The St. Peter (Hoffman) Cemetery is located along the Crossroads between Loyalton (on Route 209) and Route 25. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in the Lykens Valley area. Today, the first set of Civil War burials in that cemetery will be featured with the series concluding tomorrow. —————————- ISAAC B. MOYER (1845-1872) Isaac […]
Today is the final post of the “Best of 2011” series and will feature a revised version of the Lykens G.A.R. Civil War Monument post of 10 December 2010. The revisions that appear below are the result of careful research by Sally Reiner, who is a member of the newly formed Lykens-Wiconisco Historical Society and […]
Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project. Updated 12 April 2011. ++++ Updated 19 April 2012. A Nicholas Adams (1843-1927)—- William Adams (18xx-xxxx) —- Joseph J. Alleman (1847-xxxx) —-William Alleman (1844-1894) —- John Allman (1838-xxxx) —- David Alspach (1839-1864) […]
Ancestry.com provides an database index to the surviving 1890 Veterans Schedules which listed Union veterans who were heads of households or their widows. The index will held find the exact schedule on which the information about the veteran is found. The schedules are easily located through Ancestry.com and copies of them are available to Ancestry.com […]
A monument was erected in the Borough of Lykens to honor the veterans from the Lykens and Wiconisco area who fought in the Civil War. This monument is located on North Second Street in Lykens.. Traveling into Lykens from either direction on Route 209, turn north at Market Street and proceed to North Second Street. […]
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