Spirits of America
TICKET SALES CLOSED Please join us on August 23rd for a day of food, music, and spirits on the beautiful grounds of the Peiffer Memorial Arboretum and Nature Preserve in […]
TICKET SALES CLOSED Please join us on August 23rd for a day of food, music, and spirits on the beautiful grounds of the Peiffer Memorial Arboretum and Nature Preserve in […]
The Cumberland County Historical Society offers a no-entry fee museum that is open to everyone. Count on spending at least half a day to explore the entirety of our permanent galleries or spend some time in our focused galleries including the Carlisle Indian School, folk art (including Wilhelm Schimmel), military history (with stories of multiple […]
What you need to know to select the right person to protect and grow your financial wealth before its too late. With Alvin H. Blitz, Esq.
Local daffodil author and expert, Anne Wood, will be sharing her success and knowledge just in time to plant daffodils for next spring. The program will start with a walk through the pollinator garden and the grounds of TMH. Starts outside at 5:30 / Lecture inside at 6 PM RSVP Here:
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Let's decipher the complex web of tax planning rules with Alvin H. Blitz, Esq.
Join us for a lecture by author Joyce Kieffer, followed by a book signing. Joyce has authored a trilogy of books, historical fiction novels called The Trees Inspire, The Trees Endure and The Trees Remember. The books are set in Juniata County in Central Pennsylvania more than 120 years ago. Although the story starts in […]
Doors open at 6pm with the lecture starting at 6:30. Free for CCHS Members / Non-Members $10 Get your Ticket Here CCHS Member RSVP: In the vein of Never Let Me Go and Killers of the Flower Moon, one of America’s greatest storytellers sheds light on an American tragedy: the Wounded Knee Massacre, and the […]
Dates: Saturday, October 11, 2025 10:00 AMMatthew March, Education Director, will lead this walking tour that will explore some of the sites in the historic district of Carlisle, featuring those […]
The Carlisle Indian School is Pennsylvania's best-known Indian School, but it is not the Commonwealth's only. The Martinsburg Indian School (1885-1888) is a rare example of a religiously unaffiliated, for-profit Indian boarding school. Established at the beginning of federal efforts to assimilate Indigenous youth through education, Martinsburg reflects trends within the Boarding School Movement including […]
Join CCHS staff and board for this members-only open house with refreshments. Our guest speaker for this year's meeting will be Barbara Landis discussing the Carlisle Indian School. We will also have our annual business meeting, election of new officers. Doors open at noon, meeting at 1pm, lecture at 2pm RSVP Here:
Mindy Gulden Crawford, Executive Director of Preservation Pennsylvania, explores the power of adaptive reuse to preserve the past while serving the needs of the present. Through a election of inspiring case studies from across the Commonwealth, this talk will highlight how historic places have been successfully reimagined and revitalized, proving that old buildings can have […]