Norman Gasbarro | April 14, 2011
The Civil War Research Project has just released a first draft version of a list of Civil War veterans who have some connection to the Lykens Valley area. The list contains the names of more than 2000 persons who served in the Civil War. The most common spelling of the name is used along with […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 10, 2011
The Underground Railroad was the name given to a 19th century hidden network of routes by which African-Americans escaped from slavery to freedom – for the most part, to the north and to Canada. Abolitionists aided the escaping African-Americans and established a series of safe-houses or hiding places along the way as well aiding the […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 2, 2011
The year 2011 represents the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the National Civil War Museum. Several prior posts on this blog have featured the museum’s “Walk of Valor” (see also part 2 and part 3) and the centerpiece statue “Moment of Mercy.” The National Civil War Museum is located high on a hilltop overlooking […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 20, 2011
For the 200th Anniversary of Klingerstown, Pennsylvania, a Bicentennial Book Committee was formed and the result was a professionally produced commemoration of its history, Klingerstown Bicentennial Album, 1807-2007. A large section of that book pertained to the Civil War and the soldiers who served from Klingerstown area. The Klingerstown area includes parts of three counties […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 2, 2011
In yesterday’s post, examples were given on how to use the Find A Grave web site to locate individual graves of Civil War soldiers. In the post today, examples will be given on how to locate cemeteries in the area covered by this Civil War Research Project. The Find A Grave site is an excellent […]
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