An evening with Pulitzer Prize nominee, Prof. Jacqueline Jones

PA, United States

As part of our partnership with Greater Carlisle’s Heart & Soul Project, we’ve been awarded a $12,000 grant from Federation of State Humanities and Pennsylvania Humanities to conduct a series […]

Mt. Tabor Church

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

Presented by Lindsay Varner Lindsay will present a virtual tour and history of the Mt. Tabor Church in Mount Holly Springs.

Celebrate Pennsylvania Cultural Heritage through Craft Beer

Burd's Nest Brewing Company 19 N Hanover St, Carlisle, PA, United States

The second of the Hops & History Series. Author of the new book, For the Love Beer: Pennsylvania's Breweries, Dr. Alison Feeney, will present on our cultural heritage through craft […]

How History Shapes our Experiences Today

Implicit bias has shaped the lives of many members of our community; with aspects of our history often forgotten or ignored. The community’s past shapes our present experiences, and while […]

Daniel Drawbaugh

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

Presented by Charlie Stone Charles will present a lecture on inventor Daniel Drawbaugh. Charles is a great-grandson of Drawbaugh’s sister and grew up hearing the story: “Uncle Dan was done […]

“Let’s Go Railroading with Jim!”

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

Presented by Mark Irwin Mark Irwin, a CCHS Photo Archives volunteer, will be introducing and narrating a series of short films, taken by Jim Bradley, of l0cal and regional railroads […]

Images of America Mechanicsburg

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

Presented by Beverley Bone Local author and historian Beverly J. Bone has written about and assembled the story-telling photographs for her new book Images of America Mechanicsburg. Join us as […]

Weaponry in the time of the Whiskey Rebellion – Hops & History

Burd's Nest Brewing Company 19 N Hanover St, Carlisle, PA, United States

Join us for the third in the Hops & History series at Burd’s Nest. Tad Miller will take a look at weapons that were common during the Whiskey Rebellion. This […]

Learning from Forgotten Stories

As we work to uncover forgotten and ignored stories, this panel will ask how should we learn from them. How are these stories being told in our community, in a […]

Historic Carlisle presents Native American Historic Interpretations

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

Historic Carlisle, Inc. (HCI), a tax-exempt volunteer organization whose mission is to celebrate the long and proud history of Carlisle and its environs, announces that it will present professionally produced […]