Norman Gasbarro | October 28, 2011
Re-enactors from the 98th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, were present at the festivities at Franklin Square at Philadelphia, on 4th of July weekend, 2011. A feature of their exhibit was a typical camp “street” where soldiers lived between marches and battles. A demonstration of drilling was conducted with many visitors given the opportunity to be […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 27, 2011
DANIEL C. HOFFMAN (1817-1902) LYKENS — Daniel C. Hoffman of North Lykens who has been a resident of Lykens for more than 52 years, died at his home Friday last [11 April 1902], aged 84 years, 7 months and 8 days. The funeral was held Monday, service being conducted in the U.B church by Revs. […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 25, 2011
In 1920, the Land Office Bureau of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published a booklet of maps showing the development of Pennsylvania. The maps from that booklet which pertain to historical and genealogical research on and about Civil War veterans are reproduced here as reference material for readers of this […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 24, 2011
In a previous post on this blog, the story of Pvt. Alfred Hoover of Berrysburg was featured. The obituary of Alfred Hoover has been found and has now been added to his file. The obituary is from the Lykens Standard, 7 February 1902. ALFRED HOOVER Alfred Hoover of Berrysburg, while on his way to church […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 23, 2011
Daniel Schaffner (1827-1910) was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 6 August 1827, the son of Christian Schaffner and Christina [Hoffman] Schaffner. Through his mother, he was a direct descendant of Johann Peter Hoffman (1709-1797), pioneer settler of the Lykens Valley. When Daniel was eight years old, his father died, and at age twelve, […]
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