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Who Was John Brubaker?

| January 6, 2012

One of the many challenges in researching the individuals who are associated with the Civil War Research Project is in separating the records of men with the same name as other men who also served in Pennsylvania regiments in the Civil War.  The case study below presents some of the kinds of records that must […]

December 2011 Posts

| January 5, 2012

A listing of the December 2011 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Lykens Railroad Station Honorable Discharges – 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I – Part 6 Honorable Discharges – 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I – Part 7 Honorable Discharges – 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I – Part 8 November 2011 Posts Royal […]

Death of Henry Feindt, Postmaster of Lykens

| January 4, 2012

The following obituary appeared in a local newspaper at the time of the death of Henry Feindt (1842-1914).  There is no date on the article nor was the name of the newspaper noted.  The clipping was saved in a scrapbook that is now in the collection of Sally Reiner of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. LYKENS […]

Henry K. Myers, Medical Doctor at Lykens

| January 3, 2012

Henry Keiser Myers (1841-1900) was born in Perry County, Pennsylvania, the son of John Myers,, a farmer, and Elizabeth [Keiser] Myers.  He was the grandson of Revolutionary War soldier Philip Myers.  Henry’s early life was spent on his father’s farm, and as the Civil War approached, Henry was employed as a school teacher. On 21 […]

Gratz During the Civil War – Good Tannery

| January 2, 2012

The Good Tannery was located at the west end of Gratz.  In 1842, a “tanyard” was owned by Daniel Good and Samuel Ritter but tax records show that the property on which the Good Tannery was located was not conveyed to Daniel Good until 1843.  Good had originally settled in Loyalton and operated a tannery […]