Norman Gasbarro | April 25, 2012
Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project 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, a brief sketch of each […]
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Tags: Berrysburg, Dalmatia, Elizabethville, Fisherville, G.A.R., Gratz Borough, Herndon, Jackson Township, Jefferson Township, Lower Mahanoy Township, Lykens Borough, Lykens Township, Millersburg, Pillow, Sacramento, Washington Township, Wiconisco
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 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, a brief sketch of each […]
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Tags: African American, Berrysburg, Branch Township, Dalmatia, Donaldson, Duncan's Island, Eldred, Elizabethville, G.A.R., Gratz Borough, Halifax, Hubley Township, Lincoln Assassination, Lykens Borough, Millersburg, Regiments, Sacramento, Tremont, Upper Mahanoy Township, Upper Paxton Township, Washington Township, Wiconisco, Wiconisco Township
Brian Tomlin | April 23, 2012
Jesus Loves Me: Lyrics originally written as a poem recited to a sick child in the 1860 novel Say and Seal, and William Batchelder Bradbury set it to music in 1862. The original lyrics are below, the image contains the more popular version which was edited to be less frightening to children. Jesus loves me! […]
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Norman Gasbarro | April 22, 2012
When there were only five veterans of the Civil War living in the vicinity of Lykens Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, a local newspaper featured them in a lead article: The Ages of Five Remaining Civil War Veterans of Lykens Totals Over 4 Centuries The above picture represents five survivors of the Civil War who reside […]
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Norman Gasbarro | April 21, 2012
Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project was updated 19 April 2012. In a series of post beginning yesterday and continuing intermittently for eight posts until concluding at the end of this month, a brief sketch of each of […]
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Tags: African American, Berrysburg, Dalmatia, Fountain, G.A.R., Gratz Borough, Halifax, Joliett, Lincoln Assassination, Lykens Borough, Mifflin Township, Millersburg, Pine Grove, Porter Township, Regiments, Tower City, Tremont, Washington Township, Wiconisco