November 8 – Historic Railroad Week
November 8, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - November 12, 2021 @ 8:00 pm
Train enthusiasts, mark your calendar for Historic Railroad Week, November 8-12. Five historical societies in the area and the Carroll County Public Library have formed a partnership to offer 5 different talks on the history of the railroad:
Monday, November 8, 7:00 pm – Rail Industry Workers in Cumberland County, PA, presented by the Cumberland County Historical Society
Tuesday, November 9, 7:00 pm – The Rail Industry in York County, presented by the York History Center
Wednesday, November 10, 7:00 pm – The Impact of the Railroad on the Iron Furnaces, by Franklin County Historical Society
Thursday, November 11, 7:00 pm – The Restoration of America’s Train Stations, by Adams County Historical Society
Friday, November 12, 7:00 pm – The Western Maryland Railroad, by Historical Society of Carroll County (Jim Shriver)
These talks will be streamed on the Carroll County Public Library’s Facebook or YouTube sites. To join in, go to the CCPL Calendar of Events: https://ccpl.librarymarket.com/events/month/2021/11?keywords=historic%20railroads%20week&ongoing_events=show
The event will be streamed on the Carroll County Library Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/carrollcountypubliclibrary) and the Carroll County Library YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/libraryccpl)
Organization: Carroll County Public Library
Contact Name: Dorothy Stoltz
Phone: 443.293.3145
Event Email: dstoltz@carr.org
