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Williamstown G.A.R. Post Severely Rebuked for Bigotry

An article that appeared in the Harrisburg Patriot of 18 September 1906, stated that “Mandamus is Refused in Williamstown Matter.”  The article referred to an opinion handed down by Judge George Kunkel in the matter of the School Board of Williamstown, Dauphin County, and the request of Catholic parents to allow Catholic students to be […]

Rev. Hugh A. Loague – Catholic Priest at Williamstown

Rev. Hugh A. Loague (1842-1916) was the Catholic pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from 1888 to 1901.  When he arrived in America with his family around 1850, he settled in Philadelphia, where he completed his early education.  At the time of the Civil War, he was […]

Death of Widow of William Budd

DEATHS and FUNERALS WILLIAMSTOWN, 29 April 1904 — At the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Edward Brown, on Broad Street, Williamstown, the spirit of Mrs. William Budd departed from her mortal body at 7 o’clock, Wednesday morning, 20 April 1904, after an illness of several weeks from gastritis, aged 63 years.  Deceased was born in […]

March 2012 Posts

A listing of the March 2012 posts on The Civil War Blog with direct links: Death of Joel B. Myers The Honorable War Record of John McCarty February 2012 Posts Lykens G.A.R. Monument Update of 1925 The Bloody Dress of Laura Keene Arrives in Baltimore Baltimore to Harrisburg – The Bloody Dress of Laura Keene […]

Soldiers’ Monument of Schuylkill County – Parade

This is a continuation of the history of the Soldiers’ Monument of Schuylkill County as given by Joseph H. Zerbey in his History of Pottsville and Schuylkill County Pennsylvania. Parade of Nine Divisions Associated with the dedicatory ceremonies was a parade which moved, promptly, at noon, over the following route. Up Centre Street to Minersville […]