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Who Was John Brubaker?

| January 6, 2012

One of the many challenges in researching the individuals who are associated with the Civil War Research Project is in separating the records of men with the same name as other men who also served in Pennsylvania regiments in the Civil War.  The case study below presents some of the kinds of records that must […]

Halifax Bank Robbery – Isaac Lyter

| November 8, 2011

At age 55, Isaac Lyter was the youngest of the three bank officials present the day the Halifax National Bank was robbed, 14 March 1901.  He was the owner of five shares of stock in the bank and was its assistant cashier.  During the course of the robbery, he somehow was able to slip out […]