

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: What the Map Doesn't Show: Property Research with Jane Dorchester
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 10:30 am – Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for an engaging, hands-on program with Jane E. Dorchester, who will guide participants through the rich collections of the Chester County History Center and beyond. Drawing on decades of experience in architectural and property research, Jane will share practical tips, proven strategies, and memorable anecdotes from the field —especially what to do when your research hits a dreaded brick wall.

Attendees will learn how to navigate manuscripts, maps, deeds, and other primary sources to uncover property histories more effectively. The program also includes hands-on time with original manuscripts and documents from the CCHC Library, offering a rare opportunity to work directly with archival materials and see how professional researchers piece together the past.

About the speaker: Jane E. Dorchester, is a local and architectural historian, lecturer, historic preservationist, and writer, who started in the preservation field in 1983 as a historic researcher. Over the past 42+ years, she has researched the histories of and written Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Forms, National Register Nominations, and historical evaluations for properties located in Kent, Newcastle, and Sussex Counties, Delaware, and Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Jefferson, Lancaster, Luzerne, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties, Pennsylvania. In 2001, Jane received her Master of Science in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania, concentrating in architectural history and historic preservation administration. She has lectured on and written about a wide variety of history-oriented topics from “How to Research Your Historic Property” to “What is Serpentine”. Her articles have appeared in County Lines, the Chester County Day Paper, the Chester County Historical Society Antiques Show Catalogue, and the Daily Local News. She is currently Proprietor of Jane E. Dorchester, Architectural Historian, a historic preservation consulting firm located in East Goshen Township, Pennsylvania.

Admission is $10.00 for adults, $7.00 for Seniors (65+), and $5.00 for students with ID. Members receive FREE admission with discount code. (Need your member code? Email jgreen@mycchc.org!) Your ticket includes admission to the museum galleries.

For tickets: https://buytickets.at/chestercountyhistorycenter/2061027
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- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://buytickets.at/chestercountyhistorycenter/2061027?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=west+chester-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: West Chester
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Chester County History Center
- **lat**: 39.961602060092
- **long**: -75.605999338611
- **full address**: Chester County History Center, 225 N High St,West Chester,PA,United States

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- **organizer**: Chester County History Center (https://allevents.in/org/chester-county-history-center/6936271)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 10:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Chester County History Center, 225 N High St,West Chester,PA,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Chester County History Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, fine-arts, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about What the Map Doesn't Show: Property Research with Jane Dorchester ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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