Norman Gasbarro | December 27, 2010
(Part 1 of 3). Richard Buffington of Great Marlow on the Thames, England, is considered to be the progenitor of the Buffington family in American. His arrival in America occurred around 1675 and he is connected to the early history of both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Personal and financial troubles for Lord Berkeley (West Jersey) […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 26, 2010
A previous post on the Pennsylvania Dutch language gave words that were used to name various occupations. This post deals with religion. Religion was an important part of life in the community and in many cases, the Pennsylvania Dutch attended worship services that were conducted in German. Previously mentioned also was that Rev. Dr. William […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 22, 2010
In a box of pictures kept by Hannah [Rickert] Riegle of Specktown Road in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was the above picture of an unknown person, possibly a member of a military band, holding an instrument that is not often seen today. Hannah was the wife of Harrison Riegle (1840-1899) who served in the […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 22, 2010
Judith Giesberg’s Army at Home: Women and the Civil War on the Northern Home Front (University of North Carolina Press, 2009), caught my attention while browsing in the open stacks at the Central Library here in Philadelphia a few weeks ago. Imagine my surprise when I opened the book to find several pages devoted to […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 20, 2010
The election of 1860 was held throughout the United States on 6 November 1860. The result was that Abraham Lincoln won a majority of the electoral votes and thus was elected President of the United States. His election supposedly was the trigger that brought about the secession crisis. South Carolina voted to secede from the […]
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