George Washington Chair Sold in 1931
One-hundred and thirty-seven years after George Washington supposedly sat in a Sheraton chair in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, it was sold.
Carlisle
“The German” A Society Cotillion
“The Social Event of the Season: Dewitt Clinton Bosler Gives a German in the Armory” proclaimed the newspaper. The article described an event held in Carlisle on the evening of December 28, 1896. Dewitt Clinton Bosler, a wealthy bachelor, gave his third annual German.
German Bakers of Carlisle
The 1861 “List of Retailers” in Carlisle included five bakers. At least three of them were German immigrants who had settled in Carlisle in the 1830s and 1840s; John Sellers, John Schmohl and George Grossman.
The German Lutheran and Reformed Churches in Cumberland County, 1763-1793
In order to understand the early years of the German Lutheran and Reformed churches in Cumberland County, we need to know something about the beginnings of these two churches in colonial Pennsylvania and also about the pattern of the county's early settlement.
Geronimo and Carlisle
Geronimo is one of the most famous figures in the history of the American West. To the Apaches he was a war shaman, or medicine man, respected for the great mystical power he possessed. To his enemies, the Mexicans and the Americans, he was a vicious and fearless warrior. His name became a battle cry that struck terror into the hearts of those who heard it.
Jeff Gibelius
Interview of Jeff Gibelius for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Gibelius discusses how he came to be the lead pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church including his early life in Ballston Lake, New York and how the Church has changed over the years.
Amelia S. Givin (1845-1915)
Amelia Steele Givin was born on October 31, 1845. She was the only daughter of Robert and Sara (Gibson) Givin; she had four brothers who predeceased her. Her father and his brother, Samuel, were the founders of a paper mill in Mt.
Henry Glass: Hotel Keeper
American Volunteer, May 2, 1861. “DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. Glass’ Hotel in Ashes—Narrow Escape of the Inmates—Heavy Loss, etc.
Richard I. Gobin
Interview of Richard I. Gobin by Blair Williams on August 11, 2015. The interview focuses on Gobin's early life growing up in Cumberland County as well as his studies to become a pharmacist and eventually taking over three pharmacies in Cumberland County. Gobin also recounts stories told to him about Jim Thorpe and other individuals who have made an impact on the County.
Goodbye, Molly Pitcher
The story of Molly Pitcher of Monmouth, firing her cannon at the British over the body of her husband, was (and is) a popular part of the history of the War of the Revolution, as read by Americans after 1840. After the story had been repeated in one historical account after another and depicted in several well-known prints, it became widely accepted as an accurately recounted event.