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  • Nature Craft Night: Outdoor Decor

    Craighead House 318 E. Old Yord Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

    Attendees will learn how to make various things out of dried flowers.  RSVPs are requested so we know how many supplies will be needed. It is only necessary to RSVP for the number of children to be attending. Reserving places but not showing up deprives children of the opportunity to attend. If one are all...

  • The Wonderful World of Ice and Snow

    Craighead House 318 E. Old Yord Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

    Geologist Noel Potter will take us on a journey through ice and snow, discussing the make-up, and the many fascinating forms, of glaciers, snowflakes, sea ice, permafrost, avalanches and so much more in a cold, wet world. What better way to spend an hour in August!

  • Culinary Herbs: Growing and Using Herbs

    Craighead House 318 E. Old Yord Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

    Join us as Master Gardener Carol Glasgow gives a presentation on how to grow, harvest, and use the 10 most popular culinary herbs, as well as their history and traditions down through the ages.

  • Conservation and the Craigheads

    Craighead House 318 E. Old Yord Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

    Stop by Craighead House as Mark Madison, Historian for the US Fish and Wildlife Service in Shepherdstown, West Virginia talks about the Craighead family and their many contributions to the sciences, conservation and environmentalism.

  • Researching & Writing Julie of the Wolves

    Craighead House 318 E. Old Yord Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

    Listen to Luke George talk about his mother, Jean Craighead George, researching her Newbery Award-winning Julie of the Wolves. RSVP your seat HERE.

  • Camp Craighead: The Summer of the Falcon Tour

    Craighead House 318 E. Old Yord Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

    This tour, which is geared toward upper elementary through high school students, will immerse participants in Jean Craighead George’s 1962 novel Summer of the Falcon which is set at Craighead House. Participants will have the opportunity to see the inside of the house and walk the grounds while hearing excerpts from the novel.

  • Growing Up Wild with Twig Craighead George

    Craighead House 318 E. Old Yord Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

    Twig George, an author in her own right, and daughter of famous children’s author and naturalist Jean Craighead George, will give a talk and tell stories from Jean’s notes and diaries about spending summers at Craighead House as well as back stories for some of Jean’s books, as well as her own.

  • The Twilight Garden

    Craighead House 318 E. Old Yord Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

    The Twilight Garden: Nightfall brings a new dimension to the garden. Join us as Master Gardener, Susan Janton, presents a unique perspective on gardens that can “glow after dark” with heavenly fragrances and moonlight sparkle, as well as insight on the hidden creatures and night pollinators that emerge at night to start their “day”!

  • Feathered Friends Flock: Bluebirds

    Craighead House 318 E. Old Yord Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

    Learn about Pennsylvania’s native Eastern Bluebirds. There will be an education component as well as crafts. This program is FREE and for children in grades K to 5.

  • Annual Perennial Exchange

    Craighead House 318 E. Old Yord Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

    Mark your calendars now! This is the event you don’t want to miss this month. Bring up to 5 labeled perennial plants between 9:30-10. At 10, we will exchange them.

  • Birding 101

    Craighead House 318 E. Old Yord Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

    Join us as birding enthusiast Andy Dapkins presents a talk on how to get started in the world of birding, followed by a bird walk around Craighead House.

  • Bountiful Gardens with Beneficial Insects

    Craighead House 318 E. Old Yord Rd., Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States

    Join Heather Andrews, Master Gardener and the host of Garden Thoughtfully, as she talks about growing a bountiful vegetable garden and the formula for increasing yield while decreasing pests.

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