Topics
- Building Ties: Car Shows & Downtown
- Changes In The Urban Landscape
- Female Entrepreneurship: The Pressure to Perform
- The Geography of Class
- The History of the Carlisle Fire Department
- How America’s Truck Industry Hurts and Helps Carlisle
- Carlisle Lodging Then and Now
- Non-profits in Carlisle
- Reclaiming African American History
- Where Did All The Greeks Go?
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Cumberland County Historical Society
Our visit to the Cumberland County Historical Society has proved quite useful in directing me in the path to a potential research project. In looking at some of the historically Black church histories here in Carlisle, I discovered that West … Continue reading
The Past,Now the Future
In Ann Kramer Hoffer’s, Twentieth Century Thoughts, she explains that Carlisle is a completely different place, by highlighting the lose of historic landmarks. For instance, “The Sentinel [Calisle’s local newspaper] building used to be located on Courthouse Avenue. However, today this space is a parking lot for the All-First … Continue reading
Historical Business Advertisements for Carlisle Companies
The Cumberland County Historical Society has an interesting collection of business advertisements and cards. I found an advertisement for J.C. Wentzel Confectioners from 1946. It promoted the wide array of treats it sold, including Apollo chocolates. How long was this … Continue reading
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