Meet the Staff at CCHS
Administration
Kimberly A. Hall
President
610-692-4800 ext 237
khall@chestercohistorical.org
Prior to joining the Chester County Historical Society, Ms. Hall, a Chester County native, was Vice President of Operations for the Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry. In that capacity, she managed day to day operations, staff, Youth Leadership Program and the historic headquarters building, developed programs and raised funds for Chamber Foundation and the Chamber and serving as community liaison. Following the Chamber, she held the position of Keystone Innovation Zone Manager, a State initiative operated under the umbrella of the Chester County Economic Development Council.
Ms. Hall's volunteer activities have included serving as a director on the following Boards: West Chester YMCA, American Red Cross, Good Fellowship Ambulance and was Charter President of the Turks Head Exchange Club. She was recently accepted for the second time into the Leadership Exchange, a program of the Greater Philadelphia Economy League and is Vice-Chair of the Civil War Consortium.
Ms. Hall has had successful careers in sales and marketing. She holds a B.A. in Communication with honors from the University of Maryland, College Park with a Marketing minor. In addition, she became a Master Gardener while living in Atlanta and owned her own landscape design company.
Ida McIntyre
Business Manager
610-692-4800 ext 236
imcintyre@chestercohistorical.org
Ida manages all aspects of CCHS’ financial operations and reporting. She maintains and coordinates Human Resources and employee benefits systems for the staff. She is also responsible for building management.
Marjorie Feliciani
Visitor Services
610-692-4800 ext 200
mfeliciani@chestercohistorical.org
Marjorie works as a good will ambassador to ensure that every visitor has an enjoyable and rewarding experience.
President
610-692-4800 ext 237
khall@chestercohistorical.org
Prior to joining the Chester County Historical Society, Ms. Hall, a Chester County native, was Vice President of Operations for the Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry. In that capacity, she managed day to day operations, staff, Youth Leadership Program and the historic headquarters building, developed programs and raised funds for Chamber Foundation and the Chamber and serving as community liaison. Following the Chamber, she held the position of Keystone Innovation Zone Manager, a State initiative operated under the umbrella of the Chester County Economic Development Council.
Ms. Hall's volunteer activities have included serving as a director on the following Boards: West Chester YMCA, American Red Cross, Good Fellowship Ambulance and was Charter President of the Turks Head Exchange Club. She was recently accepted for the second time into the Leadership Exchange, a program of the Greater Philadelphia Economy League and is Vice-Chair of the Civil War Consortium.
Ms. Hall has had successful careers in sales and marketing. She holds a B.A. in Communication with honors from the University of Maryland, College Park with a Marketing minor. In addition, she became a Master Gardener while living in Atlanta and owned her own landscape design company.
Ida McIntyre
Business Manager
610-692-4800 ext 236
imcintyre@chestercohistorical.org
Ida manages all aspects of CCHS’ financial operations and reporting. She maintains and coordinates Human Resources and employee benefits systems for the staff. She is also responsible for building management.
Marjorie Feliciani
Visitor Services
610-692-4800 ext 200
mfeliciani@chestercohistorical.org
Marjorie works as a good will ambassador to ensure that every visitor has an enjoyable and rewarding experience.
CHESTER COUNTY ARCHIVES
Laurie Rofini
Director of Archives and Records Services
Cliff Parker
Archivist
Kim Bucklaw
Assistant Archivist
Chester County Historical Society administers the Chester County Archives in cooperation with the County of Chester. The Archives, which is open to the public for research, is located in the Government Services Center at 601 Westtown Road, just outside of West Chester. For information on historic county records, including searchable online indexes, please visit the Chester County Archives website at www.chesco.org/archives. You may also reach the Archives by telephone at 610-344-6760 or by e-mail at ccarchives@chesco.org.
Laurie Rofini
Director of Archives and Records Services
Cliff Parker
Archivist
Kim Bucklaw
Assistant Archivist
Chester County Historical Society administers the Chester County Archives in cooperation with the County of Chester. The Archives, which is open to the public for research, is located in the Government Services Center at 601 Westtown Road, just outside of West Chester. For information on historic county records, including searchable online indexes, please visit the Chester County Archives website at www.chesco.org/archives. You may also reach the Archives by telephone at 610-344-6760 or by e-mail at ccarchives@chesco.org.
Cultural Center
Josh Barker
Cultural Center Director
610-692-4800 ext 230
jbarker@chestercohistorical.org
Josh coordinates and manages the events and marketing for the Cultural Center Program. Along with his duties for the Cultural Center, Josh also works with the respective committees to coordinate the Antiques Show and Annual Gala.
Josh Barker
Cultural Center Director
610-692-4800 ext 230
jbarker@chestercohistorical.org
Josh coordinates and manages the events and marketing for the Cultural Center Program. Along with his duties for the Cultural Center, Josh also works with the respective committees to coordinate the Antiques Show and Annual Gala.
Development
Signe Millichap
Database Manager
610-692-4800 ext 206
smillichap@chestercohistorical.org
Signe manages the CCHS database of members and donors and is responsible for the membership program.
Signe Millichap
Database Manager
610-692-4800 ext 206
smillichap@chestercohistorical.org
Signe manages the CCHS database of members and donors and is responsible for the membership program.
Education
Beth Twiss-Houting
Director of Education
610-692-4800 ext 235
btwiss-houting@chestercohistorical.org
Beth plans and implements programs for the Historical Society – from school programs to family programs, from museum tours to community outreach, from teacher training to walking tours. Her job includes helping to develop exhibitions, visitor research, and overseeing the History Lab. She also coordinates interns, volunteers, and guides. Contact Beth if you would like to help develop programs or if an organization to which you belong would like to partner with the Historical Society.
Sue Knight
Family/Youth Programs Coordinator
610-692-4800 ext 203
sknight@chestercohistorical.org
Sue shares with Carol Samuelson responsibility for the day-to-day running of the youth programs at the Historical Society. She takes reservations from schools, schedules guides, plans family and school programs and teaches both at the museum and in classroom outreach programs. Teachers, scout leaders and other youth group leaders should contact her to get information about these programs or to schedule a group visit.
Carol Samuelson
Family/Youth Programs Coordinator
610-692-4800
csamuelson@chestercohistorical.org
Carol shares with Sue responsibility for the day-to-day running of the youth programs at the Historical Society. She plans programs and teaches both at the museum and in classroom outreach programs. An avid quilter, she also has worked on the Quilt Documentation project, connecting students to the exhibit.
Carol Grigson
History Day Coordinator
610-692-4800 ext 266
carol.k.grigson@verizon.net
Carol was named coordinator of History Day in 1998, and as such, visits schools and teachers, helping them to prepare them for the regional contest held every spring.
Beth Twiss-Houting
Director of Education
610-692-4800 ext 235
btwiss-houting@chestercohistorical.org
Beth plans and implements programs for the Historical Society – from school programs to family programs, from museum tours to community outreach, from teacher training to walking tours. Her job includes helping to develop exhibitions, visitor research, and overseeing the History Lab. She also coordinates interns, volunteers, and guides. Contact Beth if you would like to help develop programs or if an organization to which you belong would like to partner with the Historical Society.
Sue Knight
Family/Youth Programs Coordinator
610-692-4800 ext 203
sknight@chestercohistorical.org
Sue shares with Carol Samuelson responsibility for the day-to-day running of the youth programs at the Historical Society. She takes reservations from schools, schedules guides, plans family and school programs and teaches both at the museum and in classroom outreach programs. Teachers, scout leaders and other youth group leaders should contact her to get information about these programs or to schedule a group visit.
Carol Samuelson
Family/Youth Programs Coordinator
610-692-4800
csamuelson@chestercohistorical.org
Carol shares with Sue responsibility for the day-to-day running of the youth programs at the Historical Society. She plans programs and teaches both at the museum and in classroom outreach programs. An avid quilter, she also has worked on the Quilt Documentation project, connecting students to the exhibit.
Carol Grigson
History Day Coordinator
610-692-4800 ext 266
carol.k.grigson@verizon.net
Carol was named coordinator of History Day in 1998, and as such, visits schools and teachers, helping them to prepare them for the regional contest held every spring.
Library
Diane Rofini
Librarian
610-692-4800 ext 226
drofini@chestercohistorical.org
Diane is responsible for all aspects of the research library at CCHS, including the half million manuscripts in the collection, and can be contacted for possible donations of books, genealogies, family papers, and other manuscripts. She welcomes phone calls with any questions about our holdings.
Margaret Baillie
Project Archivist
610-692-4800 ext 366
mmbaillie@chestercohistorical.org
Margaret processes and writes finding aids for manuscript collections as part of grant projects for CCHS, in addition to her time spent as a part-time reference librarian.
Diane Rofini
Librarian
610-692-4800 ext 226
drofini@chestercohistorical.org
Diane is responsible for all aspects of the research library at CCHS, including the half million manuscripts in the collection, and can be contacted for possible donations of books, genealogies, family papers, and other manuscripts. She welcomes phone calls with any questions about our holdings.
Margaret Baillie
Project Archivist
610-692-4800 ext 366
mmbaillie@chestercohistorical.org
Margaret processes and writes finding aids for manuscript collections as part of grant projects for CCHS, in addition to her time spent as a part-time reference librarian.
Museum
Ellen Endslow
Director of Collections/Curator
610-692-4800 ext 257
eendslow@chestercohistorical.org
Ellen, as Director of Collections, oversees the museum, library, photo archives and County Archives. As the Curator she is responsible for the care, interpretation of and access to the museum collection. Contact her regarding the quilt documentation project, exhibits, institutional requests for object loans, illustrated lectures available through the CCHS Speakers Bureau, and reproduction and photo reproduction requests for objects.
Andrea Cakars
Collections Manager
610-692-4800 ext 258
acakars@chestercohistorical.org
Andrea is responsible for the preservation of and access to the 80,000 objects cared for at CCHS. Contact her with museum object research requests, questions regarding the collections management database, or to make an appointment to see objects that are currently not on display.
Ellen Endslow
Director of Collections/Curator
610-692-4800 ext 257
eendslow@chestercohistorical.org
Ellen, as Director of Collections, oversees the museum, library, photo archives and County Archives. As the Curator she is responsible for the care, interpretation of and access to the museum collection. Contact her regarding the quilt documentation project, exhibits, institutional requests for object loans, illustrated lectures available through the CCHS Speakers Bureau, and reproduction and photo reproduction requests for objects.
Andrea Cakars
Collections Manager
610-692-4800 ext 258
acakars@chestercohistorical.org
Andrea is responsible for the preservation of and access to the 80,000 objects cared for at CCHS. Contact her with museum object research requests, questions regarding the collections management database, or to make an appointment to see objects that are currently not on display.
Photo Archives
Pam Powell
Photo Archivist
610-692-4800 ext 260
ppowell@chestercohistorical.org
Pam oversees the Photo Archives, which is the place to call if you are looking for historical photographs for research purposes or for publication in books, magazines, newspapers and videos. CCHS Photo Archives has over 80,000 historical photographs that document Chester County people and landscape from the 1840s to today. CCHS reproduction service can make reproductions suitable for display or to suit commercial needs.
Have a question regarding preserving your family's collection of photographs? Having a hard time assigning a date to a historical photo? The photo archivist can assist you.
Pam Powell
Photo Archivist
610-692-4800 ext 260
ppowell@chestercohistorical.org
Pam oversees the Photo Archives, which is the place to call if you are looking for historical photographs for research purposes or for publication in books, magazines, newspapers and videos. CCHS Photo Archives has over 80,000 historical photographs that document Chester County people and landscape from the 1840s to today. CCHS reproduction service can make reproductions suitable for display or to suit commercial needs.
Have a question regarding preserving your family's collection of photographs? Having a hard time assigning a date to a historical photo? The photo archivist can assist you.
Volunteers
Tom Millichap
Volunteer President
610-692-4800 ext 232
tmillichap@chestercohistorical.org
Tom coordinates the many volunteers and exciting volunteer opportunities available at CCHS.
Tom Millichap
Volunteer President
610-692-4800 ext 232
tmillichap@chestercohistorical.org
Tom coordinates the many volunteers and exciting volunteer opportunities available at CCHS.
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