Rachel Seitz
Interview of Rachel Seitz for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library in partnership with the Greater Carlisle Heart and Soul Project. Seitz discusses growing up in West Pennsboro and spending time in Carlisle.
Carlisle
Mersad Sejmenovic
Mersad Sejmenovic was born in the town of Cerska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in 1982. He talks about his family, some of which live near him in Carlisle, PA, and some of which still live in Bosnia.
Runaway Servants
Servants played an important role in the economy of colonial and post-Revolutionary War America.
John Sheaffer
Interview of John Sheaffer of the Union Fire Company by Randy Watts on March 25, 2015. The interview focuses on the Union Fire Company and Cumberland Fire Company both in Carlisle, Pennsylvania as well as fire fighting in general.
Robert E. Shipp Sr.
Interview of Robert E. Shipp Sr. of the Union Fire Company by Randy Watts on March 16, 2015. The interview focuses on the Union Fire Company in Carlisle, Pennsylvania as well as fire fighting in general.
Casper Shirk
Casper Shirk served in Company E of the 5th Massachusetts Colored Cavalry Regiment. He was born around 1836, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, the middle of nine siblings, to parents Harriet and Casper Shirk. He was about 14 years old and attending school when the 1850 Federal Census was taken.1 He enlisted as a private with Company E on January 29, 1864, and his Company Descriptive Book lists him as twenty-eight years old, 5 feet and 4 inches tall, with black hair, eyes, and complexion.
Scott Shirk
Interview of Scott Shirk for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Shirk discusses his time in the United States Army.
Judge Dale F. Shughart – President Judge of Cumberland County Court
Judge Dale F. Shughart was born on July 21, 1913 in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Boiling Springs High School before earning a degree from Dickinson College.
Mary Ann Shughart
Interview of Mary Ann Shughart by Carolyn Osborn for the Cumberland County Historical Society. Shughart discusses her life including her experiences during World War II while her husband, Dale F. Shughart, was serving in the military.
Silver Spoons and Other Notable Items in the 1780 Cumberland County Tax Lists
Silver spoons and tableware were considered valuable assets in 1780. Spoons and a few other pieces of tableware such as “Mustard Potts” represent entries among a handful of the county’s residents. They are not found in the earliest county tax lists.