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Dr. Tom Benjey, Carlisle Indian School Football Historian, will present an alternate history based on a question not previously asked: What if Jim Thorpe had remained at Carlisle instead of taking a two-year hiatus playing minor league baseball. Register HERE.
Decorations will be made out of evergreen and other materials. This is a Camp Craighead event. RSVP if you plan on attending to ensure that enough seats & materials are available for your child or children. Register HERE.
Mrs. Santa Claus is coming to visit Craighead House on Sunday, November 24th from 2 until 4. If your child is under 8 or still believes in Santa, please join us. A parent must join the child. Mrs. Claus will be bringing her favorite elf, Heidi. Mrs. Claus will be reading Christmas stories and singing...
Brian Howard, Chief Conservator at BR Howard and Associates, has dedicated his career to historic preservation and art conservation, including the kitchen walls and artwork at Craighead House. Join Brian, and his wife Jolene, as they talk about the intricate conservation work that went into this phase of renovating the house, as well as a...
In Honor of the Army’s 250th Anniversary. The Carlisle Barracks is the oldest continually operating military facility in the United States of America. Come listen to Cumberland County Historical Society’s Education Director, Matthew March tell stories from the many national and local roles the “barracks” has played, over the past 268 years.
Insects are the most diverse and abundant creatures on Earth. Learn about the emerging science and evidence for widespread insect decline, and what we can do to help reverse the trend. Professor Douglas’ talk is part of our “A Talk in the Garden” series of gardening talks. Maggie Douglas, PhD, is an assistant professor of...
Join us for our first Camp Craighead Kid’s Craft Night of the season making Gnome and Fairy houses out of items found in nature. Seating is limited to 20 children. Parents or guardians must accompany children during the event. RSVP HERE.
A 2025 summerfair event. Find more information and updates here.
Butterflies: how do we know what we know about these amazing insects? Two hundred years before Darwin, and before modern museums, a young woman in the late 1600s was the first to document the complete lifecycle of a butterfly, called metamorphosis. Through observation and detailed paintings, she became one of the first “citizen scientists” of her...
Have you ever listened for the first robin song of spring or watched a Bald Eagle soaring across the sky? Birds are an ever-present part of our lives and there are many ways that we can make a difference in providing a better world for them. Come learn about the birds who call PA home,...
Twins John and Frank Craighead Jr. were integral in introducing the sport of falconry into the US when they were in their teens in the 1930s. Summers spent at Craighead House training and flying their hawks turned into a National Geographic magazine article, and a book on falconry, creating “falconry” friends from around the world,...
Event is free, but pre-registration is required. November 16, 2025, 2 pm, Jim Gerencser and Kate Theimer More than a decade of work by the Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center has made new insights possible - both large and small - about the history and effects of the school on indigenous students. This talk...
