Norman Gasbarro | July 20, 2014
Because there were possibly six Pennsylvanian who served in the Civil War who had the name “John Lebo,” at least two of whom were from the geographical area of this Civil War Research Project, this post intends to summarize some of the known information about the two and present some information about the other four. […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 6, 2013
Israel Seiders was born on 1 September 1838 in Matamoras, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son Henry Seiders (also known as Zeiders) and Mary [Miller] Seiders, His mother was a descendant of the Enders family, early pioneer settlers of the area near Halifax Township. He died on 4 May 1904, and the next day, his obituary […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 11, 2013
Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project was last updated 19 April 2012. In a series of posts continuing intermittently until concluding in mid-June, a brief sketch of each of the new names added since then will be presented. […]
Norman Gasbarro | June 2, 2013
Veterans of the Civil War identified as having some connection to the Lykens Valley area and included in the Civil War Research Project was last updated 19 April 2012. In a series of posts continuing intermittently until concluding in mid-June, a brief sketch of each of the new names added since then will be presented. […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 11, 2013
The Gratz Historical Society has a collection of compiled and original copies of records from most of the churches in the Lykens Valley area. One of the most useful sets of book is the nine-volume edition of Dauphin County Church Records. These volumes contain a variety of records for the indicated churches, including birth and […]
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