Norman Gasbarro | April 22, 2012
When there were only five veterans of the Civil War living in the vicinity of Lykens Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, a local newspaper featured them in a lead article: The Ages of Five Remaining Civil War Veterans of Lykens Totals Over 4 Centuries The above picture represents five survivors of the Civil War who reside […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 21, 2012
Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project was updated 19 April 2012. In a series of post beginning yesterday and continuing intermittently for eight posts until concluding at the end of this month, a brief sketch of each of […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 20, 2012
Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project was updated 19 April 2012. In a series of post beginning today and continuing intermittently for eight posts until concluding at the end of this month, a brief sketch of each of […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 6, 2012
MRS. E. A. CHESTER WILLIAMSTOWN, 6 May 1904 — Mrs. Esther A. Chester, who was stricken with paralysis at her home in Williamstown on Sunday evening, died on the following day, aged 59 years and 25 days. Deceased, whose maiden name was Esther Garland, was born in Llewellyn, Schuylkill County, and shortly after her marriage […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 2, 2012
On 8 April 1904, the Lykens Standard reported the death of a former Lykens area resident, Joseph Louden, who had served with the 76th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, as a Private and Corporal from 24 October 1861 through 28 November 1864. The obituary indicated that the name of the deceased was “Joshua Louden” and the […]
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