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Gideon Stare, Physician

| January 14, 2012

On 21 July 1860, Gideon S. Stare of Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, applied for admission to the Gratz chapter of the International Order of Odd Fellows(I.O.O.F.).  He signed the application indicating that the information he provided was truthful.  At the time, he declared that he was an “M.D.” (a physician), and was 28 years […]

Gratz During the Civil War – Rudolph H. Dornheim, Cabinetmaker

| August 28, 2011

This is the eighth in a series of posts on Gratz during the Civil War. The original house on Lot #91 on the north side of Market Street was built about 1825 by John Wolf who bought the land from Simon Gratz.  Wolf sold the land and house to Christian Walborn in 1827 and the […]