McLain Festival Pre-Event Reception

Two Mile House 1189 Walnut Bottom Rd, Carlisle, PA, United States

Mark your calendars for a festive evening featuring food from local restaurants and caterers, kilts, libations, and hospitality at the Two Mile House, 1189 Walnut Bottom RD. Tickets $50/person. Reservations […]

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 […]

23rd Annual McLain Celtic Festival

Two Mile House 1189 Walnut Bottom Rd, Carlisle, PA, United States

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 […]

Dancing Under the Stars (3rd Evening)

Two Mile House 1189 Walnut Bottom Rd, Carlisle, PA, United States

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 […]

Richard C. Reed Architectural Lecture

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

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

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

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 […]

Pathways Mt. Tabor AME Zion Tour

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 […]

Free

2017 Annual Dinner and Meeting

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 […]

Charcoal Hearths, Collier Huts, and Haul Roads: Traces of the Iron Industry across South Mountain presented by Andre Weltman

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

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 and campsites often overlap with still-visible remnants of an important part of iron making: transforming the forests into charcoal fuel for the region’s iron furnaces.

Alexander Logan, Early Settler presented by Linda Gilmore

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

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 Indians in Sherman’s Valley and the role played by the Carlisle sheriff and his party of men, found in her book Peril and Perseverance in […]

Lafayette at CCHS

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

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 be in Todd Hall on November 10th at 7:00 PM.  The event is free to the public, although donations are accepted. A wine and cheese […]