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You can make history fun for others!
Preserving our heritage is our mission. Our programs connect people of all ages to an earlier life and time in Chester County.
Think about the historical resources you will discover through this website... and then through a visit to The Chester County Historical Society!
Each year you and our visitors benefit from our collections and a changing array of programs and exhibits. You can help us serve thousands of youngsters, genealogists, scholars and curious museum visitors.
Think about the…
- 30,000 feet that clamber up our slate steps to see what’s inside
- 12,000 hands that turn pages of wills, genealogies, letters and school registers to trace family histories
- 5,000 schoolchildren who explore, wonder and connect history with themselves
Please contribute to the Bridges to the Future Fund to support CCHS exhibitions, programs, library and archives.
- $50 Mercer's Mill Bridge
- $100 Rapp's Dam Bridge
- $250 Harmony Hill or Gibson's Bridge
- $500 Sheeder Hall Bridge
- $1,000 Glen Hope Bridge
- $2,500 Knox Bridge
- $5,000 Pine Grove Bridge
- $10,000 Kennedy Bridge
Please send your contribution to The Chester County Historical Society at 225 North High Street, West Chester, PA 19380-2691. The thousands of people who benefit from the Society each year thank you for your generous support.
For more information on giving opportunities, please contact us at 610-692-4800 or with an email to cchs@chestercohistorical.org.
What Is The Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC)?
Each year, the Chester County Historical Society provides educational services to 7,000 or more students from Chester County and beyond. These programs are partially funded through income from contributions given through the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit program (EITC).
This program was established to encourage Pennsylvania-based businesses to support qualifying educational improvement organizations LIKE CCHS. In return for their charitable support, these businesses receive generous tax benefits. Tax Benefits for Pennsylvania-based Businesses
- What kind of tax relief?
Businesses authorized to do business in PA who are subject to one or more of the following taxes: Corporate Net Income Tax; Capital Stock Franchise Tax, Bank and Trust Company Shares Tax; Title Insurance Companies Shares Tax; Title Insurance
Companies Shares Tax; Insurance Premiums Tax; or Mutual Thrift Institution Tax.
- How much credit can a business get?
Tax credits equal to 75% of its contribution up to a maximum of $200,000 per taxable year; can be increased to 90% of the contribution, if business agrees to provide same amount for two consecutive tax years.
- How does my business get qualified to participate in this program?
Contact DCED Center for Business Financing, Tax Credit Division: (717)-787-7120 or tknorr@state.pa.us or for more information on the web: www.newpa.com and search for “Educational Improvement Tax Credit.”
- How do I give to CCHS?
Applications for tax credits are accepted on July 1 annually. To participate, contact the Department of Community and Economic Development for an application. Once your application is approved, you make a donation to CCHS and can take a tax credit as allowed by your approval letter. To make a donation to CCHS, contact Jill Dixon at 610.692.4800 ext. 235.
Thank You to the following businesses for their contributions in 2006-2007!
- DNB First
- 1st Financial Bank
- Fulton Bank
- Penn Liberty Bank
- Aqua Pennsylvania
- National Penn Bank
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Donate to the Collection
At the heart of the Chester County Historical Society are the museum, library and photo archives. For more than a century, donations to these collections have helped shape our mission to preserve and tell the stories of local people and places.
You too can be an important part of Chester County's story by considering the historical society as a place to donate objects, manuscripts and photographs that tell something about your family, friends, local businesses or organizations.
To make a donation, please contact us at 610-692-4800. We will be pleased to hear from you.
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