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The Donegal Diaspora Initiative is about turning connection into action, bringing together Donegal people at home and around the world through sport, culture, music, and business. Watch a Gaelic Football game, enjoy Irish Music, and more! Some fees for events.

Come help the CRC (Chester Ridley Crum) Watersheds Association clean up the creeks in this year's stream cleanup. Some County and local parks, some historic sites. Registration required.

Excavations are conducted under the leadership of resident archaeologist Keith Doms with assistance from members of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology and volunteers from the community. Individuals and groups throughout the region assist with excavations and artifact cleaning.

Help clean, restore and promote Mount Lawn’s legacy. This teen and young adult oriented program is a way to help maintain Mount Lawn’s landscape while learning important facts about history AND you get paid (age 15-18+).

Join costumed guides in this outdoor tour of downtown West Chester. On this stroll through the borough, we will stop at various landmarks to tell the individual stories of some of the remarkable women that shaped West Chester from colonial times to the present. $16

Join costumed guides in this outdoor tour of downtown West Chester. On this stroll through the borough, we will stop at various landmarks to tell the individual stories of some of the remarkable women that shaped West Chester from colonial times to the present. $16

In celebrating Women’s History Month, The Friends of Laurel Hill are offering a walking tour to meet several ground-breakers, now underground, at Laurel Hill West. Join us as we tell the stories of women whose deeds in life have left a legacy through today. $10-20

Celebrate America 250 with an exploration of sophisticated garden that is globally influenced but American in execution. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has just concluded a five-year archaeological excavation to uncover the important lost landscape of John Custis's garden. $25 includes food

French cellist, singer, guitarist, music teacher, composer, and music publisher Henri Capron lived a life of stunning musical versatility, virtuosity, and entrepreneurial hustle! The Publick Pleasure explores Capron through music he wrote, published, played and taught. $30

This presentation continues our culinary journey exploring Foods in Ancient Egypt and the Ancient Mediterranean World. Archaeological data is obtained from ancient wall and tomb paintings, along with actual archaeological finds, illustrate this lecture to introduce the diet of ancient Rome.

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.

Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins (1844 – 1916) is acknowledged as one of America’s greatest artists. A gifted sculptor, innovative photographer, controversial teacher, and extraordinary painter, he produced more than 500 paintings and drawings throughout a forty-year career. Pay as you wish.

In an unprecedented 1,682-mile whistle stop tour of the Southern United States, Lady Bird Johnson set out to appeal to her fellow southerners and bridge the divide in the wake of her husband's vocal support for civil rights. Presented by author Shannon McKenna Schmidt. Books available to purchase.

"Exploring Pennsylvania’s Governing Documents from 1682 Until Now". PPC- Various events throughout Pennsylvania to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Pennsylvania Provincial Conference held at Carpenters' Hall.

Christine Huckins Franck is an architect, educator, and author in her 35th year of design practice. In addition to her architectural practice, she speaks, writes, and teaches about Classical and traditional architectural and urban design, with a focus on American domestic architecture. $15

Join us as we uncover the art of mixing colonial-era punches and explore the ingredients and flavors that once filled the punch bowl with Flavors of History instructor (and local history expert!) Tony Shahan. $55

Who were the Redcoats and Hessians? What were they like, and who were their leaders? A discussion of the army that invaded the Brandywine Valley in 1777. With Andrew Miller

Christopher C. Gorham's book is the first biography of Hungarian Jewish immigrant Anna Marie Rosenberg, who became a pivotal advisor to FDR during World War II. Books will be available to purchase.