Norman Gasbarro | November 20, 2012
Of Rev. John R. Kooken, it was said that “as a pastor, he was faithful, earnest and successful, and as preacher, acceptable and even popular. He unfortunately took up the sword, and, in accordance with the sure word of inspiration, ‘died with the sword.’” During the Civil War, Rev. John R. Kooken was Capt. John […]
Brian Tomlin | November 19, 2012
Cooking even a “simple family dinner” in the 1860s was a very heavy duty process. Factory produced canned goods and prepared ingredients were not widely available or of reliable quality until the end of the century, and the typical working conditions in the 1860s kitchen were quite basic, even in affluent homes. Families tended to be larger as […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 18, 2012
Information about the life of William Bender, of Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, a Civil War veteran, can be found in the Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, published in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in 1910, J. L. Runk and Company, and authored by William Henry Egle. (Click on book title for free download). William Bender, wheelwright and […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 17, 2012
Amos Kuntzelman (1833-1905) was born in Dauphin County and died in Lykens. He was a Civil War veteran and a founding member of the G.A.R. Heilner Post, No. 232, of Lykens and Wiconisco. His name appears near the top of the Lykens G.A.R. Monument as a founding member: The following biographical sketch of Amos Kuntzelman […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 16, 2012
Rev. Daniel Kendig of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was the Chaplain at the Presidio of San Francisco, California, from 19 December 1859 through 27 May 1867. According to Wikipedia: 1861–1865 — The American Civil War involved the Presidio. Colonel Albert Sydney Johnston protected Union weapons from being taken by Southern sympathizers in San Francisco. Later, he […]
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