Matt Cumberledge, Author at GreeneScene Magazine

About Matt Cumberledge

Matt has been a lifelong resident of Brave, in Wayne Township where his family first settled in the 1770s. Matt graduated from Waynesburg Central High School in 2000, and afterwards worked for Developed Structures Inc, in Waynesburg where he was in charge of quality and control of drawings going to steel fabrication shops throughout the country. Matt then spent 7 years in the Army National Guard, based out of Waynesburg PA, and was deployed to Iraq twice. Following the military, Matt worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections until 2018. He is currently the Greene County Historical Society’s executive director. Matt joined the GreeneScene team in early 2019, as a contributing writer providing the “Going Greene” and “Greene Artifacts” columns, as well as additional articles. “Writing for the GreeneScene has been one of the most fun decisions I have ever made,” according to Matt, “I love the positive nature of the paper and the support it provides to the community.” Outside of work, Matt is involved in many local organizations: Cornerstone Genealogical Society, The Warrior Trail Association, The Mon Yough Chapter of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology, Greene County Tourism and several others. Matt is a hobbyist blacksmith, and enjoys doing carpentry work.

Greene Artifacts: Repairing the GCHS Loom

Projects are always ongoing at the Greene County Historical Society. As we prepare for Opening Day we have had a guest volunteer, weaving and textile expert Susan Logothetis from New

Going Greene: Snapshot 1876: Caldwell’s Atlas, a 19th Century Time Capsule of Greene County

1876 was the centennial anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the nation. A historic time indeed, one where Americans were looking not only to preserve their

Greene Artifacts: Surgery in the Civil War

The American Civil War raged on from 1861 to 1865 and is sadly remembered as one of the bloodiest conflicts in American history. Tragedy, however, can often breed innovation –

Going Greene: Folk Medicines, Cures, and Doctors

Traditionally speaking, Greene County is pure Appalachia, northern Appalachia specifically, and many of our cultural traditions strongly relate to those of some of our southern neighbors. Our dialect, mannerisms, superstitions

Greene Artifacts: Caring for Our Aged Wood

Taking care of a museum can be an endless cycle of maintenance, especially when many of the artifacts and a great deal of the components of our building itself are

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