Many 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 […]
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 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 […]
The amazing history uncovered while collecting stories in Mt Holly Springs.
This presentation will explore the history of Carlisle's oldest historic Black Cemetery. RSVP Here:
Since 1912, tourists have flocked to the Smithsonian to see the gowns of our First Ladies. By the 1960s, moved to larger quarters in what eventually became the National Museum […]
The culture of fashion in the nineteenth century represents a completely different world when compared with today’s attitudes towards dress and individuality. Within this context, photos of African Americans from […]
After a decade of locating, scanning, describing and sharing thousands of pages of Indian School records, what do we know now that we didn’t know before. Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource […]
This program sets the stage for our upcoming exhibit on the railroads of Cumberland County Pennsylvania from 1831 to the present. It will provide an overview of when each section of railroad was built in the county, why it was constructed and its status up to the present time. The talk will focus on the […]
Jim Burgess will explore Mt Holly Springs’ history for the borough’s 150th anniversary of incorporation. RSVP Here:
Cumberland Valley Railroad/Railtrail: Its History in the Development of the Cumberland Valley and its Re-Creation as a Railtrail Treasure Come to hear how the Cumberland Valley Railroad developed the area, […]
Professional photographer and life-long railfan Jim Bradley documented 19 of the Reading Company's “Iron Horse Rambles” in the early 1960s. Jim Bradley's photos of the Iron Horse Rambles, now available […]