Norman Gasbarro | April 28, 2013
One of the most interesting books in the collection of the Gratz Historical Society is a volume published in Philadelphia in 1866 – a history of the American Civil War -in German! This book was probably written for the German-speaking population of America, and not for foreign consumption. The chapter on the Battle of Gettysburg […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 27, 2013
St. Matthew’s or Coleman’s Church in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was organized as a Union Church of Evangelical Lutheran and Reformed Congregations on Whitsunday, 1857 (Pentecost, or seven weeks after Easter). The first church building was erected shortly thereafter and resembled the present structure (shown above), except that it didn’t have a basement. Today, […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 26, 2013
St. Matthew’s or Coleman’s Church in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was organized as a Union Church of Evangelical Lutheran and Reformed Congregations on Whitsunday, 1857 (Pentecost, or seven weeks after Easter). The first church building was erected shortly thereafter and resembled the present structure (shown above), except that it didn’t have a basement. […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 25, 2013
Uncle John M. Keiper (1842-1887) is buried in the Old Stone Church Cemetery in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He is one of many persons of whom it is believed that they served in the Civil War, but there is no formal recognition of their service at their graveside. John M. Keiper was born 17 February […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 23, 2013
What was the role of Freemasonry during the Civil War? Were members of Masonic lodges more loyal to Freemasonry than to the nation? In a prior post entitled, A Civil War Masonic Story, Most likely Fiction, a story was presented that was told by the historian of a Masonic Lodge in Virginia which presented the […]
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