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Cumberland County has been the home of thousands of individuals and organizations. Each has contributed to its history in ways both small and large. The Gardner Digital Library collects these stories in the Memory Bank. From Oral Histories of locals experiences in World War II to serving local civic organizations to growing up in Carlisle, Silver Springs Township, the West Shore, or Shippensburg, the Memory Bank is a place where the collected stories of Cumberland County can be shared and engaged with to present a fuller history of the County.

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Mark E. Goodling

Image of Mark Goodling during Interview

Interview of Mark E. Goodling of the Union Fire Company by Randy Watts on March 31, 2015. The interview focuses on the Union Fire Company in Carlisle, Pennsylvania as well as fire fighting in general.

Jim Griffith

Interview of Jim Griffith for the Greater Carlisle Project Heart and Soul Initiative. Griffith discusses his interest in family and local history and how he came to own the building at 11 E. High Street in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and the preservation and restoration that went into restoring the building. He further talks about his involvement in the Heart and Soul project.

Denny Hamilton

Interview of Dennis "Denny" Hamilton for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Hamilton discusses growing up in Oakville, North Newton Township including his mother's general store and his father's work with the Township as a Supervisor and Road Foreman.

Ronald Hamilton

Image of Ronald Hamilton during Interview

Interview of Ronald Hamilton of the Union Fire Company by Randy Watts on March 31, 2015. The interview focuses on the Union Fire Company in Carlisle, Pennsylvania as well as fire fighting in general.

Fredrick Harle

Image of Fredrick Harle during Interview

Interview of Fredrick Harle of Harle Architects in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania by Susan Meehan on February 4, 2015. The interview focuses on Harle's early life, his career as an architect, and architecture as an art.

Marguerite Grove Harnish

Interview of Marguerite Grove Harnish for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Harnish discusses her family including the story of her mother staying in her house as it was moved across the Holly Pike, her interest in gardening, the Two Mile House. Also discussed is her experience running the Hub, a women's dress shop, and one of her more well known customers Bessie.

Ray Heckman

Interview of Ray Heckman for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library Memory Bank. Heckman discusses his life in Newville, Pennsylvania from his childhood attending Newville schools to his life on a farm raising sheep and fixing old furniture.

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