The Real Boring (Mill) Story
Lecture by Randy Watts. History if fraught with incorrectly told stories that become accepted as fact. Such is the case of the Revolutionary War boring mill used to machine the […]
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Talks and Presentations
The Quartz Crystal Industry in Cumberland County, PA
Lecture by Randy Watts. Through a series of coincidences, a janitor at Dickinson College trying to make pieces for a chess game out of petrified wood, laid the groundwork for […]
World War II Memories – The Book Series
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesAuthor and award-winning journalist Joseph David Cress will talk about his book series World War II Memories and will share some of the stories of veterans who fought Nazi Germany […]
Plein Air Painting Demo
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesJonathan Frazier will be painting at History on High.
Remembering Agnes: A Panel Discussion on the Local and Regional Flooding of June of 1972
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesFree and Open to the Public, Light Refreshments will be provided RSVP below: In Conjunction with Carlisle SummerFair, June 25 – July 2,2022 (https://www.carlislesummerfair.org/) Presentations by: Noel Potter, Professor Emeritus of Geology, Dickinson College: Noel visited local bridges in Carlisle and on the West Shore and flew over the area for photos during Agnes. He will […]
Paper Mills of Mt. Holly
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesLecture by Randy Watts.
The Armstrong Brothers: A Book Talk
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesDavid O. Smith tells the story of James, John, and Hamilton Armstrong, three sons of a yeoman farmer living on the Pennsylvania frontier at the outset of the American Revolution. James and John joined the Continental Army in 1776, rose from the ranks to become officers, and served until the army was disbanded in 1783. […]
North End A’s Talk
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesLearn about the North End A’s, a group of boys who played in the old Fifth Ward playground on the north side of Carlisle during the 1940s. Lecture led by Paul Hoch.
Wartime Leadership: An Interview with George Washington
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesStep back in time for the moment, and join LTG (Ret.) James Dubik, USA, author of Just War Reconsidered: Strategy, Ethics, and Theory and Colonel George Washington (Daniel Cross - […]
Wartime Leadership: An Interview with George Washington
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesStep back in time for the moment, and join LTG (Ret.) James Dubik, USA, author of Just War Reconsidered: Strategy, Ethics, and Theory and Colonel George Washington (Daniel Cross - […]
When the Forest Ran Red Commentary
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesDr. David Preston will present a commentary on the film When the Forest Ran Red at the Cumberland County Historical Society, Todd Hall. His commentary will analyze the war and […]
The Other Face of Battle
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesDr. David Preston will present a more detailed look at the theme of his book The Other Face of Battle. In, this presentation he will look at American Experience in […]