90 years ago this November, bodies found near Pine Grove Furnace led to a national search for their identity and the reasons behind their deaths. Historian and author of “The […]
Ticket Sales CLOSED. Celebrate the Holidays with CCHS on a guided Bus Tour featuring the following locations: Cumberland Hall (Carlisle) Stuart Manor (Carlisle) Mt. Tabor Church (Mt. Holly Springs) Rendezvous […]
Our final 150th anniversary event and a thank you to all our volunteers and supporters! RSVP Here:
With photographer Jim Cheney of Uncovering PA at History on High. RSVP Here:
Archives & Library Director, Cara Curtis, will explore the complex history of Carlisle’s oldest historic Black cemetery at the corner of Pitt and Penn Streets.
Virtual program. Judith Ridner published her early history of Carlisle "A Town In-Between" in 2010. In this talk, Ridner reviews some of her findings and considers newer research that I […]
February 1, 11 a.m. meet at History on High – The Shop. Please R.S.V.P. in advance as there is a 25 person maximum. Cost: Members Free; Non-members $5 Register Here
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 […]
The son of a Philadelphia shipping merchant and the namesake for the capital of New Jersey, William Trent carved his own legacy as a gentleman, throughout the latter half of […]
“Alice in Wonderland” read by Donna Hale and Sharon Weaver.Then, join Michael Jean to create something with the Laser Engraver in Would Works.
Join us at lecture space in Todd Hall to discover Sources of Untapped Information for Historians and Family Researchers in Cumberland County Court House Records. Merri Lou Schaumann, author and […]
The Cumberland County Historical Society offers a no-entry fee museum that is open to everyone. Count on spending at least half a day to explore the entirety of our permanent […]
