Professional photographer and life-long railfan Jim Bradley documented 19 of the Reading Company's “Iron Horse Rambles” in the early 1960s. Jim Bradley's photos of the Iron Horse Rambles, now available […]
Worldwide, over three billion people play video games. Some of the best-known digital products have been history-based experiences. How do they affect our perceptions of the past? Can we use […]
Mark your calendars and join CCHS on May 19, 2023 at the Carlisle Barracks Golf Course. The CCHS Golf Classic supports the CCHS History POPS! program designed to give back […]
West of Franklin and at the end of G Street in Carlisle. Join a community effort to clean-up Union Cemetery. RSVP Here:
Ross Eugene Braught (1898-1983), once considered one of the premier artists of mid-twentieth century America, fell into relative obscurity upon his death. Recent exhibitions of his works and the publication […]
Award-winning author and journalist Joseph David Cress will talk about his four-book series World War II Memories and will share some of the stories of veterans who fought Nazi Germany […]
This presentation by Kevin Talhelm is based on the article "James Talhelm 1840-1921: The Story of An Engineer," which was published in the 2020 Cumberland County Historical Society Journal. This […]
Local author and world traveler, Sherry Knowlton, talks about how her journeys around the country and the globe have broadened her approach to both her writing and her life in […]
Join the Cumberland County Historical Society, Visit Cumberland Valley, Love Carlisle Downtown Carlisle Association, and Dan Collison State Farm as we kick off summer with a live lunchtime event on […]
Play ball! Join us for a day of historic 19th century base ball. Keystone Base Ball Club vs. the CCHS Molly Pitchers. The game will be played at the South […]
July 1, 11 a.m. (Full) AND 1 p.m., meet at History on High – The Shop Led by Shawn Gladden. Please R.S.V.P. in advance as there is a 25 person maximum. […]
Join us, as a part of Carlisle Summerfair, on Saturday, July 1st for Living History demonstrations by Stone House History, who will be bringing the life of a "bodger" family […]
