Steven Markle
Interview of Steven Markle regarding his experience serving in the United States Navy.
Browse Stories
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.
Albert H. Masland
Interview of Al Masland for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Memory Bank. Masland discusses his family's involvement in the Second Presbyterian Church in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and the role it has played in his life.
Isabel Masland (Women in World War II)
Interview with Isabel Masland at her office in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania on June 19, 2002, with Jennifer Elliott as part of the Cumberland County Women During World War Two Oral History Project. Masland discusses life during World War II including rationing, boarding Carlisle Barracks soldiers at her home, and experiencing V-J day in New York City.
Isabel Carpenter Masland
Isabel Carpenter Masland discusses growing up in the Two Mile House outside of Carlisle, Pennsylvania during World War II.
Athan Mazias
Interview of Athan Mazias by Blair Williams on April 27, 2015. The interview focuses on the Hamilton Restaurant and the Greek Community in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Jennifer McKenna
Interview of Jennifer McKenna for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. McKenna discusses growing up in Carlisle and attending the Second Presbyterian Church. She further talks about leaving Carlisle and working in the South including a death row ministry that eventually led her to the Seminary and returning to Second Presbyterian as the Associate Pastor.
Mary Merris (Women in World War II)
Interview with Mary Merris at the Mechanicsburg Area Senior Adult Center on July 19th, 2002 with Heather Egan as a part of the Cumberland County Women During World War Two Oral History Project. Merris discusses postponing her wedding due to the outbreak of the war and the difficulty of raising small children on rations. Merris further talks about her life after her husband was drafted and life at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Fred Miller
Interview of Fred Miller regarding his experience serving in the United States Army.
Tanis Monroy
Interview of Tanis Monroy at the Black History Festival in Carlisle, Pennsylvania for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library Memory Bank. Monroy talks about moving to Carlisle at a young age from New York via Allentown and how he would visit the War College, write poetry, and walk around town. He discussed how he hoped for further integration between Dickinson College and the community and that students would be more open to experiencing Carlisle. He also hopes more residents will engage with the community through community service.
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.