Q&A: Chester County Historical Society President Rob Lukens

The borough-dweller shares his favorite music selections, even if his wife doesn’t agree.

Rob Lukens, 39, West Chester 
President, Chester County Historical Society

» Coolest thing about his job: Watching thousands of school students marvel over discovering their history. 

» Last thing he read: Jim Collins’ Good to Great

» Last thing he ate that he loved: A porterhouse from an excellent butcher, grilled at home. 

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» The perfect vacation: Frolicking with my wife, Becky, and my children, Abbie and Finn, on the beach all day. 
 

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» What he likes most about himself: My curiosity. 

» What he likes most about others: Creativity, especially when it challenges me to think differently about the world. 

» Country or rock? Indie rock and alternative folk. Obscure bands mostly, but my wife doesn’t let me play my music when we entertain.

» Words to live by: From Theodore Roosevelt: “Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”
 

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