Norman Gasbarro | November 2, 2015
The death of Jacob Elm was reported in the Harrisburg newspapers on 28 January 1916: WAR VETERAN DIES Special to the Telegraph Wiconisco, Pennsylvania, 28 January 1916 — Jacob Elm, a Civil War veteran, died at his home yesterday from pneumonia. He was 79 years old and is survived by his wife and five sons, […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 30, 2015
Previously on this blog, the question was asked: “Who was Thomas Elder and Why Was He Visiting Elizabethville in 1908?” The original story of his visit appeared in a Lykens Valley area newspaper in that year and stated that he was visiting family and friends on his way to Philadelphia to raise the new 46-star […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 28, 2015
On 25 June 1993, a story appeared in the Citizen Standard (Valley View, Pennsylvania), entitled “Traitors: Some Locals Served with Confederates If Unwillingly.” The story was written by Mark T. Major. Included was a paragraph about John S. Eckel of Tremont: In Arkansas, John Eckel, a Tremont native, worked as a laborer until he was […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 26, 2015
Information about Civil War veteran Findlay I. Thomas of York County was first presented to the Civil War Research Project by researcher-writer Dennis Brandt. Although Thomas spent most of his life outside the Lykens Valley area, he died in Lykens Borough, Dauphin County, in 1922. Despite this connection with Lykens, he was previously ignored by […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 23, 2015
Notice of the results of a coroner’s inquest into the death of Peter D. Eby at Lykens appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph on 5 January 1882: KILLED IN THE MINES A Man’s Neck Broken While Riding on the Cars Coroner Shindler was called to Lykens yesterday to hold an inquest on the body of Peter […]
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