Norman Gasbarro | December 18, 2013
Two portraits of Rev. Milton H. Sangree have been recently discovered in a file folder. Attached (with a paper clip) to the portraits was a note stating the following: “Keep these… think he may be a former Salem Church Pastor.” There are several churches in the Lykens Valley area with the name “Salem”, so it […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 16, 2013
In 1992, in recognition of the 175th Anniversary of the Millersburg Ferry, Civil War re-enactors assembled at Millersburg‘s Riverfront Park to conduct a mock battle between two ferry boats – the Roaring Bull and Falcon. During the Civil War, no actual battle took place in the Susquehanna River area surrounding Millersburg, but if one had […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 14, 2013
The obituary of William W. Wallace appeared in the Lykens Standard on 23 October 1914: William Wallace, a Civil War veteran, died at the home of his son William Wallace in Wiconisco on Tuesday, of a general breaking up of the system due to old age. He is survived by nine children, viz: Clara Wallace […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 12, 2013
The obituary of William H. Sites appeared in the Elizabethville Echo in 1929: WILLIAM H. SITES William H. Sites, age 81 years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Rissinger, at Bressler, Pennsylvania, Monday evening. Mr. Sites was one of the few remaining members of the Millersburg G.A.R. Post. He is survived by […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 7, 2013
Stamps honoring the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln were issued by the United States Postal Service on 9 February 2009. The stamps were issued in four designs, each showing a scene from Lincoln’s life and career along with a larger portrait of Lincoln at either the left or right side of the […]
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