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  • 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.

  • Tue 30
    To Save the Man Cover
    September 30 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

    John Sayles Talk and Book Signing

    Doors open at 6pm with the lecture starting at 6:30. Free for CCHS Members / Non-Members $10 Get your Ticket Here CCHS Member RSVP: In the vein of Never Let […]

  • October 2025
  • Mon 13
    October 13 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

    Beyond Carlisle: The Martinsburg Indian School and Pennsylvania’s Lesser-Known Legacy of Boarding Schools

    The Carlisle Indian School is Pennsylvania's best-known Indian School, but it is not the Commonwealth's only. The Martinsburg Indian School (1885-1888) is a rare example of a religiously unaffiliated, for-profit […]

  • Sun 19
    October 19 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Annual House Open Meeting

    Join CCHS staff and board for this members-only open house with refreshments. Our guest speaker for this year's meeting will be Barbara Landis discussing the Carlisle Indian School. We will […]

  • Thu 23
    October 23 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

    Reed Architectural Lecture: Built to Last: Adaptive Reuse and the Power of Preservation

    Doors open at 6pm for light refreshments with the lecture starting at 6:30. Mindy Gulden Crawford, Executive Director of Preservation Pennsylvania, explores the power of adaptive reuse to preserve the […]

  • November 2025
  • Mon 10
    November 10 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

    The Indigenous Revolt: A Great-Granddaughter’s View of the Carlisle Indian School

    As the great-granddaughter of at least six Carlisle Indian School descendants, the presenter offers an intimate and critical reflection on the school’s lasting impact. This talk traces the living histories of Indigenous endurance and strength, revealing how these stories continue to echo through generations.

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