authentic art and…
By Steve Edgcumbe
As part of its 125th anniversary celebration, the Chester County Historical Society will host its First Annual Halloween Ball on Saturday, Oct…
“Important Chester County objects can show up in unexpected places,” Elizabeth Laurent, the president of the Chester County Historical Society, wrote in her nonprofit’s…
Join the Chester County Historical Society for a fun night of history and mystery at its First Annual Halloween Ball on Saturday, Oct. 27 from…
Matthew McKeon, an associate at MacElree Harvey, has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Chester County Historical Society.
The CCHS inspires, informs…
For decades, the Chester County Historical Society (CCHS) has inspired local students to better understand our world through their innovative history programs.
The Society preserves…
The Chester County Historical Society and the Chester County Archives have announced that they will host a series of informative genealogical lectures – entitled “Coming to…
Chester County Historical Society
The CCHS boasts a rare and extensive ceramics collection that will be on display on May 15, when it hosts “Tuesdays…
Kanta Bhatia will discuss her experience growing up in British Punjab, becoming a refugee in India, and her difficult journey to America on Wednesday, April…
The Chester County Historical Society will soon debut an exhibit – entitled “Many Nations | Chester County” – that celebrates the diversity of Chester County people.
The exhibit…
The Chester County Historical Society will be celebrating the 36th year of its Antiques & Art Show this weekend at the Church Farm School in…
The CCHS has hired West Chester resident Allison Snavely as its Director of Development. She brings 10 years of community involvement…
The Chester County Historical Society’s Holiday & Greens Sale is one of the county’s finest traditions.
Scheduled for Friday, Dec. 8 from 9…
As the holiday season approaches, the Chester County Historical Society invites you to give back.
The CCHS will once again be participating in Giving Tuesday…
The Chester County Historical Society Library is a vital resource for anyone wanting to learn more about local history and looking to discover their family…
Andrew Silverman
Andrew R. Silverman, an associate at MacElree Harvey, has been elected to the Board of the World Trade Center Delaware (WTC). For over…
The Chester County Historical Society has elected a new slate of officers to its Board of Trustees.
Jim Sargent, a partner and chairman of Lamb…
Elizabeth Laurent, President of the Chester County Historical Society, speaks with VISTA Today about growing up in Alexandria, Va., as the youngest of four children…
Are you a fan of the television show Who Do You Think You Are? Would you like to learn where you come from?
Join others…
Tickets are now on sale for the 35th Annual Chester County Antiques Show, a benefit for the Chester County Historical Society, scheduled for April 7…
Chester County Art Association/DNB First
DNB First has a passion for supporting art education in the community, and the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit…
The Chester County Historical Society continuously ties together people, places, and stories from several centuries in ways that inform, surprise, and excite us. Nowhere is…
Rob Lukens’s first funeral after he learned he had stomach cancer wasn’t his own. It was his grandmother-in-laws. But as he…
Founded in 1893, the Chester County Historical Society is the official county history museum, history education center, and historical repository of Chester County. As such…
Downingtown’s internationally acclaimed artist Adrian Martinez will present a special evening event on November 4 at the Chester County Historical Society that showcases the…
He invented centrifugal cream separators and pioneered a global empire based in West Chester before the Great Depression. He claims credit for having the largest…
After one-and-a-half years of leading the Chester County Historical Society through difficult times, the future of Acting and Interim President David B…
A proven record of updating and introducing artifacts to a new generation will arrive at the Chester County Historical Society on July 25 with its…
Chester County Commissioner Michelle Kichline will now help record the local history she’s making as one of the county’s top three decision-makers…
When internationally renowned Downingtown artist Adrian Martinez took a recent stroll through the woods of history, he walked back in time to parts of Chester…
It is difficult to overstate the optimism many Americans felt in the early 1960’s. The white middle class spent the previous decade enjoying explosive…
There’s likely no better way to celebrate April Fools’ Day than with some good ol’ fashioned tomfoolery, and that’s exactly what’s in…
Chester County Historical Society Presents the Story of Slinky Toy
Today, starting at 6:30 p.m. the Chester County Historical Society will present “The…
Chester County Historical Society Announces the 34th Annual Antiques Show
One of the nation’s premier history museums and educational centers, the Chester County Historical…
Few of Chester County’s leaders are as strong a beacon of inspiration as the late Robert Lukens, Ph.D and the Chester County Fund…
The Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce is shining a spotlight on local faces that make Chester County “a better, brighter place to live,” and…
Although sometimes we wish it could be different, time travel is still impossible. However, innovators are finding ways to use the latest technology to help…
Bentley Systems, the Chester County company instrumental to forecasting how infrastructure components perform in the future, will help engineer a high-tech portal to the…
A national endowment’s investment in Chester County will help bring the stories and images of the remarkably rich local history to future generations.
We’re taking a break today from our regular Covered Bridge blogging to pay respect to Rob Lukens, president of the Chester County Historical Society…
Your Daily Briefing: Fox Rothschild lawyer says Philadelphia is in a good position for tech growth, Historical Society expands South Asia Collection and more.
Philadelphia…
Masha Gessen has published a new book, “The Brothers”, which, like many Americans in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, attempts to make sense…
The Sixties! Winds of Change, is a new exhibit set to open at the Chester County Historical Society on Feb. 21 thanks to a gift…
The West Chester consulting firm RC Taylor Group has gifted the Chester County Historical Society with an educational outreach program, the StEPs Initiative, aimed at…
In November Rob Lukens, President of the Chester County Historical Society, delivered the annual State of the Organization address to community members, volunteers and donors…
One of the top 10 endangered artifacts in Pennsylvania – Passmore Williamson’s 1855 prison visitors’ book – will be restored by the Chester County Historical Society…
The West Chester Downtown Foundation (WCDF) recently presented Bricks and Mortar and Preservation Service awards to those whose projects helped highlight and preserve West Chester…
Chester County Historical Society President Rob Lukens (above) will share with the community the society’s vision for the future during a ‘state of the…
Learning more about Chester County’s contribution to color photography is one more reason to visit the Chester County Historical Society this summer.
The CCHS…
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