Carlisle

Allen Powell

Allen Powell was born in Front Royal in Warren County, Virginia in 1838. Allen was raised in Virginia, but few records detaling the nature of his upbringing have survived. Allen left Viriginia sometime prior to the 1863, as he enlilsted in the 54 Regiment of the Massachusettes United States Colored Troops in Readville, MA on April 29th, 1863. During the war, Allen suffered a shell wound to his left knee and a broken skull. Despite these injuries, Allen survived the war, and was discharged on August 20th, 1865 in Charleston, South Carolina.

John Proctor: Whitesmith (1784-1847)

Scan of Proctor’s list of charges for work done for the county buildings in 1812 and 1813 and submitted to the County Commissioners for payment.

“John Proctor was a well-known figure in the industrial world of Carlisle in the early days; he made bits when they were made and filed and plated by hand, silver money being melted to get material for the plating.” Proctor was working in Carlisle as early as 1812 according to a bill he submitted to the County Commissioners for work done at the jail and the court house. The work included making locks, keys, and hinges for window shutters.

The Public and Private in Writing History

History is, on the one hand, individual stories and, on the other, stories of groups, nations and cultures. In my recollection of classes I took when I was in college, the starting point was the latter, but in my recent experience of trying to write history, I began with individual stories I found in the Johnson Collection in the Cumberland County Historical Society - a collection of letters and papers of an African-American family in Carlisle.

Judge Sylvia Rambo

Interview of Judge Sylvia Rambo for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Rambo discusses her life at the Second Presbyterian Church in Carlisle as well as her career as a lawyer and a Judge.

Barbara Redmond

Interview of Barbara Redmond for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library an initiative of the Cumberland County Historical Society. Redman discusses how she moved to Mount Holly Springs, PA and the make up of the neighborhood of Mountain Street and Cedar Avenue in Mount Holly.

Barbara Redmond

Barbara Redmond interview by the Orton Family Foundation on the Mount Tabor AME Zion Church and cemetery. Redman dicusses the influence of the Church in the lives of its congregants.

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