Norman Gasbarro | March 21, 2012
William Irving was one of Lykens elderly and respected citizens. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in 1841 and came to Lykens Borough, Dauphin County, in 1874 and entered the bottling business in which he engaged until 1874 when he entered the hotel business. He conducted the Valley House which was located at Main and […]
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Norman Gasbarro | March 20, 2012
The 50th New York Engineers Monument at Gettysburg is located near the Pennsylvania Memorial on the Gettysburg Battlefield. The monument also honors the 15th New York Engineers. The monument does not name the individuals who served in the regiments. 50th New York Engineers, Mustered In 18 September 1861, Mustered Out 13 June 1865. Participated in […]
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Norman Gasbarro | March 19, 2012
James Snyder LYKENS, 19 June 1903. — We are sorry to chronicle the sudden death of James Snyder of Center View, which occurred on Sunday morning, the 14th inst., of heart trouble, at the age of 73 years. He was one of those generous, open-hearted men who always had a smile and kind word for […]
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Norman Gasbarro | March 18, 2012
HENRY KEISER, 92, DIED SUDDENLY WEDNESDAY LYKENS, March 1933.– Henry Keiser, 92, oldest male resident of Lykens, died suddenly at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Daisy Long, South Second Street, Wednesday night at 10:45, death having been caused by a heart attack. Mr. Keiser, a veteran of the Civil War, is widely known […]
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Norman Gasbarro | March 17, 2012
In the post yesterday, there was speculation on how Laura Keene got to Cincinnati after she was released from arrest in Harrisburg. The story of how she acted immediately after the Lincoln assassination on 14 April 1865 has been told here in a series of posts. The goal has been to determine whether the story […]
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