James E. Largent Sr.
Interview of James E. Largent Sr. by Randy Watts on July 30, 2015. The interview focuses on the Largent's experiences growing up and his time working for a railroad company.
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.
Jack Larson
Interview of Jack Larson for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Larson discusses how he came to be a pastor in the Presbyterian Church including his eventual role as the Music Director and Associate Pastor of Second Presbyterian Church in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Neil Leidy and Don Uptagrafft
Interview of Neil Leidy and Don Uptagrafft regarding their experiences serving in the United States Navy.
Jim Leonard
Interview of Jim Leonard for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Leonard discusses growing up in Enola, PA and his family's connection to the Enola Rail Yard. He further goes into details on his own work at the Rail Yard over the course of thirty years.
Harold L. Lesher
Interview of Harold L. Lesher for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library Memory Bank. Lesher discusses his time in the Carlisle High School Band.
Barbara Lillich
Interview of Barbara Lillich for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Lillich discusses growing up in Cumberland County, PA, her family's relationship with Frank Masland, and meeting her husband David.
Cassie Line
Interview of Cassie Line for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Line discusses her early life growing up at Greystone and Pomfret Street as well as the many friends and family she has known including stories of her husband Jim Line.
J. Matthew Lissner
Interview of J. Matthew Lissner for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Lissner discusses his time in the United States Army and in the Army Reserves.
Jesse Long
Interview of Jesse Long by Michael Collins on January 28, 2015. Long discusses growing up outside Carlisle, Pennsylvania in Carlisle Springs and his service in the Vietnam War with the United States Army Security Agency.
Bob Loy
Interview of Bob Loy for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Loy discusses his time on the Carlisle High School Band under the leadership of Band Director Hans Uberseder.