Notable Gunsmiths of Cumberland County
The manufacture, or making by hand, of firearms (almost exclusively longrifles) dates to the era of British colonization and settlement of the Cumberland Valley.
Carlisle
Robert D. Guthrie: Clockmaker and Silversmith
Brought to Carlisle from Chester County, Pennsylvania in 1772 at the age of seven,[1] Robert Darlington Guthrie would spend his adult life making silver and clocks for the residents of Cumberland County and train three of his sons to follow his profession.[2]
Robert Guthrie, Sr.: Eighteenth Century Joiner
An “honest laborious man” by his own account; a fighting Irishman judging from the number of times he was indicted for assault and battery,1 Guthrie built many houses in Carlisle during the 25 or more years he worked, including the “English” Church (St.
Halloween Customs
All Hallow’s Eve--the night when witches and hobgoblins supposedly walk abroad. What began in the 1860s as a night of boyish pranks evolved into a county-wide celebration of parties, parades and fun.
Hamilton Library Association
James Hamilton, Jr., founder of the Hamilton Library and Historical Association, was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on October 16, 1793, the only son of Judge James Hamilton (born 1752 in Belfast, Ireland, died February 13, 1819) and his wife Sarah Thomson, daughter of Rev. William and Susanna Ross Thomson.
Hamilton Library Association Reports, 1881 and 1900
To mark the 125th anniversary of the Hamilton Library Association Cumberland County History reprints here the Association's first annual report, for the year 1881, and a subsequent annual report, for 1900.
Hamilton Library Association: Program for 1906-1907
Stated Meetings in the Library Building, October 1906.– April 1907. Friday, October 19th, 7.30 P. M. Indian Training School, its Origin, its Progress, and the Difficulties Surmounted. Paper by General R. H. Pratt.
Hamilton Library Association: Program for 1907-1908
Stated Meetings in the Library Building
October 1907---April 1908.
Hamilton Library Association: Program for 1908-1909
Stated Meetings in the Library Building. October 1908----April 1909
Emmeline Hamilton (1804-1823)
Emmeline Veazey Hamilton, daughter of Judge James and Sarah Hamilton, was born on December 8, 1804, and although she lived for only eighteen years, her name was carried on in her relatives’ families for several generations. (Emmeline Hamilton Parker Grubb, Emmeline Cruse and Emmeline Bradish.)