On Tuesday, October 11 from 7 to 9pm, CFHS is kicking off fall at Pinot's Palette! Try your hand at designing your own painted pumpkin to take home, while enjoying complimentary wine and light snacks and great company. Proceeds from this event benefit the Chadds Ford Historical Society.
Pinot's Palette at 100 Ridge Road, Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Admission: $35 per person (ages 21+)
Tickets must be purchased in advance - Buy Tickets Now
For more info on Chadds Ford Historical Society and our events, call (610) 388-7376, email us at [email protected], visit www.chaddsfordhistory.org or follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
The Candlelight Christmas Tour, sponsored by Chadds Ford Historical Society, is a must see event during the holiday season! Enjoy touring some of the most picturesque sites in the Brandywine Valley for our 31st Annual Candlelight Christmas Tour.
The holiday tour features distinct properties in and around the historic Chadds Ford and Pennsbury Townships. Historic sites will be candlelit and filled with exquisite holiday decor and will offer special holiday programs. Guides will be on hand the day of the tour to highlight each sites' unique history, architecture, and decor.
After picking up your holiday pass and map at the Barn Visitor Center, attendees are free to begin their self-guided tour of the numerous participating historic sites, churches, and museums. You can go at your own pace, either challenging yourself to reach all the stops or spending more time at the places you enjoy most. Feel free to approach the stops in any order. The sites selected for the tour truly showcase the diverse character of the beautiful Brandywine Valley.
Tickets:
- Advance Online Purchase - $20+ processing fee
- Chadds Ford Historical Society** - Advance: $20 / Day of event: $25
**Tickets are available for sale in advance online and at the Chadds Ford Historical Society. Office hours are Wednesday - Friday, 10:00am to 4:30pm.
Tour Access & Details:
Check in at the Barn Visitor Center at the start of your self-guided tour to receive the event program as well as a detailed map and directions to all of the locations. For more event information, please visit www.CandlelightChristmasInChaddsFord.com.
Tavern Talks: Chocolate & Courtship
The Chadds Ford Historical Society kicks off another year of Tavern Talks with "Chocolate & Courtship"! If you are looking to bring dating back to the basics - 300-year-old basics - then you will not want to miss out.
Guests will have the opportunity to sample edible "aphrodisiacs", learn how to compose a love letter from a calligrapher, watch chocolate-making demonstrations by Mars' American Heritage Chocolate, and more!
March 23 - Colonial "Cocktails"
April 20 - Tavern Night
May 18 - Spy Games
June 15 - Quack-ing Up! (18th Century Medicine)
September 14 - Well-Preserved
October 12 - Spirits & Spirits
November 9 - Feast Mode! (18th Century Food)
For more info on the CFHS or to purchase tickets, visit www.chaddsfordhistory.org, call (610) 388-7376, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
Chadds Ford Days began as a way to commemorate the Battle of Brandywine that was fought on September 11, 1777. This important battle played a pivotal role in shaping our nation's future. Although the battle was lost, it helped improve military tactics that resulted in winning the War for Independence and saving America.
As the years went by, the Chadds Ford Days festival grew to include over 60 of the region's finest craftsmen and colonial demonstrators, Revolutionary War reenactors, an array of culinary fare from local restaurants and food trucks, brewers and vintners, antique cars, children's activities, live music, special exhibits, historic tours of the John Chads House and so much more. We invite you to join us for our 52nd annual festival!
September 9th-10th, 2017
Hours: 9th: 10am-7pm
10th: 10am-5pm
1736 Creek Road
Chadds Ford, PA
For detailed event information please visit www.chaddsforddays.com.
Admission is $10 for adults 18 and older; free for children under 17. CFHS members are free with membership card. Dogs are welcome too!
This event is hosted by Chadds Ford Historical Society. For more information, please visit our website at www.ChaddsFordHistory.org or our event site at www.ChaddsFordDays.com
Chadds Ford Days began as a way to commemorate the Battle of Brandywine that was fought on September 11, 1777. This important battle played a pivotal role in shaping our nation's future. Although the battle was lost, it helped improve military tactics that resulted in winning the War for Independence and saving America.
As the years went by, the Chadds Ford Days festival grew to include over 60 of the region's finest craftsmen and colonial demonstrators, Revolutionary War reenactors, an array of culinary fare from local restaurants and food trucks, brewers and vintners, antique cars, children's activities, live music, special exhibits, historic tours of the John Chads House and so much more. We invite you to join us for our 52nd annual festival!
September 9th-10th, 2017
Hours: 9th: 10am-7pm
10th: 10am-5pm
1736 Creek Road
Chadds Ford, PA
For detailed event information please visit www.chaddsforddays.com.
Admission is $10 for adults 18 and older; free for children under 17. CFHS members are free with membership card. Dogs are welcome too!
This event is hosted by Chadds Ford Historical Society. For more information, please visit our website at www.ChaddsFordHistory.org or our event site at www.ChaddsFordDays.com
Paint Out Chadds Ford: A Plein Air Event
Saturday, February 3, 2018 - Reception & Wet Paint Sale from 6 to 8pm
The Chadds Ford Historical Society is hosting its 10th annual Plein Air art event, Paint Out Chadds Ford. From February 1 to 3, 2018, artists from the Mid-Atlantic region will be painting outside around the Chadds Ford area as well as at the Barns Brinton House, John Chads House and along Brandywine Creek.
The Society will host a special art exhibition at the CFHS Barn Visitors Center that will be open on Saturday evening, February 3. From 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. there will be an Artist Reception and Wet Paint Sale, where guests can view and purchase artwork made during the event. Tickets are $15 per person ($30 for Chadds Ford Historical Society members) and includes light refreshments. Guests can view and purchase displays of the work just completed by the artists for the plein air event as well as other plein air paintings of the Brandywine Valley.
Please help support local artists by joining us for this fun event that steps back into time when early American illustrators and painters such as Howard Pyle, Bayard Berndt, and N.C. Wyeth were inspired by the beauty of our region and painted outdoors.
Breakfast at Hank's Place to benefit Chadds Ford Historical Society
Sunday, February 11, 2018 from 7am to 3pm
Hank's Place, 1625 Creek Road, Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Join us for Breakfast at Hank's! This annual event raises funds for Chadds Ford Historical Society. Enjoy a delicious home-cooked meal while helping preserve local history! A portion of the day's proceeds will benefit the Chadds Ford Historical Society. A huge thank you to our neighbor, Hank's Place, for their generosity!
Tavern Talks: Chocolate and Courtship
The Chadds Ford Historical Society’s Tavern Talks will kick off its third season on Thursday, February 15th from 7-9 p.m. with “Chocolate and Courtship”. If you are looking to bring dating back to the basics – 300-year-old basics – then you will not want to miss out!
Guests will have the opportunity to watch chocolate-making demonstrations by Mars’ AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate’s very own Chocolate Historian David Borghesani, receive courtship advice from General George Washington (portrayed by Carl Closs), learn about dating in the Colonial period from historical novel writer Susan Holloway Scott, delight in historical chocolate pairings, and more!
Tavern Talks is a monthly experience (not a lecture!) aimed exclusively for adults 21 and older that focuses on unexplored aspects of early American history and culture. Guests will experience history with hands-on activities, food and drink tastings, demonstrations, and more. Tavern Talks takes place at the Chadds Ford Historical Society’s Barns Brinton House, an historic 1714 tavern, located next to the Chaddsford Winery at 630 Baltimore Pike. Admission is $20 for non-members and $15 for members. Tickets must be purchased in advance over the phone, in person or online as space is limited. All attendees must be 21 and older.
Be sure to mark your calendars for other Tavern Talks we will be doing throughout the year, including:
March 15 – Mind Your Pints & Quarts
April 12 – Law & Order
May 17 – To Market, To Market
June 21 – Enlightened!
September 13 – Liberty or Death
October 11 – Fermented & Tormented
November 8 – Sugar & Spice
For more info on the CFHS or to purchase tickets, call (610) 388-7376, email us at [email protected] or visit www.chaddsfordhistory.org. Tickets can be purchased directly at http://bit.ly/2A0LouN
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About AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate:
The AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate brand was developed in 2006 by MWC to help educate consumers about the history of our multi-cultural nation through the engaging story of one of our most beloved foods…chocolate! With a flavor profile drawn directly from the archives of chocolate’s historic past, AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate provides an inspiring, versatile way to make, bake, test, explore, play, share and show love. With AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate, individuals have a culinary partner for making new stories of their own - from creating to entertaining to educating. Made with all-natural ingredients and no preservatives, AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate currently comes in four unique formats: chocolate sticks, chocolate bites, chocolate baking/grating blocks, and finely grated chocolate drink mix. 2018 will see the introduction of new product formats. More information about chocolate history is available at http://americanheritagechocolate.com/home/about_book.
AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate is sold at over 200 fine gift shops at historic sites, museums and historic inns across the USA and Canada.
Celebrate the early bulb display of the March Bank with a lecture, garden tour, and special sale of rare and unusual plants. This year's featured speaker is Peter Zale, curator and plant breeder at Longwood Gardens. Dr. Zale will share his personal and professional interest in snowdrops and other choice early bulbs, while highlighting Longwood's expanding use of these exotic plants. Lecture is at 11:00 am and is $10 per Member; $20 per nonmember; and free for Winterthur Garden and Landscape Society and Garden Associate Members. Registration required. Garden tour and sale are free to Members and included with general admission.
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Lecture: 11:00 am, Copeland Lecture Hall
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Garden Tour: 1:00 pm, Begins at Visitor Center Patio
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Plant Sale: 10:00 am–3:00 pm, Visitor Center
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Self-Guided Tour: All day, begins at the Visitor Center Patio
Tavern Talks: Mind Your Pints and Quarts
On Thursday, March 15th from 7-9 p.m., “Mind Your Ps & Qs” with this month’s beverage-focused Tavern Talks! Raise your cups with St. Benjamin’s Brewing and Brandywine Branch Distillers and join in the competition as to who can give the best toast. Learn about small beer and the original homebrewer, the housewife, from historian Dr. Clarissa Dillon. Author of Brewing in Delaware, John Medkeff, Jr., will also provide historical context behind your favorite tasty brews. Finally, weigh in to the debate as to what “Mind Your Ps and Qs” really means!
Tavern Talks is a monthly experience (not a lecture!) aimed exclusively for adults 21 and older that focuses on unexplored aspects of early American history and culture. Guests will experience history with hands-on activities, food and drink tastings, demonstrations, and more. Tavern Talks takes place at the Chadds Ford Historical Society’s Barns Brinton House, an historic 1714 tavern, located next to the Chaddsford Winery at 630 Baltimore Pike. Admission is $20 for non-members and $15 for members. Tickets must be purchased in advance over the phone, in person or online as space is limited. All attendees must be 21 and older.
Be sure to mark your calendars for other Tavern Talks we will be doing throughout the year, including:
April 12 – Law & Order
May 17 – To Market, To Market
June 21 – Enlightened!
September 13 – Liberty or Death
October 11 – Fermented & Tormented
November 8 – Sugar & Spice
This program is brought to you by the Chadds Ford Historical Society. For more info on Chadds Ford Historical Society or to purchase tickets, call (610) 388-7376, email us at [email protected] or visit www.chaddsfordhistory.org.
Join us for our public auction preview social on March 18th at Bunch Auctions in Chadds Ford, PA. We will have FREE WINE & CHEESE and live music by saxophone player Frankie Gray. Bring the kids, and come wind down with us after St. Patty's Day.
Our auction is held on Tuesday, March 20th. Come take a look at the fine art, antiques, collectibles, cameras, and furniture we'll be offering at the sale. Leave an absentee bid if you see something that tickles your fancy.
Details:
Bunch Auctions
1 Hillman Drive, Chadds Ford PA 19317
Sunday, March 18th, 12 PM - 4 PM
Live music from 1 PM - 3 PM
Free wine and cheese all day!
Hope to see you there.
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610-558-1800
www.bunchauctions.com
BBC Tavern and Grill Guest Bartending Event to benefit Chadds Ford Historical Society
Thursday, March 29, 2018 from 6 to 9pm
CFHS and BBC Tavern invite you to our Guest Bartending Event at BBC on Thurday, March 29 from 6 to 9pm. 100% of your tips are donated to CFHS. We'll also be hosting a silent auction at the event.BBC Tavern & Grill
4019 Kennett Pike
Greenville, DE 19807
This event is brought to you by the Chadds Ford Historical Society. For more info on Chadds Ford Historical Society or to purchase tickets, call (610) 388-7376, email us at [email protected] or visit www.chaddsfordhistory.org.
Escape Brandywine is a new, historically immersive escape room experience available every Saturday this spring and summer!
PURCHASE TICKETS
Tickets are $28 per person
Tickets must be purchased in advance online, as space is limited.
Escape Brandywine is an escape room experience, set inside the historic Chads House, c.1725, located along site of the Battle of Brandywine. This escape room program is unlike any other, since it places you directly inside an authentic historical space with a Revolutionary War mission!
Escape Brandywine places participants into roles of spies on the eve of the Battle of Brandywine, and charges them with finding General Howe's battle plans that have been hidden inside the Chads House for safe keeping. Using real Revolutionary War spy techniques, codes and cyphers, players will have 60 minutes to solve puzzles that will allow them to locate the plans and escape the house to deliver the plans to George Washington!
To purchase your tickets, click here. Private escape room experiences are available for corporate outings, team building, private parties and special events! Please email [email protected] or call 610-388-7376 to check availability.
For more information about Chadds Ford Historical Society, please visit our website at http://www.chaddsfordhistory.org.