Norman Gasbarro | June 25, 2018
When John Athey died in 1908, the West Schuylkill Herald printed a brief obituary of him in its 24 January 1908 edition, but failed to mention that he was a Civil War Veteran: DONALDSON DOTS John Athey Sr., for many years supervisor of Frailey Township, and a highly respected citizen, died on Thursday evening after […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 13, 2016
The death of Lewis F. Hummel in Shamokin on 30 November 1906 helped to bring to light some interesting information about some ties to several communities in the Lykens Valley area as well as his Civil War service. His obituary appeared in the Mount Carmel Item on the day he died: VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 27, 2015
In researching Franklin E. Fisher who served in Company C of the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, and who died in Reading, Berks County, on 25 December 1932, it was discovered that after Franklin’s first wife died, he married Sarah [Irving] Fotheringill, the widow of Joseph W. Fotheringill of Lykens, Dauphin County, also a Civil War veteran. […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 30, 2013
Today’s blog post provides information on Volume 1 of a series of books published beginning in 1995 by Closson Press, titled Schuylkill County Pennsylvania Archives. In all, three volumes were published through 1996. The series was based on genealogical research done by: Phillip A. Rice, a specialist in church and cemetery records; Jean A. Dellock, […]
Norman Gasbarro | July 11, 2012
The Tower City Borough, Porter Township and Rush Township Veterans Memorial is located at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery which is located along Route 209 in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It was the subject of a prior post on this blog on 30 December 2010. Within the glass cases on the monument are name […]
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