Carlisle Architecture
This paper developed from the research done before, during, and after the Cumberland County Historic Resource Survey completed its study of Carlisle architecture.
1986 Winter, Volume 3, Number 2
The Cumberland County Aerial Photographs of Samuel W. Kuhnert
Samuel William Kuhnert (1890-1978) took some of the first aerial photographs of central Pennsylvania, many of them in Cumberland County.
Ephraim Blaine
Tiny Carlisle, with perhaps half a hundred males of fighting age, contributed no fewer than eight colonels or generals to the War of the Revolution. None of these, from Armstrong to Watts, made quite the contribution to victory that Ephraim Blaine did.
Miniatures of Mechanicsburg
The appearance of a facsimile edition of Robert L. Brunhouse's Miniatures of Mechanicsburg is a welcome addition to the shelf of local history.
The United Methodist Home for Children at Shiremanstown
The early years of the twentieth century were marked by a tremendous shift in population from the farm and small community to the city. Extreme hardships befell many families trying to obtain work and establish new roots. Social work was in its infancy and was provided primarily by charitable institutions and private foundations.
What's in a Name? New Cumberland
New Cumberland has an ancient and vivid history. It has developed from an Indian settlement into the trading post of a French-Indian half-breed and later into the dream of a wealthy iron maker.