Norman Gasbarro | April 6, 2013
In a collection of recently cataloged yearbooks from the Lykens High School, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, an interesting speech was discovered. According to the information given, the speech was delivered to a group of Civil War veterans in 1909, about two years before the 50th anniversary of the start of the war. The author of […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 19, 2013
A message from Alex Fofonoff: I am in my last year at NYU Tisch for film, and about to embark on my thesis film. It is a 19th century post Civil War period piece that deals with how returning soldiers dealt with not only the transition from war to peace, but a national transition, how […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 15, 2013
Trevorton Sesquicentennial, 1850-2000: Remembering the Past, Cherishing the Present, Enriching the Future, was published in 2000 in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Trevorton by the Trevorton Sesquicentennial Committee, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Trevorton is located within the boundaries of Zerbe Township in Northumberland County as can be seen on the above map (the rectangular grid). […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 24, 2013
Four men named Henry Zerby (or Henry Zerbe) have been found in Pennsylvania Civil War Regiments. This post will have as its primary purpose to note the ways to differentiate them as well as point out some of the unresolved conflicts in the records. ——————————- HENRY ZERBY (c. 1829 – 1919) Henry Zerby who is […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 23, 2013
The earliest member of the Enty family to settle in the area near the Lykens Valley appears to be Tobias Enty, who according to some researchers on Ancestry.com, was born around 1762 in Haiti and emigrated to the United States some time before 1800. However, no sources have been found that confirm any of this […]
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