Norman Gasbarro | January 22, 2012
The story of Laura Keene and the bloody dress from the Lincoln assassination has been told many times. Consider these recent versions: There are three doctors, a half dozen soldiers, and a small army of theater patrons who have battled their way into the box. And then, almost absurdly, the actress Laura Keene forces her […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 14, 2012
On 21 July 1860, Gideon S. Stare of Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, applied for admission to the Gratz chapter of the International Order of Odd Fellows(I.O.O.F.). He signed the application indicating that the information he provided was truthful. At the time, he declared that he was an “M.D.” (a physician), and was 28 years […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 6, 2012
One of the many challenges in researching the individuals who are associated with the Civil War Research Project is in separating the records of men with the same name as other men who also served in Pennsylvania regiments in the Civil War. The case study below presents some of the kinds of records that must […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 17, 2011
Another visiting group photo from the Gettysburg battlefield is presented today in an attempt to identify the persons in the photo. The two monuments in the rear of the photo should give some clue as to the location on the battlefield where the photo was taken. Unfortunately, when the original print of this photo was […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 11, 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 was contributed to the society with the only identification as, “Devil’s Den, c. 1910., The Miller Family” The Society has an original print of the photograph. […]
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