REGISTRATION REQUIRED. PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL WITH PHOTOGRAPHING OR RECORDING NOTE: There will be quiet spaces designated for reflection during the Saturday and Sunday events at the historical society and an area outside the main gathering room for smudging. The year 2018 marks the centennial of the closing of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School (CIIS) in […]

Saturday, October 13, 2018 10:15 AM Join us for an informative walking tour of Carlisle’s firehouses from the 1800s.  We’ll visit six firehouses, look at Carlisle’s most burned block, learn about a tragedy where a young lad was run over by a steamer, visit a firehouse where an undercover detective broke an arson ring, and […]

Elaine Haag of Elaine Haag Designs will have a Nuno Felt Demonstration today, October 13 from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm. Don’t miss your chance to meet, observe and ask questions about her craft. Elaine will have finished works for sale at the event. If you cannot make it, don’t worry, we always have her […]

Dr. Irwin Richman, will speak on German Architecture in America. This program will cover 18th century stone buildings of Lancaster through modern and international styles in the United States. Richman […]

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Carlisle Country Club 1242 Carlisle Pike 6:15 p.m. - Reception; 7:00 p.m. - Dinner Self-Seating Awards Presented to the following Recipients: Distinguished Service Awards - Robin […]

Presented by Victor Hart. Mr. Hart will present a slide presentation on the history of the growth and decline of Clark’s ferry & tavern business.  It also describes a four-year […]

Presented by Merri Lou Schaumann As part of the “Countdown to the 225th Anniversary of the Whiskey Rebellion, and the publication of the updated version of her book Taverns of […]

Music by David & Ginger Hildebrand Free Pre-Concert Workshop at Rubendall Hall at Dickinson College. Presented by Dickinson College and CCHS. In advance of their concert the following day, Nov. […]

Music by David & Ginger Hildebrand Free Public Concert at Rubendall Hall at Dickinson College. Presented by Dickinson College and CCHS. David and Ginger specialize in researching, recording, and performing […]

Presented by Cara Curtis & Lindsay Varner Taken from a program session presented at the 2018 PA Museums conference, Lindsay Varner and Cara Curtis will discuss how CCHS is working […]

Presented by Kate Theimer For many people, the iconic photographs taken by John Nicolas Choate of students at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School have become synonymous with the school, and […]