Norman Gasbarro | November 11, 2012
On 16 February 1900, Col. Edward Charles Williams died in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. His obituary, which was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, 17 February 1900, touted his accomplishments as a soldier in two wars: FAMOUS SOLDIER PASSES AWAY General E. C. Williams, of Snyder County, Dies at a Ripe Old Age HIS REMARKABLE RECORD Was […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 10, 2012
The names of four members of the Machamer family appear on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument which is located on North Second Street in the Borough of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The four men are: Henry Machamer, Isaac Machamer, Israel Machamer and David Machamer The Machamer family had roots in Wiconisco. HENRY MACHAMER (1836-1862) It is […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 9, 2012
Jeannie Gourlay, a Scottish-born actress, was a player in the stock company of John T. Ford at his Washington theatre on the night President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, 14 April 1865. In the post yesterday, a time line was presented which gave several key dates in the life of Jeannie Gourlay. After the assassination, Jeannie […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 8, 2012
Jeannie Gourlay, a Scottish-born actress, was a player in the stock company of John T. Ford at his Washington theatre on the night President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, 14 April 1865. The playbill for that night erroneously stated that her role in the Tom Taylor comedy, Our American Cousin, was that of Mary Trenchard, when […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 7, 2012
Three Ditty brothers of Millersburg and Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, answered the call to service in the Civil War. The family was profiled in the Commemorative Biographical Enyclopedia of Dauphin County, by William Henry Egle, published by J. M. Runk and Company of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 1896: Joseph Franklin Ditty, was the son of John Ditty […]
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