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. […]

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 […]

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.

James I of England and the divine right of kings. Participants will read pre-assigned sources, including primary sources from the 17th century. We will discuss the readings and how they […]