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Gratz During the Civil War – William H. Yohe, Carpenter

| January 21, 2012

The two original lots here, #2 and #4, may have been the first lots sold by Simon Gratz when a transaction was made in 1811.  The first owner was John Orndorff who was believed to be the first doctor to live in Gratz.  Ordorff had a difficult time in that he lost the property, had […]

Gratz During the Civil War – Jonas Faust, Coach Maker

| November 12, 2011

The house on this on this lot, known as Lot #23, was originally built as a residence for Simon Gratz some time before 1822 and therefore it one of the oldest houses in the borough.  Whether Simon Gratz actually lived or syayed here is not known, but on the 75th anniversary of the founding of […]

Pension Index Cards – 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I

| October 20, 2011

Pension Index Cards, as previously mentioned and pictured on this blog, are references to the collection of original records of pension applications which are stored at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.  The database, officially entitled “Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934,” is available through Ancestry.com.  The description of the database, […]