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Civil War Blog

Gratz Historical Society, Gratz, PA

Additions to Veterans’ List – D

| May 21, 2013

Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project of the Gratz Historical Society was last updated 19 April 2012.  In a series of posts continuing intermittently until concluding in mid-June, a brief sketch of each of the new names added [...]

Additions to Veterans’ List – B (Part 1 of 2)

| May 16, 2013

Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project of the Gratz Historical Society was last updated 19 April 2012.  In a series of posts continuing intermittently until concluding in mid-June, a brief sketch of each of the new names added [...]

Dauphin County Church Records Available at Schwalm Library in Gratz

| 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 [...]

Contact Information for Local Historical Societies in the Lykens Valley Area

| 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, [...]

Joseph Witman – Tinsmith of Gratz and Halifax

| March 20, 2013

Joseph Witman (1833-1898), a tinsmith of Gratz and Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, had an interesting Civil War service record which covered the entire period of the Civil War.  He served first in the 10th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company F, as a Private, from 26 April 1861 until his discharge on 31 July 1861, and then joined [...]