The Centenary of US Entry into World War I with Special Focus on the Service of Volunteer Fire Companies - Presented by Randy Watts and Sandy Mader
Jesse Webb will speak on the LeTort Star Masonic Lodge on North St. in Carlisle as part of the Black History Month Celebration.
Saturday, February 11 from 10:30 am to 1:00 pm Elaine Haag of Elaine Haag Designs, a Nuno Felting Demonstration.
Monuments, Men, and Memory: Remembering and Forgetting the Great War in Shippensburg, PA - Presented by Steven Burg, Shippensburg University
African-American Troops from Cumberland County in World War I - Celebrate African-American History Month - Presented by Stephanie Jirard, Shippensburg University
Join CCHS in celebrating Black History Month at the Black History Festival hosted by Hope Station. This year the festival will be held at New Life Community Church (64 E. North St., Carlisle, PA). CCHS will be hosting a Story Telling booth in partnership with the Greater Carlisle Heart and Soul project as well as […]
Lenore Embick Flower - Celebrate Women’s History Month - Presented by Dawn Flower-Webb and Lenore R. Flower
Women and Women’s Groups of Cumberland County in World War I - Celebrate International Women’s Day - Presented by Sandy Mader
Opening reception for Trends and Thread: Women, Family and Society in 19th Century Samplers. Reception will include finger foods catered by the Whiskey Rebellion as well as wine and beer. RSVP at 717-249-7610 by March 22, 2017.
On Saturday, April 8th, Paul D. Hoch will be available from 11 am to 2 pm to autograph his newest book, Carlisle Car Shows Collectors, Cars & Their Stories. We published this book completely in-house, and are thankful for all who helped to create it. Creating a book is definitely a group effort!
Barbara Landis will give a PowerPoint presentation of a virtual tour of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. This tour is designed to prepare visitors for self-guided tours of the old school grounds. The school closed in 1918 however; many of the actual buildings are still standing and are registered as a National Historic Landmark.
Textile Conservator Carol Reed will discuss various treatments she has done in the past 20 years. She will explain how each treatment requires an individual approach and poses its own set of problems. Treatments to be discussed include objects from the Historical Society’s Collection, replacing areas of loss, carriage upholstery and more.
