Clair Tritt
Interview of Clair Tritt by Linda Benzon for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library.
Carlisle
Esther Tritt (Women in World War II)
Esther Tritt describes her work at the Middletown Air Service Depot during World War II as a production control worker responsible for locating parts for damaged airplanes that were being repaired at Middletown as well as other experiences during WWII including her marriage to husband Wayne Tritt.
John Trough: Carlisle Potter and Tavernkeeper
John Trough was the only potter in Carlisle from 1806 through at least 1835. Trough (spelled Drach in German) was the son of Adam and Eve Drach of Haycock Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 Rudolph Drach, possibly John’s relative, was also a Bucks County potter, and several examples of his signed pieces are known.
Elizabeth Callio Trout (1813-1893): French Huguenot
As a tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Trout’s standing the community, the Daily Evening Sentinel ran a lengthy obituary on December 28, 1893. “Death of Mrs. Trout. A Prominent Carlisle Woman Passes Away.
Gayle and Denver Tuckey
Interview of Gayle and Denver Tuckey for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library Memory Bank. The Tuckey's discuss growing up in Summerdale and Enola in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania as well as their careers. Denver Tuckey recounts starting work for Frank Black before eventually buying the company that would become Tuckey Mechanical Services.
Richard Turner
According to the “U.S. Find a Grave Index, 1600s to Current for Richard Turner,” Turner was born in 1840 in Virginia.1 However, legal documents filed on his behalf through his life, however, imply birth years of a range from 1830 to 1840. Turner himself gives his birthplace as Woodstock; Shenandoah Valley, VA but census records for Shenandoah County are not available for either 1830 or 1840 so his age is unknown.2 This is due to speculation that Turner was likely a slave born in Virginia but sold south to a large and prosperous plantation in Louisiana.
28th “Iron” Division
During the nation’s history, many military units have been called up for service. Each has fought in one, or several conflicts concerning the United States. But the longest serving unit is the 28th Infantry Division, otherwise known as the Iron Division.
Two Leathern Buckets and One Bag
On April 6, 1789, some seventy-two inhabitants of the Borough of Carlisle met to organize a fire company. The figure is to be deduced from the fact that seventy persons signed the articles of agreement at the organizing session.
U.S. Colored Troops from Cumberland County Buried in Union Cemetery, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
A 30-foot stone sculpture of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is now open to the public on the Mall in Washington, D.C., to commemorate the sacrifice for freedom that defined Dr. King's life. The monument showing Dr. King emerging from stone is surrounded by walls with inspirational quotations from his speeches and writings.
Randy Uhrich
Interview of Randy Uhrich by Mike Snyder for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library.