Chester County Historical Society
Chester County History Center is a nonprofit founded in 1893. It collects, preserves, and exhibits over 80,000 artifacts and 500,000 manuscripts, telling the rich history of Chester County, Pennsylvania, through dynamic museum exhibits and extensive archives.
Address: 225 North High Street, West Chester, PA 19380
Phone: (610) 692-4800
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Chester County Leadership: Peter Latta
Publisher’s note: This Chester County Leadership profile was first published July 1, 2015. In 1924, when Alexander Duie Pyle and his wife Mary Ellen launched…
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Chester County Historical Society Elects New Slate of Officers to Board of Trustees
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…
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Chester County Leadership: Elizabeth Laurent, President, Chester County Historical Society
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…
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History of Chester County in Safer Hands Following Pair of Grants
The history of Chester County is in safer hands following a pair of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Money for an expert…
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Chester County Historical Society to Host Genealogy Workshop on May 6
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…
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Chester County Historical Society’s Much-Anticipated Antiques Show Set for April 7-9
Tickets are now on sale for the 35th Annual Chester County Antiques Show, a benefit for the Chester County Historical Society, scheduled for April 7-9…
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Longwood Gardens Partners with Chester County Historical Society for Legacy of Plant Exploration
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…
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West Chester Careers – Chester County Historical Society
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, the…
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Artist Adrian Martinez to Present Exhibition of Chester County’s Early History at CCHS in November
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 evolution…
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Historical Society Exploring the World of P.M. Sharples with New Speaker Series
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…
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135-Year Family Mystery Solved in Coatesville
The mystery behind a 135-year-old family legend of “a lost ancestor in a foreign land” was finally solved last year in Chester County, and on…
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CCHS’ David Reinfeld to Take Position at Stroud Water Research Center
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. Reinfeld is crystal…
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Local Spots Making Their Way to Small Screen As ‘Parallax’ Debuts on Google and Amazon
An original Chester County film set in the early days of the Internet is now available to buy or rent online. After numerous special screenings…
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Chester County Leadership: Senator Andy Dinniman
Editor’s Note: This Chester County Leadership profile of Andy Dinniman was originally published on August 26th, 2015. From the time he was elected a member…
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Commissioner Kichline Joins Historical Society Board
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 and the co-chair…
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Martinez Paints a Portal to Chester County’s Storied Past
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…
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Chester County Datebook – April 29th
Here’s what’s happening this weekend in Chester County Datebook. On Friday, the Chester County Planning Commission will hold a workshop entitled How to Implement the…
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This Weekend: West Chester Film Festival Showcasing Diversity From All Angles
Get ready to follow compelling characters like a Korean housewife, a black cyclist, and an Indian doctor, and watch stunning storylines that wrestle with racial…
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