Iron Horse Rambles Talk

Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United States

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 […]

Playing in the Past: History and Digital Gaming

Todd Hall 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle, PA, United States

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 […]

Union Cemetery Clean-Up

West of Franklin and at the end of G Street in Carlisle. Join a community effort to clean-up Union Cemetery. RSVP Here:

Ross Braught: Man of Imagination

Todd Hall 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle, PA, United States

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 […]

World War II Memories: The Book Series

Todd Hall 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle, PA, United States

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 […]

Life on the Rails: the Story of a CVRR Engineer

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 […]

Expanding Your Horizons and Finding Historical Connections through Travel

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 general. She’ll discuss how reading about the world outside her childhood home in Southcentral Pennsylvania launched a lifelong quest to see the places, people, and […]

Family Railroad Passport Summer Program Kickoff

Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United States

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 […]

Father’s Day Baseball Classic

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 […]

Oddfellows Building Tour

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. Cost: Members Free; Non-members $5 Non-Members Register Here Members RSVP Below: