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Our specialized, in-depth tours are great for adventurous tourist and inquisitive local alike. Our experienced volunteer guides offer tours every weekend from May–November with each tour focusing on a different part of Greater Philadelphia. Various dates and times. $10-18

Free museum days in Philadelphia from June 19-July 4 as part of Wawa Welcome America Festival, culminating in concert and fireworks on July 4 at 7 pm. Days, times, locations vary. Check out website for details.

This small-group walking tour will visit eight locations around downtown West Chester that served as a backdrop for the people involved in this clandestine operation. The tour covers approximately 1.25 miles, lasts 90 minutes, and is entirely outdoors; sidewalks and terrain may be uneven. $16

Listen, contribute and reflect on historical events and people. History buffs are welcome to this forum where we will focus on a different topic each session. July 3: The American Revolution

Celebrate American Independence at an intact Revolutionary War battlefield! Learn the story of the greatest bombardment of the American Revolution during guided tours, enjoy musket and cannon demonstrations, Revolutionary War Soldier Life program and more! $10/16

Prepare yourself for Revolution! Experience how farm families lived and worked during a transformative time in history and how a working farm played a vital role in the struggle for independence and the shaping of a new nation. $8/12

A “Celebration of Life” for longtime historian and Thornbury Historical Society board member is planned for July 5, 2025, at the Thornbury Park Pavilion from 11 am to 2 pm. All are welcome.

Join a disgruntled mob of revolutionaries, a gathering of Loyalists, and Quakers who found themselves in the middle, as they confront independence. Watch the colonists make a demonstration against the king, & hear a reading of the Declaration of Independence. $10/14

This small-group walking tour will visit eight locations around downtown West Chester that served as a backdrop for the people involved in this clandestine operation. The tour covers approximately 1.25 miles, lasts 90 minutes, and is entirely outdoors; sidewalks and terrain may be uneven. $16

This small-group walking tour will visit eight locations around downtown West Chester that served as a backdrop for the people involved in this clandestine operation. The tour covers approximately 1.25 miles, lasts 90 minutes, and is entirely outdoors; sidewalks and terrain may be uneven. $16

Play colonial toys & games, explore the farm house, and see the heritage breed animals. Bring a picnic and enjoy the beauty of the farm! Storytime at 11:30 & 1:30. $8/12

Come learn about Genealogy and get started on researching your ancestors! Learn how to set up your family tree and figure out what the Ancestry DNA kits are all about. Or get help with your current research! Feel free to bring your own laptop/tablet, but we do have a few to borrow.

Hear the reading of the Declaration of Independence on the anniversary of its reading in 1776. Courthouses around the commonwealth were told to ring their bells and read out the Declaration to the public. Followed by DAR wreath-laying at John Morton's grave at St. Paul's/ Old Swede's Burial Ground.

You be the judge. Based on the evidence, did the jury in this real historical trial get it right? Historians from the staff of CCHC will present the evidence and give you, the audience, a chance to reach a verdict. At the end, we'll tell you how the case actually turned out. $20

Please join Radnor Memorial Library & Radnor Historical Society for 6 lectures (6/17-8/26) on some celebration history beginning in 1876, including some local art and cultural topics, too. 7/8, Presented by local historian Jim Segrave-Daly

This presentation will examine the critical role of repair and maintenance in defending museum buildings and the collections they contain against threats from without, threats from within, and threats from below. $10

This small-group walking tour will visit eight locations around downtown West Chester that served as a backdrop for the people involved in this clandestine operation. The tour covers approximately 1.25 miles, lasts 90 minutes, and is entirely outdoors; sidewalks and terrain may be uneven. $16

Join local historian Paul Kahan as he discusses his new book, Philadelphia: A Narrative History, the first comprehensive single volume history of the City of Brotherly Love in more than forty years. Kahan details the people and places that make the city unique. $11.19. Hybrid