Talks and Presentations

The journey that started with a phone call.  The history of a little known church and cemetery that supported Mt. Holly Springs' African American Neighborhood. RSVP Here:  

Joshua Dourte is the Principal at Roost Architecture, Inc. in Carlisle, Pennsylvania a firm focused on residential design with an emphasis on sustainability and historic homes. This talk will introduce […]

Rev. Yvette Davis, Director of the Popel Shaw Center for Race & Ethnicity at Dickinson College, will share about the Center’s work with Communities of Color at Dickinson. She will […]

Documentary Screening by Keystones Oral History and Bryan Wade. This documentary will highlight a history of the Underground Railroad and the abolitionists throughout South Central Pennsylvania. A major focus will […]

Join CCHS staff and board for this members-only open house with refreshments. Featuring a special visual presentation by Richard Tritt, photo curator. He will highlight his 40 years of curating the collection of the historical society’s photos. We will also have our annual business meeting, election of new officers. Doors open at noon, meeting at […]

Fort Halifax, in what’s now northern Dauphin County, was a garrisoned supply depot during the 7 Years War. Its precise location was lost to history until a series of archaeological excavations between 2011 and 2024 rediscovered the fort and provided a window into daily life in a military garrison at the edge of the frontier. […]

David Biser who is the official John Harris Jr. for the Historical Society of Dauphin County and the city of Harrisburg PA will speak on speak on our important neighbor. […]

It’s that time of year again. Come join Attorney Alvin Blitz, as he reviews the current year-end tax and estate planning strategies for 2024. Don’t miss out on this informative […]

The J. Sherwood McGinnis, Jr. War, Peace, and Justice Project and the Carlisle Bridge Builders present author Jeffrey E. Finegan, Sr. and first-person historical interpreters George Washington and his enslaved […]

90 years ago this November, bodies found near Pine Grove Furnace led to a national search for their identity and the reasons behind their deaths. Historian and author of “The […]

Archives & Library Director, Cara Curtis, will explore the complex history of Carlisle’s oldest historic Black cemetery at the corner of Pitt and Penn Streets.

Virtual program. Judith Ridner published her early history of Carlisle "A Town In-Between" in 2010. In this talk, Ridner reviews some of her findings and considers newer research that I and other scholars have uncovered that offers new perspectives on Carlisle’s and Cumberland’s early history.  Register for the Program Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NMLpSHyeSU6z5cH0HEN65w