The Realities and Advances in Civil War Medicine, Surgery, and the Ambulance Corps
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesPresentation by Jim Richards
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Talks and Presentations
The National Guard of Pennsylvania & Gobin Guard of Carlisle
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesLecture presented by The NGP History
Fierce Valor: The True Story of Ronald Speirs and His Band of Brothers
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesHis comrades called him “Killer.” Of the elite paratroopers who served in the venerated “Band of Brothers” during the Second World War, none were more enigmatic than Ronald Speirs. Rumored […]
Project 61 – 6th Annual R. C. Reed Architecture Lecture
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesProject 61 – What Was It? What Effect Did It Have on Carlisle? This talk will describe the beautification and restoration project in downtown Carlisle. In 1961, civic leaders proposed […]
Cumberland County Historical Society Annual Meeting and Expo
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesJoin us for our 2022 Annual Meeting as well as an expo highlighting our current and permanent exhibits and mission based departments. 12:30: Doors Open 12:30 - 1:30: Refreshments and […]
Murder Most Foul
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesAuthor and award-winning journalist Joseph David Cress will present an overview of some of the most nefarious crimes, solved and unsolved, in Cumberland County history. Copies of his True Crime […]
A Night with the Babe
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesJoin the Cumberland County Historical Society and the Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum from Baltimore Maryland for a SPECIAL Night of Baseball History as we close out our “Heart of a […]
The Imperial Gridiron: Manhood, “Civilization,” and Football at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesMany recognize the athletic success that the famous football teams at the Carlisle Indian School enjoyed during at the turn of the 20th century. Football served as a publicity tool meant […]
Henry’s Valley, A Storied Place
Jerry Clouse speaks on Henry's Valley, a Storied Place: Life within the Folds of the Blue Mountain. Come and learn where this somewhat mysterious valley is located. Local author Jerry […]
The Sleeping Car Porters
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesThe men and women who worked as porters for the Pullman Car Company on the Pennsylvania Railroad have an extraordinary history in both the labor movement and the civil rights […]
Oh the Stories They Tell
The amazing history uncovered while collecting stories in Mt Holly Springs.
Carlisle’s Lincoln Cemetery
This presentation will explore the history of Carlisle's oldest historic Black Cemetery. RSVP Here: