Norman Gasbarro | November 15, 2011
OBITUARY LYKENS, 31 October 1902 — Daniel Israel of Wiconisco, who with his wife went to the home of their daughter, Mrs. Charlotte I. Stone, at Youngstown, Ohio., on the 9th of September last, with the hope of finding relief from asthma, from which he had been a sufferer for years, died at that place […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 11, 2011
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, by Herman Atkins MacNeil, 1927. Designed as a formal gateway to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, these 40-foot pylons commemorate military men of the Civil War. The figures at the base of the north column portray soldiers and the group at the south column honor sailors. Carved in relief a […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 6, 2011
Before, during and after the Civil War, many patriotic organizations were formed to express support for the country. Some of these took root in cities, while other were more popular in the countryside. One of the most famous and most successful of these organizations was the Union League of Philadelphia. In May 1865, the Union […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 4, 2011
Jacobs Lutheran Church is located along Suedbery Road (Route 443), in Pine Grove Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. In front of the church is a stone memorial to the early settlers who were members of this Revolutionary War era congregation who are buried in the cemetery adjacent to the church. In front of the stone are […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 10, 2011
Yesterday, the All Wars Memorial of Pine Grove‘s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post was featured. Today the focus will be on the Pine Grove American Legion All Wars Memorial. The American Legion Post #374 of Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, is located at the corner of Pottsville Street and Tulpehocken Street. The All Wars Memorial […]
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