On 14 June 1775 the Second Continental Congress directed ten companies of expert riflemen to be raised in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. These small units with their individual Pennsylvania Rifles were intended to reinforce the New England militia already fighting British Regulars outside Boston and are recognized as the first units of what will become […]
Join West Shore Historical Society Director Shayne Reed as he introduces his Google map of historic properties in Fairview Township. This presentation is not only for those interested in history, […]
Join Mt Tabor Preservation Project and CCHS for a Juneteenth celebration. The Juneteenth Proclamation and the bios of the seven USCT veterans buried in the cemetery will be read. The […]
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Join Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center team member Lily Sweeney for an overview of the Congressional investigation of the Carlisle Indian School in spring of 1914. This talk will […]
Play Ball! Join us at USAHEC for a day of historic 19th century base ball with the Keystone Base Ball Club of Harrisburg (SummerFair)
Join author-historian Jeffrey E. Finegan, Sr. as he interviews the newly appointed General George Washington on July 2, 1775 as Washington takes command of a fledgling army at Cambridge, Massachusetts. […]
Join author-historian Jeffrey E. Finegan, Sr. as he interviews the newly appointed General George Washington on July 2, 1775 as Washington takes command of a fledgling army at Cambridge, Massachusetts. […]
Who were these riflemen? What did their service involve? What price did they pay, and what difference did they make? What is there to celebrate as we mark the 250th anniversary of Thompson's Rifle Battalion? By Robert Guy and Ken Hoover
Join Mt. Tabor Preservation Project and CCHS for a public reading of the Frederick Douglass’ famous 5th of July speech. Join us to read a passage of the speech or […]
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