Alternative Education Series
Ages: Eight and up
Time: 10:00-11:30 AM
Place: Cumberland County Historical Society
21 N. Pitt St.
Carlisle, PA 17013
717-249-7610
Member Registration Free Below
Cost: $10.00 per student per session and $10.00 for each additional child from the same family. (Family members free – RSVP below. Information on memberships available below.)
September 16: Back to School
Imagine being one of twenty-five students huddled around a coal stove to keep warm while reciting your daily lessons. In this session we will explore how the education movement in Cumberland County started and evolved over two hundred years. Experience the way teachers “motivated” students unwilling to follow the rules of the classroom.
October 14: Whiskey Rebellion Walking Tour
This month we will go on a walking tour that will explore some of the sites in the historic district of Carlisle, featuring those that played a role during the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794. Carlisle was the gateway to the west and half of the Watermelon Army assembled there en route to Western PA.
November 18: Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands
Just in time for Native American Heritage Month, come find out how the first Americans in our area hunted, farmed, and prospered in a world with no draft animals, metallurgy, or alphabet.
December 16: Holiday Traditions
December uniquely displays our American heritage. Each wave of immigration, from Scots-Irish and English to German, left its own distinctive mark. Nowhere is this more evident than in holiday customs. This presentation will cover the roots of the holidays in the Old World and the adaptation and assimilation of various customs by a variety of ethnic and religious groups in Central Pennsylvania.
January: No Session
Enjoy the holidays and read My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George, for February’s program.
February 17: My Side of the Mountain
Discussion group for Jean Craighead George’s My Side of the Mountain.
March 17: Irish Influences on Cumberland County
For Saint Patrick’s Day, we’ll dive into the history and contributions, of one of the largest groups of immigrants to come to Cumberland County.
April 22: Behind the Scenes
Get a first look at CCHS’ new exhibit centered around Business and Industry
Cost: $10.00 per student per session and $10.00 for each additional child from the same family. (Now Free for Family members; Information on memberships available below.)
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