Join CCHS, the Bridge Community Center, and the G.B. Stuart Visitor's Center for our Summer Kickoff and cookout! Come discover the best kept secret in Carlisle with FREE guided museum tours from the CCHS Executive Director and our Museum Curator. And the best part: on June 21st only, everyone is a member! Enjoy 10% off […]
Jonathan Frazier will be painting at History on High.
Tour Full Enjoy an afternoon on the Terrace of Two Mile House with lemonade and cookies as Mary Caverly leads tours through the house detailing the artwork on the walls. Cost: Members Free; Non-members $5
Free and Open to the Public, Light Refreshments will be provided RSVP below: In Conjunction with Carlisle SummerFair, June 25 – July 2,2022 (https://www.carlislesummerfair.org/) Presentations by: Noel Potter, Professor Emeritus […]
A biographic film looking at the life of Jim Thorpe who became a sports icon in the 20th century. Viewings at 1PM and 6PM in Todd Hall.
Every year CCHS’ Two Mile House hosts a supper party in honor of the J. McLain & Mary Wheeler King family and our region’s Celtic past. Whisky tastings, music, delicious food and great friends abound. The party is open to anyone 21 years of age and up. Join us in 2022 for another great time. […]
Lecture by Randy Watts.
David O. Smith tells the story of James, John, and Hamilton Armstrong, three sons of a yeoman farmer living on the Pennsylvania frontier at the outset of the American Revolution. […]
No more wishing that you could do what the kids do! CCHS continues its one-day summer camp for adults. 20th Century Theme. Event description Date: August 20, 10AM - 3PM Cost: $75, limited to 10 participants Must be 21 years of age. Register Here.
Learn about the North End A’s, a group of boys who played in the old Fifth Ward playground on the north side of Carlisle during the 1940s. Lecture led by […]
War Amongst the People / From Swords to Plowshares begins its run at the G. B. Stuart History Workshop (29 W. High St. Carlisle, PA 17013). The J. Sherwood McGinnis, Jr. War, Peace, and Justice Project, in collaboration with the Cumberland County Historical Society and The Arts & The Military’s ART-ifacts Collection, present the Project […]
FULL Led by Randy Watts. This short two-block walk examines the history of Carlisle from 1722 to 2022, progressing from a discussion starting with the early visits of traders, to […]