Interview of Bob Over for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library an initiative of the Cumberland County Historical Society. Over discusses growing up in Newville, Pennsylvania during the Great Depression and World War II as well as the history of Newville.
On January 1, 1876, the Alexander’s of Bloserville gave a dinner to celebrate the beginning of America’s Centennial year. One of their guests was so impressed that he sent a letter describing it to the editor of the Carlisle Weekly Herald who published it.
Interview with Al Speers for the Second Presbyterian Church and the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Speers discusses his involvement with the Second Presbyterian Church.
Interview of Dick Calaman for the Second Presbyterian Church and the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Calaman discusses his involvement with Second Presbyterian as well as his experiences during the Korean War and his life growing up in Carlisle.
Interview of Jacky Ferguson for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Ferguson discusses her experiences at the Second Presbyterian Church in Carlisle as well as being the wife of longtime pastor Mike Ferguson.
Interview of Sandy Ilgenfritz and Earl Keller for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Ilgenfritz and Keller discuss growing up in Carlisle, attending local schools, and the how downtown Carlisle was the center of activity.
Interview of Carol Finkey, Blaine Shatto, Mary Ann Duran, and Timothy Wagoner of the Claremont Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. The group discusses what makes Claremont unique and the history of the center.
Cumberland County place names under the following lists: named after the founder or an early settler, geographical/geological features, and miscellaneous.
When it is considered by the highest and best authorities that it requires three years to transform a recruit into a good cavalryman, it can be understood why at the opening of the Rebellion, the authorities at Washington hesitated about organizing a mounted arm of the service.
Stated Meetings in the Library Building, October 1906.– April 1907. Friday, October 19th, 7.30 P. M. Indian Training School, its Origin, its Progress, and the Difficulties Surmounted. Paper by General R. H. Pratt.