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Dave Ditenhafer

Interview of Dave Ditenhafer for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Ditenhafer discusses his long history with the Second Presbyterian Church in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

The 1880s Roller Skating Craze

Roller Skating Rink Engraving

A roller skating craze swept the country in the 1880s. Opinions were divided on whether roller skating rinks provided the public with “healthful amusement” or were “pits of perdition” as some preachers claimed.1 Regardless, roller skating was so popular that rinks were built in Carlisle, Mechanicsburg, Mt. Holly and Shippensburg.

Ann Moser

Interview of Ann Moser for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Moser discusses her life at the Second Presbyterian Church in Carlisle including growing up next to the Manse, the move to Garland Ave., and the history of the Church.

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