Chester County History Center

Meet Timlyn Vaughan, artist, photographer, sign consultant, and graphic artist living in West Chester, PA. Tim has worked with digital photography since the early 1990's. As founder and CEO of Elmark Graphics, a local sign and graphics company, photography began as a necessary business tool and progressed into an art. Tim sold Elmark Graphics to passionately pursue his photography. Although not limited to, many of his works reflect a distinct Chester County feel, including la...ndscapes familiar businesses and historic buildings. Many of Tim's prints are available for purchase in the museum shop. https://cchs-museumshop.square.site/shop/home-decor/5 . . . #museum #art #history #photography #artist #contemporaryart #architecture #travel #painting #gallery #arte #exhibition #museo #artwork #culture #artgallery #design #modernart #photooftheday #sculpture #love #museums #photo #travelphotography #ig #nature #bhfyp

William "Bill" Killefer or "Reindeer Bill", was a major league baseball player from 1909 to 1921. When he signed to the Phillies in 1911 he quickly found a home in Chester County PA. After retiring from the MLB as a player he went on to become a coach for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Browns, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Philadelphia Phillies! To learn all this and more please join our virtual lecture... William "Bill" Killefer: Chester County's Early Major League Baseball Stars Get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/william-bill-killefer-chester- . . . #museum #art #history #photography #artist #contemporaryart #architecture #travel #painting #gallery #arte #exhibition #museo #artwork #culture #artgallery #design #modernart #photooftheday #sculpture #love #museums #photo #travelphotography #ig #nature #bhfyp

It's time for another installment of #HistoryMakerMonday This week’s person of note is none other than Coatesville's very own Silver Fox, Ross Kershey. Ross Kershey is a legend in the Coatesville area for his accomplishments in Basketball and Track and Field. Kershey spent 42 years at Coatesville School District, taught history, and coached basketball for 28 years and track for 18 years. Some of his many coaching accomplishments include 462-129 in basketball, 103-1in tr...ack, and 10 state championships. Kershey was awarded Educator of the Year and Coatesville High School gymnasium is named in his honor. VISTA.Today . . . #museum #art #history #photography #artist #contemporaryart #architecture #travel #painting #gallery #arte #exhibition #museo #artwork #culture #artgallery #design #modernart #photooftheday #sculpture #love #museums #photo #travelphotography #ig #nature #bhfyp

It's #FunFactFriday Did you know that the borough of West Chester had a trolley line? The West Chester line was a popular trolley route connecting the western edge of Philadelphia (69th Street) to West Chester. : Trolley line on Market Street (1915)... . . . #museum #art #history #photography #artist #contemporaryart #architecture #travel #painting #gallery #arte #exhibition #museo #artwork #culture #artgallery #design #modernart #photooftheday #sculpture #love #museums #photo #travelphotography #ig #nature #bhfyp See more

In 1902 this picture of a sleet storm in Chester County was taken... 119 years and not much has changed! . . . #snow #snowday #blizzard #museum #art #history #photography #artist #contemporaryart #architecture #travel #painting #gallery #arte #exhibition #museo #artwork #culture #artgallery #design #modernart #photooftheday #sculpture #love #museums #photo #travelphotography #ig #nature #bhfyp

It's time for #FunFactFriday !!! Did you know that in the 20th century people used to mail... Babies? Yes, that's correct. Back in the day people would ship their babies and young children via mail services. This was in response to the Post Office’s decision to start shipping large parcels and packages through the mail.... Most cases of this occurring were parents sending their kids to visit their grandparents and it was never more than a few miles. Although there are a few instances where children were shipped across the country. : A staged photograph of a letter carrier with a baby. (via the National Postal Museum)

A IS FOR... ARCTIC EXPLORATION! Who would guess that Chester County could have anything to do with the Arctic? In fact, there have been at least three Chester Countians involved in nineteenth-century expeditions to the far North. Learn all this and more at tonight's lecture, Chilling Realities!... Link to sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/128927151581 . . . #museum #art #history #photography #artist #contemporaryart #architecture #travel #painting #gallery #arte #exhibition #museo #artwork #culture #artgallery #design #modernart #photooftheday #sculpture #love #museums #photo #travelphotography #ig #nature #bhfyp

For today's history lesson, we will sit down with our lovely curator, Ellen Endslow, and learn all about early American portraiture and silhouettes! . . . #museum #art #history #photography #artist #contemporaryart #architecture #travel #painting #gallery #arte #exhibition #museo #artwork #culture #artgallery #design #modernart #photooftheday #sculpture #love #museums #photo #travelphotography #ig #nature #bhfyp

THE CASES ARE IN!!! Visible Storage is coming along perfectly as we finish up this week with the exciting news that our storage cases have been placed and look beautiful! . . . #museum #renovation #history #localhistory #historical #historymatters #museum #art #history #photography #artist #contemporaryart #architecture #travel #painting #gallery #arte #exhibition #museo #artwork #culture #artgallery #design #modernart #photooftheday #sculpture #love #museums

For todays #HistoryMakerMonday, we have an institutional favorite... Ida E. Jones! Ida E. Jones was a self-taught artist who began her career in her 70s. Her work depicted her life living on farms, being a mother, and gardening in Chester County. : Ida E. Jones, 1874 - 1959, Artist... . . . #museum #art #history #photography #artist #contemporaryart #architecture #travel #painting #gallery #arte #exhibition #museo #artwork #culture #artgallery #design #modernart #photooftheday #sculpture #love #museums #photo #travelphotography #ig #nature #bhfyp See more

We were astonished to find a photo of a young boy wielding a rifle outfitted with a bayonet until we recalled that during the Civil War years there were two military academies in West Chester. Col. Theodore Hyatt (1827-1888) moved his Delaware Military Academy to West Chester when the Bolmar Institute’s campus became available to rent (today the Metropolitan Apartments are on this site on East Marshall St). Renamed Pennsylvania Military Academy, the school could accommodate ...150 students ages 12 20. After spending $60,000 to outfit the school it opened on September 4, 1862. Advertized as only second to West Point in military education, Hyatt offered primary, commercial, scientific, collegiate, and military courses. . . . #CivilWar #museum #MuseumFromHome #LocalHistory #LocalStory #History #CivilWarHistory #WarHistory #War #Military #MilitaryAcademy See more

Link to get tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/128927151581 Explore the stories of four Chester Countians in their quest for northern achievements over an 80-year time span. You may discover, hidden within their stories of endurance and bravado, many lessons we can learn about our own 21st-century views of the Arctic. . .... . #museum #art #history #photography #artist #contemporaryart #architecture #travel #painting #gallery #arte #exhibition #museo #artwork #culture #artgallery #design #modernart #photooftheday #sculpture #love #museums #photo #travelphotography #ig #nature #bhfyp See more