This is Us Quilting Movement Talk
Rev. Yvette Davis, Director of the Popel Shaw Center for Race & Ethnicity at Dickinson College, will share about the Center’s work with Communities of Color at Dickinson. She will […]
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County Seat Walking Tour Featuring the Whiskey Rebellion
Dates: Saturday, October 12, 2024 10:00 AMMatthew March, Education Director, will lead this walking tour that will explore some of the sites in the historic district of Carlisle, featuring those […]
Unveiling Carlisle’s Molly Pitcher Book Signing
History on High - The Shop 33 W High St, Carlisle, PA, United StatesJoin us at History on High for the new Molly Pitcher books by Joan M. West. One book is geared towards children, the other adults.
The History of the Underground Railroad and Abolitionist Throughout South Central Pennsylvania
Documentary Screening by Keystones Oral History and Bryan Wade. This documentary will highlight a history of the Underground Railroad and the abolitionists throughout South Central Pennsylvania. A major focus will […]
Annual House Open Meeting
Join CCHS staff and board for this members-only open house with refreshments. Featuring a special visual presentation by Richard Tritt, photo curator. He will highlight his 40 years of curating […]
Lost and Found: The Rediscovery of Colonial Fort Halifax
Fort Halifax, in what’s now northern Dauphin County, was a garrisoned supply depot during the 7 Years War. Its precise location was lost to history until a series of archaeological […]
Visionary Road to the Capital, The Little-Known Life of John Harris, Jr.
Todd Hall 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle, PA, United StatesDavid Biser who is the official John Harris Jr. for the Historical Society of Dauphin County and the city of Harrisburg PA will speak on speak on our important neighbor. […]
Year End Tax Planning Workshop
Todd Hall 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle, PA, United StatesIt’s that time of year again. Come join Attorney Alvin Blitz, as he reviews the current year-end tax and estate planning strategies for 2024. Don’t miss out on this informative […]
Camp Michaux Walking Tour
David Smith 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 finally the […]
Quirky Carlisle Book Signing
Come join us for a book signing at History on High: "Quirky Carlisle: Stunning Tales and Strange Goings-On", the latest book by Joseph David Cress.
Colonial Washington and Me
Todd Hall 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle, PA, United StatesThe J. Sherwood McGinnis, Jr. War, Peace, and Justice Project and the Carlisle Bridge Builders present author Jeffrey E. Finegan, Sr. and first-person historical interpreters George Washington and his enslaved […]
Babes in the Woods Talk
Todd Hall 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle, PA, United States90 years ago this November, bodies found near Pine Grove Furnace led to a national search for their identity and the reasons behind their deaths. Historian and author of “The […]