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 fit into the historical period under guidance of Dr. Lindsay Varner. This group is open to anyone interested in British History. No prior knowledge is […]

Come out on Saturday, February 10th and hear stories and enjoy some hot chocolate at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. in the G.B. Stuart Workshop, 29 W. High Street; from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. there will be a used book sale.  If you are interested in sharing a story please contact Linday […]

Presented by Tad Miller This is the true story of two Cumberland County families that were captured by Indians during the French & Indian War, how they were captured and what happened to them.  Did they ever come back?  Come to the lecture and find out.

Presented by Barb Landis and Merri Lou Schaumann Between 1890 and 1907 35 Carlisle Indian School girls lived on “Outing” with seven families in the village of Wellsville, York County, PA.  Who were these girls and who were the families with whom they lived and worked?  Merri Lou Schaumann and Barbara Landis will attempt to […]