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2009 Programs
Cumberland County Historical
Society
and
Two Mile House
Bring your family and join
ours!
Be sure to notice the new
family logo
highlighting programs that
will appeal to all ages.
| MUSEUM SCAVENGER HUNT
Enhance your family’s museum tour experience through our new “Scavenger Hunt Tour” brochure created just for children and families. Spark their curiosity in history and all of that “old stuff” from this creative approach to seeing the museum through their eyes and interests. Solving word clues and locating visual objects will keep children focused on their “scavenger” quest. These free brochures are located at the main entrance desk. |
JULY
Saturday, July 11, 2009 TMH 6-8 p.m.
OUTDOOR CELTIC CONCERT – featuring FIRE IN THE GLEN
Bring your lawn chair and picnic basket and enjoy the evening.
Cost: $5 per person
UPPER LEVEL “ADVENTURES IN HISTORY” SUMMER CAMP
A CHANGING NATION: VICTORIAN ERA THROUGH WORLD WAR I
This camp is bursting with activities, games, and crafts oriented around the dynamic years from 1890-1918 when Cumberland County bustled with industry and the Indian School was in full swing. During this time foreign immigration soared and frequent technological advancements filled Americans with excitement and apprehension. Come explore this fascinating period of rapid transformation. Campers will attempt to duplicate Jim Thorpe’s athletic achievements, gussy up in Victorian era clothing, make hand cranked ice cream, create period crafts, learn proper posture and manners for high tea, suffer “industrial accidents” while working on an assembly line making “sausages,” and, of course, be subjected to the terror of water balloon trench warfare.
INFORMATION
Eligibility: Students entering 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th grade in the fall
of 2009 may attend.
Dates: Monday, July 13 through Friday, July 17
Time: 9 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Place: Two Mile House at 1189 Walnut Bottom Road, Carlisle
(Across from the K-Mart)
Price: CCHS members $85; nonmembers $100
Discount of $10 per camper for multiple children from the same family
attending any camp.
Camps fill quickly.
VISA and MASTERCARD accepted over the phone.
AUGUST
Saturday, August 8, 2009 TMH
6-8 p.m.
OUTDOOR CELTIC CONCERT – featuring IRISHTOWN ROAD
Bring your lawn chair and picnic basket and enjoy the evening.
Cost: $5 per person
SEPTEMBER
Thursday, September 3, 2009
TMH
6-8 p.m.
MCLAIN CELTIC FESTIVAL PRE- EVENT RECEPTION
Join us for a festive evening featuring food from local restaurants
and caterers, Celtic performers offering live entertainment, bagpipes and
kilts, libations and hospitality. Reservations required. $45
per person
Saturday, September 5, 2009
MCLAIN CELTIC FESTIVAL
Join us for the 15th Annual McLain Celtic Festival. There will
be lots of musical entertainment, including Irish and Scottish dancers,
bagpipes, Border collie demonstrations and highland athletics. Other
highlights include re-enactors, Scottish Clan representatives, highland
cattle, vendors with Celtic goods and, of course, delicious food!
Special appearance by Cherish the Ladies. Tickets: $10; children
under 12 free; Advance tickets $8
The CCHS is grateful for the continued support of the
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Cumberland County, the Borough
of Carlisle, Dickinson Township, Monroe Township, The Foundation for Enhancing
Communities and CCHS membership.
For more information about programs, call the Historical
Society at
249-7610 or the Two Mile House at 243-3437.
Visit our web page: www.historicalsociety.com. A copy of the official
registration and financial information may be obtained from the Pennsylvania
Department of State by calling, toll free within PA, 1-800-732-0999.
Check our Travel page for new bus trips by
clicking on the "CCHS bus" above