Bob Loy
Interview of Bob Loy for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Loy discusses his time on the Carlisle High School Band under the leadership of Band Director Hans Uberseder.
Carlisle High School
Emma Louise Thompson McGowan
Emma Louise Thompson McGowan was born in Winchester, Virginia in 1876. When she was thirteen years old, McGowan moved with her family from Winchester, Virginia to Carlisle, Pennsylvania escaping the devastation of the South and seeking a new life in the North.
Timothy Scott
Interview of Timothy Scott at the Black History Festival in Carlisle, Pennsylvania for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library Memory Bank. Scott discusses how he came to Carlisle as a child to be closer to his mother's family and how close knit the community was at that time. Scott mentions hanging around arcades and the greater level of retail stores and less restaurants. Scott mentions the run of championship basketball teams at Carlisle High School in the 1980s.
Clarence M. Smith – Band Director, Business Owner
Born in 1882, Smith learned to play the cornet in 1896 at the age of 14.
Al Speers
Interview with Al Speers for the Second Presbyterian Church and the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Speers discusses his involvement with the Second Presbyterian Church.
Charlie Stringfellow
Interview with Charlie Stringfellow, Rick Hrip, Bob Marek, and Mark Fishkin focusing on the golf career of Stringfellow and the Carlisle Country Club.
George B. Stuart – Lawyer, Benefactor
George B. Stuart was born on July 31, 1912 in Carlisle to Walter and Laura J. Peffer Stuart Jr. Graduating from Carlisle High School, Stuart attended the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School and Dickinson School of Law to earn his law degree, where he practiced in Carlisle all his life.
James W. Sullivan – Printer, Activist, Government Official
James W. Sullivan was born on March 9, 1848, to Timothy and Elizabeth Hagan Sullivan. The family lived at 17-19 North East Street in Carlisle. Sullivan, a good student, finished all but his last year at Carlisle High School.
Russ Sutton
Russ Sutton discusses growing up in Carlisle, Pennsylvania for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Sutton focuses on his days attending local schools in Carlisle as well as his undergraduate days at Dickinson College. Sutton then moves on to discuss his time in the Army as a member of the 2nd Armored Division and his work with the Pennsylvania Department of Education and many charity efforts.
Esther Tritt (Women in World War II)
Esther Tritt describes her work at the Middletown Air Service Depot during World War II as a production control worker responsible for locating parts for damaged airplanes that were being repaired at Middletown as well as other experiences during WWII including her marriage to husband Wayne Tritt.