Norman Gasbarro | November 28, 2011
Early records of this Gratz property, known on the Simon Gratz subdivision as Lot #18, indicate it was first owned by George Kissinger in 1815. The deed for the 1815 transaction is the earliest-found recorded deed of any of the original Simon Gratz lots. George Kissinger is not known to have erected any building on […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 27, 2011
Today, the blog post again continues to feature members of the 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, who served the full term of nine months and received honorable discharges on 5 August 1863. The research results presented here are based on preliminary data gathering on each of the members of the company and searches for Pension […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 25, 2011
Today, the blog post again continues to feature members of the 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, who served the full term of nine months and received honorable discharges on 5 August 1863. The research results presented here are based on preliminary data gathering on each of the members of the company and searches for Pension […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 24, 2011
Today is Thanksgiving 2011. One hundred fifty years ago, during the Civil War, Thanksgiving was celebrated at the call of the governors of the various states, with Pennsylvania’s recognition of the day being on 28 November 1861, which was at the call of Gov. Andrew Curtin. It was the first opportunity he had to call […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 23, 2011
More proclamations and editorial opinions are presented here on how Thanksgiving 1861 should be celebrated while the country was at war. The first of these is from the North American and United States Gazette (Philadelphia), of 28 November 1861: THANKSGIVING By the proclamation of Governor Curtin this day has been set apart to be observed […]
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