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  • June 2025
  • Mon 2
    June 2 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

    Colonel William Thompson and the Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion of June 1775

    On 14 June 1775 the Second Continental Congress directed ten companies of expert riflemen to be raised in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. These small units with their individual Pennsylvania Rifles […]

  • Sat 21
    June 21 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Critiquing the School’s Conditions, Not the School’s Mission: The 1914 Carlisle Indian School Investigation

    Join Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center team member Lily Sweeney for an overview of the Congressional investigation of the Carlisle Indian School in spring of 1914. This talk will […]

  • July 2025
  • Tue 1
    July 1 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    Washington Takes Command: Becoming the General

    Join author-historian Jeffrey E. Finegan, Sr. as he interviews the newly appointed General George Washington on July 2, 1775 as Washington takes command of a fledgling army at Cambridge, Massachusetts. […]

  • Sat 5
    July 5 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am

    William Thompson Program – Who Were These First Responders

    Who were these riflemen? What did their service involve? What price did they pay, and what difference did they make? What is there to celebrate as we mark the 250th […]

  • Sat 5
    July 5 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

    Frederick Douglass’ 5th of July Speech

    Join Mt. Tabor Preservation Project and CCHS for a public reading of the Frederick Douglass’ famous 5th of July speech. Join us to read a passage of the speech or […]

  • August 2025
  • Sat 2
    August 2 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Financial Learning Series: Understanding Asset Ownership & Legal Tax Implications

    Make sure you get it right! With Alvin H. Blitz, Esq. Members: FREE; Non-Members; $10 - Register Here Member RSVP:

  • Sat 9
    August 9 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Financial Learning Series: Estate Planning 101

    From wealth management to Medicaid, the key components to your estate plan. With Alvin H. Blitz, Esq.

  • Sat 16
    August 16 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Mt. Tabor Lecture

    Join Mt Tabor Preservation Project Trustees, Carmen James and Chuck Stodter, for a discussion on the preservation journey at the former Mt Tabor AME Zion Church in Mt. Holly Springs. They will detail the construction methods to preserve the church and share the future plan for the building.

  • September 2025
  • Sat 6
    September 6 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Financial Learning Series: Choosing Your Financial Advisor

    What you need to know to select the right person to protect and grow your financial wealth before its too late. With Alvin H. Blitz, Esq.

  • Wed 10
    September 10 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

    Successfully Growing Your Daffodils for Spring

    Local daffodil author and expert, Anne Wood, will be sharing her success and knowledge just in time to plant daffodils for next spring. The program will start with a walk […]

  • Sat 13
    September 13 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Capturing the Carlisle Indian School in 1901

    In the spring of 1901, Frances Benjamin Johnston, a professional photographer, was hired by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to visit Carlisle and document the activities of the Indian School. […]

  • Sat 20
    September 20 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Financial Learning Series: Traditional and ROTH IRAs

    Let's decipher the complex web of tax planning rules with Alvin H. Blitz, Esq.

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