Norman Gasbarro | November 15, 2012
On 23 February 1904, the Harrisburg Patriot reported the following death: John G. Killinger The death of John G. Killinger who was well known in Northern Dauphin County, occurred Saturday morning at his home in Fisherville. For twenty years he had been Justice of the Peace in Jackson Township. Mr. Killinger had also been a […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 14, 2012
A recent book written by Steve E. Troutman and Jeanne J. Adams and published in July 2012 sheds new light on the struggles of a Civil War era family. The Rambergers of Rough and Ready traces the history of one family who lived in Rough and Ready, Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, from the pre-Civil […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 13, 2012
The name of John DeSilva appears on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument as a 2nd Lieutenant of the Civil War who joined the Heilner Post, G.A.R., No. 232, after it was initially organized. After researching him, it became apparent that he was the same person who was a mine supervisor in the Lykens-Wiconisco area. The story […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 12, 2012
The Shamokin-Coal Township All Wars Memorial is located in Shamokin in the 200 block of East Independence Avenue, on the north side of the Avenue, across from the Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library. It consists of a stone slab into which is cut an eagle, the emblems of the four branches of the armed services and […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 11, 2012
On 16 February 1900, Col. Edward Charles Williams died in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. His obituary, which was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, 17 February 1900, touted his accomplishments as a soldier in two wars: FAMOUS SOLDIER PASSES AWAY General E. C. Williams, of Snyder County, Dies at a Ripe Old Age HIS REMARKABLE RECORD Was […]
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