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The culture of fashion in the nineteenth century represents a completely different world when compared with today’s attitudes towards dress and individuality. Within this context, photos of African Americans from the invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 through the end of World War I present fascinating opportunities to study African Americans’ self-fashioning. When the sitters’ […]
After a decade of locating, scanning, describing and sharing thousands of pages of Indian School records, what do we know now that we didn’t know before. Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center Co-Director Jim Gerencser and Indian School researcher Kate Theimer will share what we've learned and explain how the new knowledge fits into our old […]
This program sets the stage for our upcoming exhibit on the railroads of Cumberland County Pennsylvania from 1831 to the present. It will provide an overview of when each section of railroad was built in the county, why it was constructed and its status up to the present time. The talk will focus on the […]
Jim Burgess will explore Mt Holly Springs’ history for the borough’s 150th anniversary of incorporation. RSVP Here:
Cumberland Valley Railroad/Railtrail: Its History in the Development of the Cumberland Valley and its Re-Creation as a Railtrail Treasure Come to hear how the Cumberland Valley Railroad developed the area, how it was abandoned when no longer useful as a rail transport, how it was reclaimed as a local recreational treasure and a lineal pollinator […]
Professional photographer and life-long railfan Jim Bradley documented 19 of the Reading Company's “Iron Horse Rambles” in the early 1960s. Jim Bradley's photos of the Iron Horse Rambles, now available in a CCHS publication, will be presented by CCHS Photo Archives volunteer, George Johnson. RSVP Here:
Worldwide, over three billion people play video games. Some of the best-known digital products have been history-based experiences. How do they affect our perceptions of the past? Can we use games as a way to create new conversations about historical events? John Heckman, the tattooed historian, addresses these questions. RSVP Here:
Ross Eugene Braught (1898-1983), once considered one of the premier artists of mid-twentieth century America, fell into relative obscurity upon his death. Recent exhibitions of his works and the publication of the book, Ross Eugene Braught: Man of Imagination, has created a renewed interest in his art placing him in the spotlight again. Braught spent […]
Award-winning author and journalist Joseph David Cress will talk about his four-book series World War II Memories and will share some of the stories of veterans who fought Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. Copies of his books will be on sale in Todd Hall starting at 5:30. Lecture will begin at 6. RSVP Here:
This presentation by Kevin Talhelm is based on the article "James Talhelm 1840-1921: The Story of An Engineer," which was published in the 2020 Cumberland County Historical Society Journal. This presentation is filled with short stories of train accidents and near misses experienced by James throughout his career. RSVP Here:
Local author and world traveler, Sherry Knowlton, talks about how her journeys around the country and the globe have broadened her approach to both her writing and her life in general. She’ll discuss how reading about the world outside her childhood home in Southcentral Pennsylvania launched a lifelong quest to see the places, people, and […]
Join us, as a part of Carlisle Summerfair, on Saturday, July 1st for Living History demonstrations by Stone House History, who will be bringing the life of a "bodger" family to life in the Vales Himes Park outside of the Historical Society Museum. Free and family friendly. Stone House History is owned and operated by […]
