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West Chester Historical Commission outlines Town Tour kickoff and proposes oral‑history project

West Chester Smart Growth Committee · March 12, 2026

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Summary

The West Chester Historical Commission announced its April 28 Town Tour kickoff, budgeted $600 for the event and proposed a 2026 oral‑history project with a local film company; the committee agreed to add the proposal to next month's agenda.

Tom Walsh, chair of the West Chester Historical Commission, updated the committee on the commission's events and budget proposal and introduced a planned oral‑history project.

"April 28 marks the annual town tour kickoff," Tom Walsh said, and the commission budgeted $600 for the kickoff and planned to pay music by the Lenape Breas the same $500 fee as last year. Walsh distributed the commission's 2026 budget proposal and county brochure materials to committee members.

Chris Lang, a commission member, asked the committee to support an oral‑history project recording elderly residents and said Spring House Films (run by Eric Freeland of Exton) submitted a proposal and examples from similar projects in nearby communities. Lang said the commission will return next month with documentation and asked the Smart Growth Committee to add the item to the April agenda for formal consideration.

The committee agreed to place the oral‑history request on next month's agenda and discussed possible grant avenues (Chester County Foundation) to assist funding. No action was taken on the budget proposal at the meeting.