Albert Abelt: All-Around Artist-Athlete (1913-1964)
The story of Albert Abelt is one of both a talented artist and a natural-born athlete. His uniquely coupled talents, varying pursuits, and adventurous life make him a fascinating subject.
2002 Summer, Volume 19, Issue 1
Book Review: Twentieth Century Thoughts: Carlisle: The Past Hundred Years
Ann Kramer Hoffer, Twentieth Century Thoughts. Carlisle: The Past Hundred Years. Carlisle: Cumberland County Historical Society, 2001.
James W. Sullivan, Carlisle Man of Letters
The front page of the Wednesday, September 28, 1938, Evening Sentinel displayed two large headlines with accompanying pictures. One portrait was of President Franklin D. Roosevelt with the stated hope he could act as a peacemaker in the Hitler initiated German-Czechoslovakian dispute. The other, an image of an elderly, bearded gentleman, bore the legend: "Distinguished Citizen Passes."
James W. Sullivan: An Autobiographical Letter
This letter was written by James W Sullivan to his good friends Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Daller Bache Smead and their daughter Jane Van Ness Smead of Carlisle. It is printed here by the kind permission of Raphael S. Hays, II of Carlisle, who has also provided the illustrations. The Editor.
The Near-Death Experience of John Wilkins
Most of us are familiar with contemporary descriptions of the near-death experience: the bright light, the tunnel, and the feeling of being "out of the body." Those who have had the near death experience also describe being taken to the other side, only to be told that they had died before their time and that they must go back.