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Alban D. Morgan – Miner of Wiconisco Who Had 24 Children

On 2 April 1910, Alban D. Morgan, a miner living in Coaldale, Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, died of pneumonia. His obituary, which appeared in the Lykens Standard, 8 April 1910, identified him as a Civil War veteran but gave little information about his service. Alban D. Morgan of Coaldale, died at 5:30 p.m. Saturday […]

Halifax Connection at the G.A.R. Encampment in Washington, 1902?

In 1902 when the Annual Encampment of The G.A.R. took place in October 1902 in Washington, D.C., Henry C. Bowman was 66 years old and recently retired from his position of lamplighter of Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  The annual national encampments drew Civil War veterans from all over the country and were usually well-documented in […]

Women and the Civil War (Part 11)

Women and the Civil War” is an exhibit of photographs and stories of women who had family connections with soldiers of that war.  It was first displayed at the Gratz Fair in September 2013, where it received “first place” in a non-profit division.  Afterward, it was displayed in 2014 at the Williamtown-Williams Township Historical Society; […]

Women and the Civil War (Part 1)

“Women and the Civil War” is an exhibit of photographs and stories of women who had family connections with soldiers of that war.  It was first displayed at the Gratz Fair in September 2013, where it received “first place” in a non-profit division.  Afterward, it was displayed in 2014 at the Williamtown-Williams Township Historical Society; […]

Isaac Lyter, Bank Teller – Another Look

Isaac Lyter (1844-1912) was previously featured here as part of a series of posts on the Halifax Bank robbery.  The following biographical sketch is from the Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, published in 1896 by J. M. Runk and Company of Chambersburg.  While it sheds little light on his military service, additional interesting information is […]