Hartman, Regina

Regina Hartman

A pageant in front of the First Presbyterian Church, in 1934, showing people dressed in colonial costumes, in celebration of the church's 200th anniverary.

During the colonial era, Cumberland County was on the western frontier of colonial settlement. Although treaties had been signed allowing legal settlement, peaceful relations with Native Americans was not achieved until the 1770s.

Red, White, and Bonded: The Surprising Truth Behind the Experiences of Some White Captives Living Among the Indians

The rolling hills and wooded valleys of Central Pennsylvania, now so tranquil, were, a mere 240 years ago, the scene of dramatic, violent, and sometimes heartrending confrontations between the Native Americans and the incoming white European settlers. Cumberland County at that time comprised the western frontier, and Scots-Irish settlers were rapidly establishing a presence in lands that had long been home to the Delaware Indians.