Wartime Leadership: An Interview with George Washington

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

Step back in time for the moment, and join LTG (Ret.) James Dubik, USA, author of Just War Reconsidered:  Strategy, Ethics, and Theory and Colonel George Washington (Daniel Cross - a full-time first-person interpreter) for a glimpse of Washington’s experience as a young officer “citizen-soldier” and what forged his character to become the icon we […]

When the Forest Ran Red Commentary

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

Dr. David Preston will present a commentary on the film When the Forest Ran Red at the Cumberland County Historical Society, Todd Hall. His commentary will analyze the war and how the varying societies of the colonial British, colonial French, and Native Americans reacted to the events taking place. His analysis will incorporate some of […]

The Other Face of Battle

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

Dr. David Preston will present a more detailed look at the theme of his book The Other Face of Battle. In, this presentation he will look at American Experience in Combat, as expressed through America’s Forgotten Wars. The French and Indian War is prominent in this respect of an American “Forgotten War”.

Headstone Cleaning Tutorial

Led by Carmen James at the Bonny Brook cemetery located on Bonny Brook Road about 1/2 mile south of Spring Garden Street on the left side of the road. At the bottom of the first hill. About 30 feet off the road.

The Paranormal Investigation of the Odd Fellows Hall w/ Pasadena Paranormal

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

In July, the Pasadena Paranormal Team investigated the Odd Fellows Hall in Carlisle, PA.   To kick off October, the Cumberland County Historical Society is partnering with Pasadena Paranormal to present their findings in a multimedia presentation and Q&A session on Saturday October 1st from 2:00 – 4:00 pm. The program will include a brief history […]

Hand Papermaking as Social Engagement: Hand Papermaking Workshop

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

Patrick Sargent is offering a hand papermaking workshop.  He creates images through his arts initiative - Sargent-Thamm - using a wide range of printmaking and papermaking techniques and methods. Our […]

19th Century Fire Houses Walking Tour

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

Led by Randy Watts. This approximately one-mile walk will visit six surviving fire houses dating from the 1850s to the 1890s. Along the way we’ll discuss some of Carlisle’s larger […]

Fierce Valor: The True Story of Ronald Speirs and His Band of Brothers

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

His comrades called him “Killer.” Of the elite paratroopers who served in the venerated “Band of Brothers” during the Second World War, none were more enigmatic than Ronald Speirs. Rumored to have gunned down enemy prisoners and even one of his own disobedient sergeants, Speirs became a foxhole legend among his troops. But who was […]