The Cumberland County Historical Society and the Carlisle Theatre present Alternative 80s Night at the Carlisle Theatre. Featuring music from: The Thompson Triplets - 80s New Wave Tribute Band. The Premier Smiths and Morrissey Tribute Band Experience Comes to Carlisle! October 27th from 7PM - 11PM Tickets: $20 Advance $25 At the Door $18 CCHS […]
Join us for a talk on the NY State National Guard, 1863, Gettysburg Campaign with the Executive Director of the Shippensburg Historical Center, John Miller. He will discuss several regiments during his lecture on their involvement during the Confederate invasion of PA. RSVP Here:
The Cumberland County Historical Society, in partnership with the J. Sherwood McGinnis, Jr., War, Peace, and Justice Project is hosting the Joe Bonham Project We Are Not Our Wounds. The Joe Bonham Project, a consortium of artists primarily from the New York Society of Illustrators, was founded in 2011 by Chief Warrant Officer-2 Michael D. […]
Three Model Railroad Open Houses at Green Ridge Village in Newville, PA Bob Jans HO PRR Cumberland Division 39 Cedar Circle Newville, PA 17241 12:00PM - 3:00PM Bob's layout is PRR with B&O trackage rights based on the proposed route of the South Penn RR from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh. It is a free-lanced, staging loop […]
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 and Imperial Japan. Books on Sale at 5:30PM; Lecture at 6PM RSVP Here:
A Friday in April in Anywhere, USA, starts out like any other day. But eight characters written by eight different authors – end up at the same place and the same time, in a moment that will change things forever. These characters and their friends and co-workers unwittingly play America’s most lethal game. Book signing […]
Virtual Program The first nationwide strike had a tremendous impact on Pennsylvania, rousing workers and communities to oppose the wage cut imposed by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The strike culminated in Pittsburgh on July 21, when 40 people were killed and 38 buildings were burned. The program will also describe Robert Ammon’s efforts to get the […]
"Wilbert Christmashead" a children's book. Book signing by Sam Rob, illustrated by Holly Cameron.
Dane DiFebo will discuss how Confederate military strategists targeted specific Northern railroads and railroad infrastructure during the key campaigns and the invasions of the North during the American Civil War. By using a comparative lens, in describing the Union military’s usage of and assaults against Southern railroads, he will also address what Pennsylvania’s war on […]
David H. Peiffer with his new book Serving up Salvation One Ladle at a Time: The Shopp Family at Cedar Run.
TICKET SALES ENDED Celebrate the Holidays with CCHS on a guided Bus Tour of Beautiful, Historic Bed & Breakfasts in Carlisle PA featuring the following locations: Carlisle House The Smith Steiner Mooreland Garden Inn Pheasant Field Fountain House Fallen Tree Farm Red Cardinal $65 Members of CCHS, $85 Non-Members (includes a 1 year membership to […]
The Cumberland County Historical Society, in partnership with the J. Sherwood McGinnis, Jr., War, Peace, and Justice Project present the film Father, Soldier, Son and the art exhibit The Joe Bonham Project©, We Are Not Our WoundsTM Time: Food and beverages will be served beginning at 6:00 PM. The film will start at 6:30 PM. […]