Harry Stickler and his Sister Kate of Boiling Springs
Harry Strickler was in possession of a relic from the battlefield at Gettysburg. It was a six-pound bombshell charged with powder and bullets.1 It nearly cost him his life.
Browse Encyclopedia
The Cumberland County Historical Encyclopedia is an expanding publication on the history of the Cumberland County. Covering a wide range of topics and the entire Cumberland County geographic region, the Encyclopedia seeks to be an initial entry point to those interested in the County's history. Entries seek to provide a list of resources available as well as showcasing some of the Cumberland County Historical Society's own collections.
Mr. Benjamin Stiles and his house on East High Street, Carlisle
An elegant three-story Federal brick town house stands on the south east corner of High and Bedford streets in Carlisle. Known as the Duncan-Stiles House, it was built c. 1811 by Carlisle attorney Thomas Duncan for the marriage of his son Stephen and his bride, Margaretta Love Stiles.
Harold Stone
Roy Harold Stone (22 June, 1914-18 November, 2007), universally known as Harold, often as Stoney, was a barber in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. He worked as a barber from his days as an apprentice at age fourteen until his retirement at age ninety-two.1
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.
A Brief History of the Susquehannock Nation and Other American Indians in the Susquehanna Valley
Many people assume that the history of Cumberland County began with the foundation of towns like Carlisle, Shippensburg, Newville, and Camp Hill by European settlers in the eighteenth century.
The Susquehannock Settlement at Lemoyne, Pennsylvania
The current day Borough of Lemoyne is in eastern Cumberland County, Pennsylvania on the western shore of the broad Susquehanna River, across from the state capitol at Harrisburg. Lemoyne’s central location in the Susquehanna River Valley makes it an enticing place to live now.
Agnes Swanzey (1743-1826) widow of John Steele and John Jordan
Agnes Swansey was born on June 30, 1743, grew up on her parent’s farm in West Pennsborough Township, and in 1761 married John Steele a Carlisle tavernkeeper.1 Her husband died sometime between 1769 and 1776 when she appeared on Carlisle tax lists as Agnes Steel, widow.
G. Wilson Swartz: A Lawyer’s Life
You’ve recently sold a horse because you no longer want to pay for its upkeep. But a few days later, you find it back in your barn, eating your hay. Can you force the buyer to honor the sale and take the horse away?
Tea and Tea Drinking in the 18th Century
In January 1773, merchant Samuel Wharton wrote the following observations about tea drinking in America.
"The use of teas, and of the black sort in particular, is so common and fashionable in America that it is usually drank twice a day, even by the Frontier inhabitants of all the colonies...