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- 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?
Tag Archives: interview
Working Carlisle Interviews
On April 9, 1999, Kyle Beeton interviewed Joe Thomas, a livestock buyer. Reading the interview, I noticed that Mr. Beeton seemed to have an ides of the types of questions he was going to ask Mr. Thomas, just by the … Continue reading
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Oral History
As part of an oral history project, Stephen Lyons interviewed John Peters in 1999. Right off the bat they realized that they were brothers of the same fraternity, Kappa Sigma, which may have created a more significant bond, ultimately leading to … Continue reading
Ethics
The aim of the interview is to procure information from the interviewee, that best suits the project’s aim. The comfort level of both parties has a strong influence upon the comfort and ethical “line.” At what point has the interviewer … Continue reading
Contextualization
From the Working in Carlisle oral histories, Stephen Gesemer interviewed Cassius Mullen. The interviewer frames his questions well, adding context to the question. Mr. Cassius responds in an equally thorough manner, adding depth to the interview. For example, when Gesemer … Continue reading
West High Health
When interviewing Mr. Jeff Wood at Whistlestop Bookshop, he commented about the health of High Street near his store. The business fronts are usually full and there is a quicker turn around of empty ones. He noted that West High … Continue reading
Interview with Mr. Seras, owner of Back Door Cafe
My interview with Mr. Seras taught me new and interesting things about Carlisle. This interview allowed me to see Carlisle through the eyes of Mr. Seras who was born and raised here. He comes from a family of business owners … Continue reading
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Charities of Carlisle
A 1901 article by Robert H. Humphreville titled “Charities of Carlisle”describes the towns’ five different charitable facilities. They include a hospital, an Old Ladies’ Home, a Children’s Friend Benevolent Society, and the County Poor House and Insane Asylum. Humphreville gives a detailed … Continue reading
How are “Others” viewed?
In a 1901 Sociology class at Dickinson College, Jessie Houch, explained how some higher class (White) Calislians viewed “coloered people. Houch states, “[Carlisle colored community ranges] from the queit unobtrusive colored gentlemen, of course, vulgar, loud, ‘coon’ who loafs on … Continue reading
1999 Interview
While reading the interview of Margo McCrae by Lauren Bell Thomson, I picked up on something that we had talked about during our interviewing workshops in class. The first thing I noticed was that Bell Thomson allowed McCrae to answer … Continue reading
Farmers Markets and Big Name Industries
Kyle Beeton, a Dickinson student, interviewed a local farmer named Joe Thomas in 1999. Joe believed the largest reason behind farmers struggling or going out of business was the government. The government and big name industries have the ability to … Continue reading
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