Death of Joel B. Myers LYKENS, 26 June 1903 — Joel B. Myers died at his home in Wiconisco on Friday evening, 19 June, at about 5 o’clock, after an illness of one week. Thursday preceding his death he had an attack of cramp and so great was the strain upon his constitution that the […]
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For the 17 May 1917 edition of the Lykens Standard, Claude Keiser, son of Civil War Veteran Henry Keiser and a member of the local Sons of Veterans, provided a list of soldiers of that war and other wars who were buried in the Lykens cemeteries. ____________________________ I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Lykens William P. Miller —–Jonathan Hoffman […]
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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; […]
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Because there were possibly six Pennsylvanian who served in the Civil War who had the name “John Lebo,” at least two of whom were from the geographical area of this Civil War Research Project, this post intends to summarize some of the known information about the two and present some information about the other four. […]
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A listing of the March 2012 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Death of Joel B. Myers The Honorable War Record of John McCarty February 2012 Posts Lykens G.A.R. Monument Update of 1925 The Bloody Dress of Laura Keene Arrives in Baltimore Baltimore to Harrisburg – The Bloody Dress of Laura Keene […]
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