Norman Gasbarro | October 2, 2015
On 21 November 1878, Philip Hoffman of Lykens Borough, Dauphin County, was killed in a mine accident at Short Mountain Colliery. The notice of his accidental death appeared in the Lykens Register and was reprinted in the Harrisburg Telegraph of 25 November 1878: Killed in the Mines. The Lykens Register of Friday says: “Mr. Philip […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 2, 2014
On 1 April 1872, Edward Thomas of Gratz, was killed at the colliery at Short Mountain, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by a “fall of rock.” His body was recovered and he was buried at Gratz Union Cemetery (then called Simeon’s Cemetery). He was exactly 32 years old at the time of his death. A G.A.R. star-flag […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 17, 2014
An entry in a 9th Pennsylvania Cavalryman’s diary read as follows: Saturday 30th [November 1861] – In the morning about 4 A.M. another excitement On board the Arago owing to a report that Isaac Messner was kicked over board by one of the Horses on board the Anglo Saxon… one of Co. B…. Both sides […]
Norman Gasbarro | August 11, 2014
Thomas William Hoffman was born in Berrysburg, Dauphin County, on 21 July 1839, the son of Amos A. Hoffman (1809-1897) and Amanda [Harper] Hoffman (1815-1897). Through the paternal line, he was a direct descendant of Johann Peter Hoffman (1709-1797) and his son, John Nicholas Hoffman (1749-1814), pioneer settlers of the Lykens Valley. Thomas served two […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 26, 2013
Capt. Jacob F. Hoffman was the brother of Medal of Honor recipient Thomas W. Hoffman. He was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania on 25 December 1841, and was one of six Hoffman brothers who served in the Civil War. For a time, he was a merchant in Pillow and Berrysburg in Dauphin County. […]
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