Brian Tomlin | December 31, 2014
December 1. The Great Fire of Brisbane swept through the central parts of Brisbane in the Colony of Queensland (now a state of Australia). For two and a half hours the fire burned out of control in large parts of Brisbane’s central business district with entire blocks being destroyed. The fire consumed 50 houses, 2 banks, 3 […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 30, 2014
The obituaries of four men who died in 1910 in Harrisburg provide an opportunity for further research for someone interested in the role played by African Americans in the Civil War. Presented here are: (1) Edward Lowery; (2) Eli Gray; (3) William H. Harris; and (4) Gideon Williams. —————————- From the Harrisburg Patriot, 6 June […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 29, 2014
The 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument at Gettysburg is located south of the town of Gettysburg south of Little Round Top close to Sykes Avenue. It was dedicated in 1889 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The above drawing of the monument appeared in an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer on 11 September 1889. See Steven Recker’s […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 28, 2014
The obituary of Eliza Kling Jackson, also known as “Aunty” Jackson, was printed in the 21 January 1905 edition of the Harrisburg Patriot: MATRON AT CAMP CURTIN “Aunty” Jackson, Picturesque Character, Succumbed Aged 85 Years DEATH DUE TO PNEUMONIA Resided Here for several Scores of Years and Formerly Kept a Notion Store Mrs. Eliza Kling […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 27, 2014
The Shamokin Soldiers’ Circle is a burial area for Civil War Soldiers in the Shamokin Cemetery, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. With the help of Sam Kerstetter of Gratz (formerly of Shamokin), the circle was photographed and mapped. This resulted in the following posts in 2014 (click on title to go to post): G.A.R. Soldiers’ Circle […]
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