Carlisle Indian Industrial School Lecture
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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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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 Me Go and Killers of the Flower Moon, one of America’s greatest storytellers sheds light on an American tragedy: the Wounded Knee Massacre, and the […]
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 Indian boarding school. Established at the beginning of federal efforts to assimilate Indigenous youth through education, Martinsburg reflects trends within the Boarding School Movement including […]
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.
3rd Annual Holiday House Tour
Celebrate the Holidays with CCHS on a guided Bus Tour. Stops include Sundown Farm (East Pennsboro) Rupley Manor (Wormleysburg) Enola Miller House (Enola) Henry M. and Rebecca Bitner House (Lower […]