CCHS Holiday Family Event and Photo Opportunity Celebrate the holiday season with CCHS as we feature the Nutcracker in the G.B. Stuart Workshop. Families can get their photo with the Central PA Youth Ballet’s Sugar Plum Fairy Queen, decorate a Rat King crown, or design a nutcracker mask. Fresh cut wreaths will be for […]
Join us for a trip to Union County to visit Mifflinburg’s version of an authentic Christmas market. The 31st annual Christkindl Market ex-tends along 2 ½ blocks in the heart of Mifflinburg with over 100 huts of vendors selling unique crafts and food items. Enjoy German favorites such as Gluhwein, sweet sausages, potato pancakes, lebkuchen […]
Lindsay Varner will discuss the Mt. Tabor AME Zion Church & Cemetery in Mt. Holly Springs and the on-going preservation work on the site.
Join CCHS during the Ice Festival Weekend: Local Artist Demonstration by Elaine Haag: February 8, 10:30 a.m.– 1 p.m. History on High – The Shop Matthew Dodd: February 8, 11 a.m.–3:00 p.m. G.B. Stuart Workshop
Join Cara Curtis and Lindsay Varner for a talk on the history of Lincoln Cemetery in Carlisle. Please feel free to bring a lunch.
Gain a new perspective on the museum’s exhibits with a special walk through with the Museum Curator, Rachel Knapp. Hear about the tricks, troubles, and the thought process museum staff utilizes to help make an exhibit come to life. Cost: Free to members; $5 nonmembers
Molly Pitcher Stitchers (MPS), in co-operation with the Cumberland County Historical Society (CCHS), will provide a children's class on Saturday, February 22, 2020. The stitches include cross-stitch, satin stitch, back stitch, and outline stitch. This program will be taught from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon at The History on High Shop. Children ages 7 […]
Visit our table at the Hamilton Elementary School during Hope Station's Black History Festival. Hamilton Elementary is located at: 735 Clay St, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013
Help CPARC raise awareness about Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Awareness month. Join CPARC for a scavenger hunt at the Cumberland County Historical Society. Participants from the CPARC Community Fusion day program are eager to meet you and search for clues in the museum! CPARC staff and individuals love doing the scavenger hunts that the […]
TOUR BOOKED Visit the museum and their special exhibition Cost of Revolution: The Life and Death of an Irish Soldier. The tour will leave Two Mile House at 9:00am. Participants will have time to explore Historic Philadelphia and have lunch on their own before touring the Museum. Dinner is arrainged at the Black Powder Tavern […]
Join Sharon Filipovich for a tour of the historic Two Mile House. Visitors will hear the history of the house and learn about current uses of the property by CCHS. Members free; $5 for nonmembers
Slavery in the North Book Group over Zoom. Please note that new registrants will need to provide a copy of the book for themselves.
