Norman Gasbarro | April 1, 2011
Sinnary Bohner (1844-1930), was born near Hebe in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, the son of Jacob Bohner (1814-1876) and Salome [Brosius] Bohner (1813-1878). When Sinnary was a teenager, his family moved to Ohio, where Jacob was a farmer and his sons Adam, Edward, Sinnary, and Zachariah were working as farm laborers. Sinnary, was only 17 […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 30, 2011
Ancestry.com provides an database index to the surviving 1890 Veterans Schedules which listed Union veterans who were heads of households or their widows. The index will held find the exact schedule on which the information about the veteran is found. The schedules are easily located through Ancestry.com and copies of them are available to Ancestry.com […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 27, 2011
On 29 August 1863, in front of about twenty-five thousand witnesses including the soldiers of the 5th Army Corps, five deserters were executed near Washington, D.C. It was not unusual for deserters to be executed during the Civil War. What was unusual about this execution was that one of the soldiers was of the Jewish […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 25, 2011
In the post yesterday, the historical marker, “Harrisburg – Crossroads of the Union,” which is in front of the historic Harrisburg Transportation Center, was discussed. Today, the other marker, “Old Pennsylvania Railroad Station,” will be presented. Since this marker traces the history of the railroad stations at this site, some background will be given on […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 24, 2011
Just outside the current Harrisburg Transportation Center, there are two historical markers recognizing the history of rail transportation in Harrisburg and the historical nature of the site. In today’s post, one of the markers will be examined. In tomorrow’s post, the other marker will be discussed along with some additional thoughts about the role of […]
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