Heritage Festival Week
Following the success of our first Heritage Day on September 10, 2016, Heart & Soul is partnering with Cumberland County Historical Society and Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau to bring the […]
The Library will be closed on Friday Sept. 12th, Thurs. Sept. 18th., and Monday Sept. 22nd. We apologize for the inconvenience.
CloseFollowing the success of our first Heritage Day on September 10, 2016, Heart & Soul is partnering with Cumberland County Historical Society and Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau to bring the […]
Join us for a day of music, dancing, Highland athletics, and fun for the entire family. Many vendors selling Irish and Scottish goods will be on hand. Tickets - $10/children […]
Attention BALLROOM DANCERS! CCHS will host “Dancing Under the Stars” at the Two Mile House, 1189 Walnut Bottom RD, Carlisle (across from K-Mart) on July 21, August 18 & September […]
Thanks to the generous support of Society member Maureen Reed and her family, CCHS will host its second annual R. C. Reed lecture on Contemporary Architecture. Carlisle native John P. […]
Cumberland Pathways Family History and Genealogy Conference October 20-22, 2017 Our ancestors sought a place to live in dignity and to fulfill a dream. For centuries, Pennsylvania’s Cumberland Valley was […]
Please note that the tour will take place at 9:30am not 2pm as stated in the email which went out earlier this week. Tour of the Mt. Tabor AME Zion […]
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at Allenberry Resort 6:15 PM Reception / 7 PM Dinner / Cost $50 per person Contact Lynda Mann at 717-249-7610 to register. Self-Assigned Seating Awards Presented […]
Best selling author and journalist, Dan Wakefield, will lead a discussion about race and justice at Todd Hall, 21 North Pitt Street in Carlisle. Wakefield - a 23 year old […]
Andre Weltman, chairman of the Friends of Pine Grove Furnace State Park, will discuss the connection between the 19th century charcoal iron industry and today’s South Mountain landscape. Modern trails […]
Travel back in time to the mid-1700s and discover the story of Alexander Logan, Cumberland Valley and Sherman’s Valley settler. Linda Martin Gilmore will describe Logan’s 1763 skirmish with the […]
Historic Carlisle Inc has once again partnered with CCHS to present an evening with Marquis de Lafayette portrayed by Ben Goldman from The American Historical Theatre in Philadelphia. He will […]
In thanks from Cumberland County Historical Society You are cordially invited to our holiday volunteer & CCHS supporter reception. RSVP by November 28th.