Norman Gasbarro | May 13, 2013
According to information released by the United States Postal Service, a postage stamp commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg will be released with First Day of Issue at Gettysburg on 23 May 2013. Ceremonies will be held at 11:00 a.m. at the Gettysburg National Park Visitors Center and are open to the [...]
Norman Gasbarro | May 12, 2013
Daniel Bonawitz, who died in the Civil War, was born on 11 April 1831 in the Tremont and Pine Grove area of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and was the son of George Bonawitz (1805-1860) and Mary [Koons] Bonawitz (1810-1871). He was baptized at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Pine Grove on 22 May 1831. In 1850, [...]
Norman Gasbarro | May 11, 2013
The Gratz Historical Society has a collection of compiled and original copies of records from most of the churches in the Lykens Valley area. One of the most useful sets of book is the nine-volume edition of Dauphin County Church Records. These volumes contain a variety of records for the indicated churches, including birth and [...]
Norman Gasbarro | May 9, 2013
Jonathan Brenner, who was mustered into service as a Private in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, on 9 September 1861, died from wounds received at the Battle of Antietam, 17 September 1862. He was a coal miner from Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, who was 28 years old at the time of his enrollment. As [...]
Norman Gasbarro | May 8, 2013
GRATZ HISTORICAL SOCIETY 8 West Market Street, P.O. Box 507. Gratz, PA 17030-0507 Web Site: www.gratzpa.org E-Mail Contact: society@gratzpa.org Contact Person: Brian Tomlin, Secretary A Civil War program entitled, “The Home Front and the Battle of Gettysburg,” will be presented on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. in the Gratz Community Center, Center Street, [...]
The Gratz Historical Society was organized in 1977. The mission of the society is to preserve and protect the history of the upper part of Dauphin County, PA. The Society has a museum and research library at 8 W. Market Street in Gratz. Today the society has over 300 members. Visit the Society'sWebsite or follow us on Twitter @HistoryGratz and @GratzCivilWar 
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