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 | January 17, 2013
Amos Garverich was born in Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 9 March 1821, the son of Daniel Garverich and Elizabeth [Umberger] Garverich. Before 1849, he married Juliann Harten and set about raising a family in Jackson Township, Dauphin County, while working as a laborer. And before the beginning of the war, at least [...]
Norman Gasbarro | November 28, 2012
William H. Lebo (1841-1916) was a Civil War veteran from the Lykens Valley area who served in the 210th Pennsylvania Infantry in 1864 and 1865. The following information is from Captain Enders Legion, a book that was previously reviewed here on this blog and currently still available from the Enders Family Association: William H. Lebo [...]
Norman Gasbarro | November 17, 2012
Amos Kuntzelman (1833-1905) was born in Dauphin County and died in Lykens. He was a Civil War veteran and a founding member of the G.A.R. Heilner Post, No. 232, of Lykens and Wiconisco. His name appears near the top of the Lykens G.A.R. Monument as a founding member: The following biographical sketch of Amos Kuntzelman [...]
Norman Gasbarro | November 15, 2012
On 23 February 1904, the Harrisburg Patriot reported the following death: John G. Killinger The death of John G. Killinger who was well known in Northern Dauphin County, occurred Saturday morning at his home in Fisherville. For twenty years he had been Justice of the Peace in Jackson Township. Mr. Killinger had also been a [...]
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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