RSVP to the exhibit opening on March 28 from 5-7 PM

As we work to uncover forgotten and ignored stories, this panel will ask how should we learn from them. How are these stories being told in our community, in a classroom, a museum, or in the media? How can we use what we have learned about our past to heal? Panelists will look into the […]

Historic Carlisle, Inc. (HCI), a tax-exempt volunteer organization whose mission is to celebrate the long and proud history of Carlisle and its environs, announces that it will present professionally produced interpretive presentations to students of the Carlisle School District and the general public on Friday, April 12, 2019. Melissa McCann, an honored elder of the […]

The last of the Hops & History Series at Burd’s Nest. Barbara Landis will examine temperance and prohibition at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School This series will be offered once a month through April. These programs will be held at Burd's Nest on N. Hanover Street and not at CCHS.

Implicit bias, including stereotypes and generalizations, can impact the way we remember our past and interact in our community today. Tameka Hatcher from the PA Human Relations Commission will lead a workshop on identifying implicit bias that can impact decision - making in our community. This event is being held at Carlisle YWCA.

We’re closing our series with a celebration of our community’s past & present heritage with a potluck dinner at Second Presbyterian Church. We’re asking community members to donate a main, side dish, or dessert that has meaning to your family, history or culture. Along with a dish, individuals have the option of submitting a story […]

This tour is currently full. Learn about Carlisle’s Civil War history from our volunteer Civil War guide, Dennis Minnich. Meet at the Cumberland County Historical Society. Cost: $8/member; $12/nonmember; $5/school-age-children

You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade… A paratrooper is left for dead among dying enemy soldiers. A medic survives captivity in Nazi Germany only to be liberated by the Russians. A recon scout draws gunfire to save GIs trapped on the Siegfried Line. In a salute to a fading generation, award-winning journalist […]

Tickets: $45/$80 This is one Speakeasy that is not a secret! May is Preservation Month and we are honoring preservation in Cumberland County with a Speakeasy themed Preservation Awards Reception. This year’s reception will be held in the historic Odd Fellow’s Hall (above our G.B. Stuart Workshop and Museum Shop). Attendees will have an opportunity […]

Registration is closed. 7:00 AM Depart from the Two Mile House 1189 Walnut Bottom Rd. Carlisle, PA 3:30 PM Depart for Carlisle. Normal travel time between 2 - 2.5 hours. On May 23, 2019, join CCHS for a bus trip to Wintethur to see the dazzling gold of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation robe to the simple […]

Mt. Tabor Cemetery on Cedar Street in Mount Holly Springs. For questions contact Lindsay Varner at lvarner@historicalsociety.com

Comfort Suites Downtown Carlisle 10 S. Hanover Street, Carlisle, PA 17013 Help commemorate George Washington's visit to Carlisle in the summer of 1794 with an evening of music by David and Ginger Hildebrand. Music offers a wonderful view into the events and people involved in the Whiskey Rebellion - through songs written by John Dickinson […]