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Bands, Orchestras, and Community Choirs
Environmental Education and Parks
- Brandywine and Red Clay Alliance - Watershed conservation and environmental education for the Brandywine and Red Clay Watersheds
- Chester County Parks + Preservation
- Region 3 Superfund Sites - Search for Superfund Sites where you live
- Green Valleys Watershed Association - Environmental education, protection of water quality and quantity in northern Chester County
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Valley Forge National Historical Park
Genealogy
- Chester County PAGenWeb Archives
- Chester County Pennsylvania Genealogy Project
- Valley Forge Pennsylvania Family History Center
Government
- Community Profiles for Chester County
- Where Do I Vote?
- ChescoPIN - [In-library use only] Electronic access to most of Chester County's maintained public information
- PA Chamber of Business and Industry
- Chester County Government
- Philadelphia Government - City of Philadelphia
- Berks County Government
- Bucks County Government
- Delaware County Government
- Montgomery County Government
Health & Human Services
- ReferWeb - find Services in Chester County
- Connect 211 - Serving Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties
- TriCounty Community Network - Providing meaningful and sustainable partnerships
to support community needs in the Greater Pottstown Area
History
- Chadds Ford Historical Society
- Downingtown Area Historical Society
- Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia - Authoritative essays about Philadelphia history.
- Guernsey Cow
- Hopewell Furnace Historical Site, Elverson, PA
- Chester County History Center
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- Photos of Philadelphia
- Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area
- Valley Forge National Historic Park
Libraries
Chester County
- Chester County Archives and Records Services
601 Westtown Road, Suite 080
West Chester, PA 19380-0990
Phone: 610-344-6760
Fax: 610-344-5616
ccarchives@chesco.org - Chester County History Center Library
225 N High Street
West Chester, PA 19380
Phone: 610-692-4800
General inquiries: cchs@mycchc.org
Library inquiries: library@mycchc.org - Chester County Law Library
201 West Market Street
West Chester, PA 19380-0989
Phone: 610-344-6166
lawlibrary@chesco.org
Area Public Libraries
- Berks County Public Libraries
- Library System of Lancaster County
- Bucks County Public Libraries
- Free Library of Philadelphia
- Lower Merion Library System
- Delaware County Library System
- Montgomery County Library & Information Network Consortium
College & University Libraries
- Bryn Mawr College Libraries
101 North Merion Ave
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-2899
Canaday Library: 610 526-5276
Carpenter Library: 610 526-7912
Collier Library: 610 526-7463 - Delaware County Community College
Locations
Libraries
Learning Commons - Drexel University Library
W.W. Hagerty Library
33nd and Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-895-1500
Toll free: 1-888-278-8825
Fax: 215-895-2070 - Haverford College Libraries
Haverford College
Route 30
Haverford, PA 19041
Phone: 610-896-1175 - Immaculata University Library
1145 King Road
Immaculata, PA 19345
Phone: 610-647-4400 - Montgomery County Community College
Central Campus:
340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA 19422
Phone: 215-641-6300
Library Phone: 215-641-6596
West Campus:
101 College Drive
Pottstown, PA 19464
Phone: 610-718-1800
West Library Phone: 610-718-1864 - Penn State, Great Valley Library
30 E Swedesford Road
Malvern, PA 19355
Phone: 610-648-3215 - Penn State Libraries
- St. Joseph's University
Post Learning Commons & Drexel Library
5600 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131-1395
Phone: 610-660-1901 - Swarthmore College Library
500 College Avenue
Swartmore, PA 19081
Phone: 610-328-8493 - Villanova Library
Falvey Memorial Library
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085
Phone: 610-519-4270 - West Chester University Library
29 W Rosedale Avenue
West Chester, PA 19383
Phone: 610-436-2946
News - Television, Radio, and Newspaper
- KYW Newsradio 1060/CBS Philly
- NBC Channel 10
- Daily Local News (Chester County)
- The Mercury (Pottstown)
- WHYY Radio Station
- WOGL
- FOX 29 News Philadelphia
- ABC 6 Action News Philadelphia
- PHL 17 Philadelphia
Organizations & Volunteer Opportunities
- Volunteer Match
- All for Good - Volunteer Opportunities
- Corporation for National & Community Service
- Create The Good - Find volunteer opportunities in your community through AARP
- Points of Light - Volunteer Opportunities
Senior Centers
- Brandywine Valley Active Aging
- Kennett Area Senior Center
- Oxford Area Senior Center
- Phoenixville Area Senior Center
- Coatesville Area Senior Center
- West Chester Area Senior Center
Sports Teams
- Philadelphia 76ers - Basketball
- Philadelphia Eagles - Football
- Philadelphia Phillies - Baseball
- Philadelphia Flyers - Ice Hockey
- Philadelphia Union - Soccer
- Philadelphia Wings - Lacrosse
Tourist Attractions
- American Helicopter Museum & Education Center
- Chester County's Brandywine Valley
- PA Campground Directory
- Phillyvisitor
- Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art
- Longwood Gardens
- Valley Forge National Historic Park
- Chester County Library's Museum Passes - Visit area attractions for free
- Chester County Parks
Transportation
- Amtrak
- Chester County Ride Guide
- Krapf Bus
- PA Turnpike Commission
- Pennsylvania Department of Transportation - District 6 - Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia
- Philadelphia Area Traffic
- Philadelphia International Airport
- Rover - Personalized transportation for Chester County travel
- SEPTA
- SigAlert - King of Prussia Traffic Report
- Transportation Management Association of Chester County