2nd Saturday Museum Tour
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On A Great Battlefield: The History of Gettysburg National Military Park, 1863-2023
Over 18,000 books and articles have been written on the three-day battle of Gettysburg, but historians have devoted minimal attention to the history of the landscape itself and the complicated, […]
McLain Bash
Each year, CCHS hosts the McLain Bash at the Two Mile House in honor of J. McLain and Mary Wheeler King, the previous owners of the Two Mile House, and […]
2nd Saturday Museum Tour
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Oddfellows Building Tour
August 10, 11 a.m., OR 1 p.m., meet at History on High – The Shop Led by Shawn Gladden. Please R.S.V.P. in advance as there is a 25 person maximum. […]
CCHS Block Party
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesCelebrate our 150th Anniversary with re-enactors, family friendly activities, music, and more. Sponsored by F&M Includes the following two optional Tours: Odd Fellows Tour Free for Members / $5 for […]
Tea Party at the Two Mile House
Two Mile House 1189 Walnut Bottom Rd, Carlisle, PA, United StatesAugust 18, 1PM at the Two Mile House Enjoy music, activities, a hat contest, and of course tea and other delicious treats. Tickets $45 - Avaliable Here
Photographs and Memories of the Little Red Schoolhouse
Between the rides of the Blue Mountains and the crystalline waters of the Yellow Breeches Creek, one-room schoolhouse of yesteryear dot the landscape of Cumberland County. By the latter half […]
Underground Railroad Walking Tour
Matthew March, Education Curator, will lead this walking tour that will focus on the role of abolitionists and freedom seekers in Boiling Springs. The historic village was the site of an […]
Portraying Ourselves: Nineteenth-Century Black Fashion History through Photographs, 1840-1900
The invention of photography at the end of 1839 made it possible for ordinary citizens to obtain their portrait and represent themselves as they wished to be recorded for posterity. […]
The Journey that Started with a Phone Call
The journey that started with a phone call. The history of a little known church and cemetery that supported Mt. Holly Springs' African American Neighborhood. RSVP Here:
Reed Architectural Lecture – Sustainability at Home
Joshua Dourte is the Principal at Roost Architecture, Inc. in Carlisle, Pennsylvania a firm focused on residential design with an emphasis on sustainability and historic homes. This talk will introduce […]