Norman Gasbarro | June 13, 2018
Normally, a deceased veteran’s request for burial next to his wife would not be a subject for a blog post, as many veterans made similar requests; also as did many widows to be buried next to their husbands who predeceased them. In this case, however, Henry Alspach died at a Soldiers’ Home a good distance […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 8, 2018
During the Civil War, Daniel Paul served as a Private in the 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H. After the Civil War, he moved to Michigan, but kept in touch with his Lykens Valley friends and relatives via correspondence to the editor of the Lykens newspaper. One result of that correspondence from the year 1904 is […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 6, 2018
Nicholas Adams, who served in the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, as a Private during the Civil War, died on 16 September 1927. His obituary appeared in the Lykens Standard, 23 September 1927: NICHOLAS ADAMS WILLIAMSTOWN, 22 September 1927 — Nicholas Adams, aged 84 years, 4 months and 26 days, died at the home […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 4, 2018
During the Civil War, Daniel Paul served as a Private in the 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H. After the Civil War, he moved to Michigan, but kept in touch with his Lykens Valley friends and relatives via correspondence to the editor of the Lykens newspaper. One result of that correspondence from the year 1903 is […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 1, 2018
The post today includes a number of brief articles or news reports on the activities of the Ku Klux Klan, most too short for a post of their own. All of the following are from the West Schuylkill Herald, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania: ___________________________________ From the West Schuylkill Herald, 15 September 1922: General Pershing […]
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