Train Exhibit Opening

Todd Hall 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle, PA, United States

Join us for the opening of our 2023 exhibit Railroading in the Valley open through the end of the year. RSVP Here:

Camp Michaux Clean Up

Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United States

Volunteers should meet at the Bunker Hill Road parking area off of Michaux Road at 9:00 am.  Bring shovels, rakes, loppers, saws and a chain saw if you have one.  […]

Two Mile House Workday

Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United States

Help us tidy Two Mile House before we start the 2023 rental season!

Iron Horse Rambles Talk

Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United States

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 […]

Playing in the Past: History and Digital Gaming

Todd Hall 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle, PA, United States

Worldwide, over three billion people play video games. Some of the best-known digital products have been history-based experiences. How do they affect our perceptions of the past? Can we use […]

Union Cemetery Clean-Up

West of Franklin and at the end of G Street in Carlisle. Join a community effort to clean-up Union Cemetery. RSVP Here:

Ross Braught: Man of Imagination

Todd Hall 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle, PA, United States

Ross Eugene Braught (1898-1983), once considered one of the premier artists of mid-twentieth century America, fell into  relative obscurity upon his death. Recent exhibitions of his works and the publication […]

World War II Memories: The Book Series

Todd Hall 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle, PA, United States

Award-winning author and journalist Joseph David Cress will talk about his four-book series World War II Memories and will share some of the stories of veterans who fought Nazi Germany […]

Life on the Rails: the Story of a CVRR Engineer

This presentation by Kevin Talhelm is based on the article "James Talhelm 1840-1921: The Story of An Engineer," which was published in the 2020 Cumberland County Historical Society Journal. This […]