Carlisle’s Industrial End Walking Tour
Led by Randy Watts. The East End of Carlisle was home to Carlisle’s first large industrial enterprises, the sole survivor of which is the Frog Switch Manufacturing Company. This walk, of about six blocks, will discuss the development of industries here from the 1860s to the present. We’ll visit the site of the Chain Works, the Carlisle Manufacturing Company,
Beetem Lumber, Carlisle Carpet, Letort Axle and Frog Switch Company, along with taking a look at the railroads and early streets in the area. This walk will meet at the corner of East Louther and Spring Garden Streets. A short portion of the walk will be on an unpaved roadway with an irregular surface. This portion of the tour is optional.
Carlisle Indian Industrial School Virtual Tour
Barbara Landis will give a PowerPoint presentation of a virtual tour of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. This tour is designed to prepare visitors for self-guided tours of the old […]
Carlisle Indian Industrial School – Photo Collection
Note: More information on the Carlisle Indian School collection held at CCHS can be found at carlisleindian.historicalsociety.com The CCHS photo collection is one of the largest in the country consisting […]
Carlisle Indian Industrial School – Archival Collection
Note: More information on the Carlisle Indian School collection held at CCHS can be found at carlisleindian.historicalsociety.com The Cumberland County Historical Society houses an extensive collection of over forty linear […]
Carlisle Indian Industrial School Walking Tour
Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 12 noon
Barbara Landis will lead a tour of the school grounds. Meet at the Cumberland County Historical Society.
Cost: $10/member; $15/nonmember; $5/school-aged-children
The Indian Industrial School, Carlisle Pennsylvania 1879-1918
Linda F. Witmer, Cumberland County Historical Society, 1993, 2000 and 2002
ISBN 0-9638923-0-4 $28.00 166 pages Spiral Bound
“ In broad terms Indian history could be divided into three categories. The early years, encompassing the free period of the Indian people from the beginning to around 1880; the middle transitional years between 1880 to 1940; then the contemporary period, which covers 1940, until today. . .
. . . The story presented in this publication explains the events much better than I ever could, but I do want to address a curious aspect of historical interpretation that can be seen in the Carlisle experience, as well as other associations. “
From the Foreword of this book, by George P. Horse Capture, Sr.; Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, Montana; Former Curator, Buffalo Bill Historical Center
Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Foreword to Second Edition
Part I: “The Road to Carlisle”
Part II: “The Pratt Years 1879-1904”
Part III: “Changing Philosophies”
Afterword
Bibliography
Appendix
- “Notes on the Indian School Photographs and Photographers” Richard Tritt, CCHS Photo Curator
- “List of Students”
- “Indian Chiefs and Visitors”
- “Staff and Teachers”
Endnotes
Index
The artwork found in this book was done by Carlisle Indian School students. Photo captions include the title or description of the photo, the date, the source, the photographer and the donor.
CCHS 150th Anniversary Celebration
Photos Archives and Library 1. Warren Mullen (1917-2011) WWII Illustrated Correspondence This collection contains letters, V-mail, postcards and envelopes with illustrations and text by Warren Mullen from World War II […]
Serving up Salvation One Ladle at a Time: The Shopp Family at Cedar Run
David H. Peiffer, 2023, Cumberland County Historical Society
72 pages, Hard Cover
A miraculous and monumental event occurs whenever and wherever the Almighty stretches out His hand, or sets His spirit to work caressing man or woman, enticing them to grow closer to Him by leading corrected lives or morality, decency, prayerful supplication, and faith. While true, many of the faithful would argue that Providence is a work all the time and everywhere, it is still a rarity to see dozens if not scores of souls being affected at the same time and place as it was on the Johannes Shopp fam in 1803 and later in 1819. Standout events like these transcend theology, denomination and dogma. The Creator touches mankind, as visualized by Michelangelo on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, Rome, Italy; and for us, as actuated years ago at the Shopp’s humble homestead, in what is now an industrial area in Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Herein, on the pages to follow is the story of the Shopps’, a German speaking immigrant family, faith filled followers of Mennonite traditions, fluxing the way for the Lord’s hand in spirit to gather and repair the souls of those who strayed too far in moral turpitude and thus were infused with Grace, then blessed by the Beholden breath of soulful revitalization and repair. This story is important to document for all faiths, as Divine Providence was experienced and recorded. Even in ruins, the Shopp’s homestead is worthy of reverence and remembrance. Consequently, the author hopes that this publication will serve as a tribute to the Shopp family and what occurred at their homestead.