Index of Cumberland County Birth, Wedding, Divorce & Obituary Newspaper Records - 2000
This index runs from January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000.
Shippensburg
Index of Cumberland County Birth, Wedding, Divorce & Obituary Newspaper Records - 2001
This index runs from January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001.
Index of Cumberland County Birth, Wedding, Divorce & Obituary Newspaper Records - 2002
This index runs from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002.
Index of Cumberland County Birth, Wedding, Divorce & Obituary Newspaper Records - 2003
This index runs from January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003.
Index of The Evening Sentinel, Carlisle, Pennsylvania - December 11, 1881 to April 2, 1885
This index covers the periods December 11, 1881 through April 2, 1885.
Joseph Lane
Joseph Lane served in the 22nd U.S.C.T. with Company G. He was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, between 1844 and 1850, the second child of Samuel and Maria Lane.1 According to his company muster rolls, he was a free man as of April 19, 1861.2 He enlisted as a private on December 25, 1863, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and his military records describe him as eighteen years old upon enlistment, standing 5 feet and 9 ¼ inches, with dark eyes, hair, and complexion. He could not read or write.
Mail Delivery in the 18th Century
When Post Masters received letters, they listed the names in the newspapers of those to whom the letters were addressed. If the letters were not picked up by a specified date, they went to the Dead Letter Office.
Dr. Robert C. Moody and Dr. William R. Raum of Shippensburg
In May 1828, Dr. James Patterson Henderson1 set out on horseback from Western Pennsylvania to visit his relatives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He kept a journal filled with details of the places he saw and the people he met.
Chris Morton
Interview of Chris Morton for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Morton discusses his Army career from West Point to his retirement as an Aviation Officer.