Patrick Murphy
Interview of Patrick Murphy for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library Memory Bank. Murphy discusses his life in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania and his military service in World War II.
Boiling Springs
The National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County
The National Register of Historic Places was organized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
Pennsylvania -- A Song
One mission of Cumberland County History is to make available to a wider audience than might otherwise see them documents pertaining to Cumberland County.
State Historical Markers in Cumberland County
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) has overseen a program to recognize important historical sites throughout the Commonwealth since 1946. Prior to that, a program existed that identified historical sites with a plaque.
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.
Richard Tritt
Interview of Richard Tritt by Susan Meehan on May 6, 2014. Tritt discusses his life in Cumberland County including Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, Boiling Springs, and Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
Dean Vaughn
Interview of Dean Vaughn for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library Memory Bank of the Cumberland County Historical Society. Vaughn discusses growing up in Boiling Springs in the post-WWII era before volunteering for the United States Army. He then discusses how he developed his memory techniques while working for RCA in Thule, Greenland and what led him to establish his own company.