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Cumberland County Historical Society Golf Classic
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 […]
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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 StatesRoss 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 StatesAward-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 […]
Family Railroad Passport Summer Program Kickoff
Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt Street, Carlisle, PA, United StatesJoin 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. […]
Living History Day with Stone House History during Carlisle Summerfair
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 […]
The Depression and the Lean Years
In this PowerPoint presentation, Robert Gerard describes his experiences as a young boy during the Great Depression and the early years of WWII. He talks about the impact on his […]
100 years of Enola Yard, 1905 thru 2005 and beyond
Did you know that in the mid-twentieth century, this was the largest freight yard in the world. The Executive Director of the Historical Society of East Pennsboro, Jim Leonard, will […]