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TICKET SALES OVER Please join us on August 22, 2026, for a day of food, music, and libations on the beautiful grounds of the Peiffer Memorial Arboretum and Nature Preserve in support of the West Shore and Cumberland County Historical Societies. Catering provided by Mission BBQ, music by Shea Quinn, Trivia by Cheaters Never Prosper, […]
Matthew March, Education Curator, will lead this walking tour that will focus on the role of abolitionists and freedom seekers in Boiling Springs. The historic village was the site of an Underground Railroad “station” operated by area resident, Daniel Kaufman. Meet in Boiling Springs at the parking lot at approximately 9 Bucher Hill RD near the […]
If you missed it earlier this year at Bosler you can see it this fall! Picture This: Carlisle Through the Years Carlisle is turning 275! Celebrate this milestone with Cara Curtis, Archives & Library Director at the Cumberland County Historical Society, as she shares fascinating photographs that tell the story of our town’s past. From […]
For the sequel to Dire, by Sean Mooney
A screening of the feature-length film in honor of Constitution Week (runtime 1 hr 50 min). Doors open at 5:30pm with the film to start at 6pm. Sponsored with J. Sherwood McGinnis, Jr. War, Peace, and Justice Project
With local historian Joe Cress
Doors open at 5:30pm with the film to start at 6pm. Short film and discussion.
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Join us Thursday, October 15, at the Cumberland County Historical Society for an engaging evening featuring Oscar Beisert, a historic preservationist, architectural historian, and founder of the Keeping Society of Philadelphia. Doors Open: 5:30 PM Reception: 6:00 PM Lecture: 6:30 PM Todd Hall, 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle, PA 17013 With a B.A. in Political […]
We’re looking forward to seeing our CCHS members at our Annual Membership Meeting on Sunday, October 18! The meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m., with doors opening at 12:30 p.m. We are honored to announce this year's award winners: Roger K. & Helen E. Todd Distinguished Service Award: Sherron Biddle Milton E. Flower Historian of the Year Award: […]
With John Gastil Sponsored with the J. Sherwood McGinnis, Jr. War, Peace, and Justice Project
Although several of Cumberland County’s citizens played significant roles in the American Revolution, both politically and militarily, many other patriots performed their duties, returned home and continued otherwise normal lives. While many lie in unmarked graves, others have been honored and memorialized with large monuments. While those patriots who died within 50 years of the […]