Nearby Museums, Historic Sites and Other Sites of Interest
The Civic Assocation of Chadds Ford Township

Brandywine River Museum - Collection of American regional and Wyeth family art.

The Christian C. Sanderson Museum:  Visitors here will find a number of Wyeth paintings and sketches, for Sanderson was a close friend of the family. Beyond these, however, the Museum contains few objects d' art -- just all sorts of interesting stuff. A tiny sampling of the more than eight rooms full of Sanderson's mementos includes: a piece of bandage placed on Lincoln, a piece of the bomber that crashed into the Empire State Building, Sanderson's first pay envelope from Wanamaker's store, melted ice from the South Pole, a penny run over by the Lincoln funeral train, sand from the digging of the Panama Canal. School groups and others will be rewarded with the most intimate look at the life of an everyday man who marked his time and ours with the things that the rest of us have missed.

Chester County Historical Society

Longwood Gardens

Hagley Museum and Library

Winterthur Museum and Gardens

 
 

American Helicopter Museum - West Chester, Pennsylvania

Atwater Kent Museum - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Barnes Foundation - Located in Merion, Pennsylvania, the Barnes Foundation houses one of the finest collections of early French modern and post-impressionist paintings in the entire world.  

Colonial Plantation

Downingtown Historical Society - Downingtown, Pennsylvania

New Castle Historical Society - New Castle, Delaware

The Lenni Lenape Historical Society and Museum of Indian Culture

Valley Forge Historical Society - Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

 

Archeology:

Archaeology Institute of America

Architecture:

American Institute of Architects

Society of Architectural Historians

Historic Preservation:

Heritage Preservation

National Preservation Institute

Preservation Directory

 

Historical and Museum Associations:

American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)

The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts

International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection (IFCPP)

National Endowment for the Arts

National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

SIRIS - Smithsonian Institution Research Information System

 

Libraries:

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)

Museums:

Smithsonian Institution - Washington, DC

 

History:

18th Century History at About.com

Eighteenth Century Costume Resources Online

Current Value of Old Money - A frequent question is "how much would a specified amount of money at a certain period of time be worth today?" The web site is useful in attempting to answer this question. This site is not about the value of old coins and banknotes.

Ancient Faces - Post your mystery photos here and browse photos submitted by others.

 

A Revolutionary Day along Historic U.S. Route 202 - A Revolutionary War Road Trip and Self-guided Car Tour of the American Revolution

Brandywine Conference & Visitors Bureau

Pennsylvania.com

Chester County Conference & Visitors Bureau

Experience PA - Pennsylvania's official tourism website

Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation

Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitors Bureau

Chadds Ford Business Association

http://www.pennsbury.pa.us/index.htm - Pennsbury Township Web Site

The Plein Air Scene

Unionville Chadds Ford School District

 

Livable Landscapes Map Unveiled - This map depicts the location of designated growth and preservation areas within Chester County . Landscape types that are depicted include the four original Rural, Suburban, Urban, and Natural landscapes and the introduction of the Agrarian landscape in western Chester County .  The map also recognizes areas of the county that include resources of national significance, including Valley Forge National Historic Park , Brandywine Battlefield Landmark, and the Hopewell Big Woods.

 

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© 2009 Chadds Ford Historical Society (CFHS) is a private, non-profit, community based, volunteer organization that has restored and maintains three pre-Revolutionary buildings which are open to the public as House Museums. Education programs for schoolchildren are conducted year-round by appointment. Events hosted by the Society include Chadds Ford Days, The Great Pumpkin Carve, and Candlelight Christmas, plus many activities. See our Calendar of Events for a complete listing. Search This Site