Norman Gasbarro | December 13, 2011
Zion’s Lutheran and German Reformed Church and Cemetery, also known as Hoover‘s Church, is located just north of Route 209 in Rife, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Rife is a small village located to the west of Elizabethville. Today, the church is known as Zion Lutheran Church and its pastor is Rev. Beth George. […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 9, 2011
The Emanuel United Brethren Cemetery, also known as Forney’s Cemetery, is located in Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (original post office address Rife). Heading west out of Elizabethville on Route 209 traveling toward Millersburg, cross over the bridge at Wiconisco Creek and take the first left on Dam Hill Road and then the first right […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 30, 2011
St. Mark’s Cemetery lies off Lykens Valley Road (Route 25) in Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and is the last cemetery that can be seen from the road as the traveler heads west out of Schuylkill County into Dauphin County toward the Borough of Gratz. The cemetery is off the main road on School Street. […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 21, 2011
In the files of the Gratz Historical Society are a number of unidentified or partially identified photos, some of which pertain to the Civil War. The photo shown above has the following caption: “At Gettysburg, Mr. & Mrs. Henry Umholtz, Mr. & Mrs. Harry Strayer, & Guide.” The photo appears to have been taken in […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 17, 2011
Jacobs Lutheran Church is located along Suedbery Road (Route 443), in Pine Grove Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The church was organized in 1780 as is indicated on an historical marker in the front churchyard. Jacobs Lutheran Church was built in 1833 and served the needs of the community during the Civil War. The cemetery/burial ground […]
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