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A New Look at the American Revolution Comes to Henrietta Hankin Library
What did it really mean to fight for independence — and how do those ideas still shape our world today? Chester County Library & District…
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Renowned Kennett Square Photographer and Filmmaker Dies at 76
Robert Caputo, a renowned photographer, writer, and filmmaker from Kennett Square, died on Dec. 18, 2025, at 76 after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, writes…
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Explore Ken Burns’s ‘The American Revolution’ at a Special Valley Forge Park Alliance Event
If Ken Burns’s storytelling gives you goosebumps, this is an evening you won’t want to miss. Just weeks after the debut of his monumental PBS…
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Was The Revolutionary War America’s First Civil War? You Decide
When Ken Burns sat down with Joe Rogan last month and called the American Revolution “our first civil war,” it caught a lot of people…
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Find Local History and Your Next Cozy Read at Baldwin’s Book Barn
Beloved bookstore Baldwin’s Book Barn is a local literary treasure trove like no other, writes Marilyn Sanders for PhillyBite Magazine. Housed in an 1822 stone…
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Untangling a Revolution: How Ken Burns and His Team Brought America’s Revolution to Life
Everyone thinks they know the story of the American Revolution including the midnight rides, the musket smoke, George Washington at Valley Forge. But filmmaker Ken…
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Across All 6 Episodes, Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley Take Center Stage in Ken Burns’ The American Revolution
The Revolution that changed the world was born right here in the Delaware Valley, in the muddy crossroads of Chester County, the meeting houses of…
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Revolutionary November: PBS Docuseries Brings The Revolution Home to Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley
Before the world called it the American Revolution, the fight for independence began right here, in the fields, taverns, meeting houses, and muddy crossroads of…
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Ken Burns’ New Documentary ‘The American Revolution’ Puts Ben Franklin at Start, Philadelphia at Center
After a decade of filming for his new docuseries The American Revolution, Ken Burns begins with Ben Franklin and positions Philadelphia right at the heart…
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New Hope’s Bradley Cooper Shares His Story as a Caregiver in New Documentary
New Hope resident Bradley Cooper shared his experience as a caregiver in a new documentary that recently hit streaming on PBS, writes Molly McVety for…
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Free Screening & Discussion: ‘Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s’ at Henrietta Hankin Library
Indie Lens Pop-Up, presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS in partnership with Henrietta Hankin Branch Library and WHYY, will host a screening of Matter of Mind:…
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Chester County Library to Host ‘Free for All’ Film Screening and Community Discussion
To kick off this year’s Summer Reading program, Indie Lens Pop-Up, presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS in partnership with Henrietta Hankin Branch Library and WHYY,…
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Preserving History: The Philadelphia Print Shop in Wayne to Shift to Online Business Model
The Philadelphia Print Shop, a leading purveyor of historic prints and antique maps, announced today it will close its brick-and-mortar gallery in Wayne late this…
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Chester County Leadership: Tom Sims, Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Manor College
Tom Sims, Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Manor College, spoke with VISTA Today about growing up in Rockledge, where he filled the role of…
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Henrietta Hankin Branch Library Shares Stories of African American History and Culture
Museums are extremely important to our society for the way they bring out the extraordinary (and ordinary) stories of our past, stories that define our…
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Weekend Wanderer: My Mercury Study
How, exactly, was my relationship with Indy defined by mercury? It starts with Discover magazine. I was on leave from work, out having breakfast with…
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DIY Network Cancelled Exton-Based Craftsman, but His New Career Hasn’t Left Him Pining
Although it has been over a year since DIY Network canceled the Jeff Devlin reality series Stone House Revival, the proprietor of SchoolHouse Woodworking in…
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Chester County Author Contracted to Write Book on Danelo Cavalcante Prison Escape
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., an independent publisher with more than 5,000 titles, contracted with Chester County author Bruce E. Mowday to write a book on the…
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