Chester County Announces 2022 Season of Town Tours & Village Walks

WEST CHESTER, PA — The 2022 Town Tours & Village Walks program offers an opportunity for residents and visitors to learn about the “Founding Mothers and Fathers” who played a significant role in Chester County’s history.

Town Tours & Village Walk is a series of summer strolls through historic neighborhoods, hamlets, villages and sites, and this year, the “strolls” are back to in-person, instead of virtual. The series i

The 28th season of the series exploring Chester County’s heritage is scheduled Thursday evenings from June 9 to Aug. 18.

The 2022 Town Tours and Village Walks program will kick-off with a celebration and Humphry Marshall Birthday Bash at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 9 at the Chester County History Center, 225 N. High St.

Presentations will be followed by a tour of the northeast quadrant of West Chester Borough and light refreshments.

Tours are free and begin at 5:30 p.m., lasting approximately 50 minutes, with the last tour leaving at 7:00 p.m.

Additional tours for the 2022 season include:

• Founding Families of the African American Community in Kennett Square (June 16 Self-guided);
• Eagle Village (June 23);
• Willistown Township – Acres of Quakers, Native Americans, and Conservationists (July 7 – pre-registration required for this tour);
• Rebecca Lukens (July 21);
• Jones Log Barn, Tredyffrin Township (July 28);
• Celebrating 300 Years of the Springs at Historic Yellow Springs (August 4);
• Malvern Borough c. 1889 – From Crossroads to Powerhouse (August 11); and
• Humphry Marshall and the Village of Marshallton (August 18).

The Town Tours & Village Walks program is made possible through a partnership between the Chester County Board of Commissioners, the Chester County Planning Commission, the Chester County History Center, the Chester County Historic Preservation Network, the Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau, and many dedicated volunteers.

More information is available here.