Norman Gasbarro | June 6, 2011
Recently discovered at the Gratz Historical Society Library among a collection of scrapbooks and other original source materials from the World Wars, were eight minutes books from the Heilner Post Woman’s Relief Corps No. 101 of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The minutes books might shed some light on the activities of this organization. Already, in […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 5, 2011
Jonas Row (1839-1923) is remembered on the Walk of Valor at the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Jonas was born on 11 May 1839, the son of Jacob Row (1812-1894) and Susanna [Matter] Row (1821-1882). His name is found in the records sometimes as “Rowe” and his children seemed to have […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 30, 2011
In the front of Section 1- North, of Gratz Union Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, is the final resting place for three unnamed Civil War soldiers. Over time, the cemetery records have been lost as to the names of the veterans who are are buried in this plot. It was here that the G.A.R. […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 21, 2011
In the Maple Grove Cemetery in the Borough of Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, lies a memorial in honor of residents, men and women, who served their community in all wars. Maple Grove Cemetery is located on Church Street across from Upper Dauphin High School. This memorial erected and dedicated by John Lloyd Post No. 404 […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 15, 2011
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (1836-1881) was best known as a Union cavalry officer during the American Civil War eventually achieving the rank of Brevet Major General. In later life he served as the United States Minister to Chile and he was a failed candidate for both governor of New Jersey and the U.S. House of Representatives. […]
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