Two Mile House Workday
Two Mile House 1189 Walnut Bottom Rd, Carlisle, PA, United StatesHelp us tidy the Two Mile House before we start the 2021 rental season! Work will take place in the gardens and inside the house.
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Book Group
Join us in discussing Fire Light: The Life of Angel DeCora, Winnebago Artist by Linda M. Waggoner. Discussion will be over Zoom. Must purchase own copy of the book.
McLain Bash
Every year CCHS' Two Mile House hosts a supper party in honor of the J. McLain and Mary Wheeler King family and our region's Celtic past. Whisky tastings, music, delicious food and great friends abound. The party is open to anyone 21 years of age and up. Join us in 2021 for another great time. […]
History Plus Horticulture at TMH
Todd Hall 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle, PA, United StatesThe Cumberland County Historical Society and the Penn State Master Gardeners are cooperating in a joint effort to celebrate history and horticulture with a program highlighting both. On August 2 at 5:30PM on the ground of the Two Mile House pollinator garden they will be presenting a program Planting in the Shade. The featured speaker […]
Adventures In History 21+ Summer Camp Sampler
Two Mile House 1189 Walnut Bottom Rd, Carlisle, PA, United StatesRegistration Closed No more wishing you could do what the kids do! CCHS will offer a one-day summer camp for adults. This year we will be moving forward to the 1800s with all new crafts, foods, and skills. At the end of a long day of learning and fun, wind down in the shaded gardens […]
CCHS Used Book Sale (Todd Hall)
Todd Hall 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle, PA, United StatesLooking for new reading material? Look no further because CCHS' is holding its much anticipated used book sale! We will be having two preview days on September 23rd & 24th in Todd Hall at 21 N. Pitt Street from 10am-4pm. Come to browse and purchase from our selection and stop at our exhibit if you […]
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Annual Gala presented by the Bobby Rahal Automotive Group
Two Mile House 1189 Walnut Bottom Rd, Carlisle, PA, United StatesCCHS is featuring a fashion show during its’ Inaugural Annual Gala presented by the Bobby Rahal Automotive Group on October 9, 2021. Inspired by the 2021 exhibit, “A Woman’s Place: The Changing Role of Women in Cumberland County,” CCHS invites regional fashion designers to pull inspiration from our textile collection and reinvent those looks for […]
Reed Architectural Lecture Series with John P. Reed
“Architecture is about Ideas: Grid, Sectional Space, Detail and Drawing” This talk examines four important topics of architectural design and thought through the prism of a number recently completed projects and designs by the architect, John Reed. The title references a welcoming lecture by the Architecture School’s Chairman in Mr. Reed’s freshman year in college. […]
Two Mile House Workday
Two Mile House 1189 Walnut Bottom Rd, Carlisle, PA, United StatesHelp us tidy Two Mile House as we wrap up the 2021 rental season. Work will take place in the gardens and inside the house. Please let us know you’ll help by emailing sfilipovich@historicalsociety.com
Camp Michaux Walking Tour
SOLD OUT Date: Saturday, November 13, 2021 1 PM David Smith, volunteer & Board President, will lead the popular Camp Michaux walking tour of the old Bunker Hill Farm; Pine Grove Furnace CCC Camp; Pine Grove Furnace POW Interrogation Camp; and the United Church of Christ & United Presbyterian Church Camp. Meet at the furnace […]
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Home from School: The Children of Carlisle Film Premiere
EVENT FULL Join CCHS at the Carlisle Theatre for the premiere of the film Home from School: The Children of Carlisle. Panel discussion to follow. Home From School - Official Trailer from Caldera Productions on Vimeo. About the film: In 2017 a delegation of Northern Arapaho tribal members traveled from Wyoming to Pennsylvania to […]
Blood Drive
To sign up visit www.redcrossblood.org & use sponsor code CCHS.