George W. Foland’s Phoenix Restaurant and Bowling Saloon
In August 1859, Jacob Rheem held the Grand Opening of his new Hall in Carlisle located behind the Courthouse on Courthouse Avenue.
Sports
Bill Jacoby
Bill Jacoby discusses Mount Holly Springs baseball with Jim Burgess for the Mount Holly Springs Heart and Soul Project.
Chad Johnson
Interview of Chad Johnson for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Johnson discusses his work at the Carlisle Barracks and how sports connects those stationed at the base with the greater Carlisle community. Johnson also discusses how he created a local AAU Basketball team, the Carlisle Rocks, and how basketball can change lives.
The Origin of Lacrosse at the Carlisle Indian School
In the late winter of January, 1910 Carlisle Indian School Athletic Director, Glen "Pop" Warner announced his intentions to replace the school's baseball program with lacrosse.
Paul Richards
Interview of Paul Richards for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library Memory Bank. Richards discusses growing up in Wilkes-Barre, PA and how he came to be involved in swimming and coaching.
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.
Jim Thorpe – Athlete, Activist
James Francis Thorpe was born in 1887 to Hiram Thorpe and Charlotte Vieux in a one-room cabin near Prague, Oklahoma. Hiram was a farmer and Charlotte, a Pottawatomie Indian, a descendant of the last great Sauk and Fox chief Black Hawk, a noted warrior and athlete.