Norman Gasbarro | January 25, 2013
A newly released book on the social history of a village at the center of the Mahantongo Valley, Rough and Ready, contains several sections useful for the study of Civil War veterans and their families, including the discovery of another Civil War veteran to be added to the Civil War Research Project – Henry B. [...]
Norman Gasbarro | June 17, 2012
In 1860, the United States conducted the Eighth Census. The total population of the country was determined to be 31, 443, 321, which represented a 35.4% increase over the Census of 1850. Included in the total population in 1860 were 3,953,761 slaves. Pennsylvania’s population in i860 was 2,906,215. Pennsylvania’s white population in 1860 was 2,849,266. [...]
Norman Gasbarro | April 24, 2012
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 updated 19 April 2012. In a series of post beginning last Friday and continuing intermittently for seven posts until concluding at the end of this month, [...]
Norman Gasbarro | November 30, 2011
St. Mark’s Cemetery lies off Lykens Valley Road (Route 25) in Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and is the last cemetery that can be seen from the road as the traveler heads west out of Schuylkill County into Dauphin County toward the Borough of Gratz. The cemetery is off the main road on School Street. [...]
Norman Gasbarro | November 27, 2011
Today, the blog post again continues to feature members of the 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, who served the full term of nine months and received honorable discharges on 5 August 1863. The research results presented here are based on preliminary data gathering on each of the members of the company and searches for Pension [...]
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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