Norman Gasbarro | June 5, 2013
Today’s blog post provides information on Volume 2 of a series of books published beginning in 1995 by Closson Press, titled Schuylkill County Pennsylvania Archives. In all, three volumes were published through 1996. The series was based on genealogical research done by: Phillip A. Rice, a specialist in church and cemetery records; Jean A. Dellock, […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 28, 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 25, 2013
The African American population as reported in the 1860 Census for selected areas of the Lykens Valley area is presented in today’s blog post. In 1860, African Americans were enumerated in two “free” categories: (1) Black; and (2) Mulatto. These categories were combined in a category called “Total Free Colored.” African Americans were not found […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 14, 2012
A recent book written by Steve E. Troutman and Jeanne J. Adams and published in July 2012 sheds new light on the struggles of a Civil War era family. The Rambergers of Rough and Ready traces the history of one family who lived in Rough and Ready, Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, from the pre-Civil […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 9, 2012
The following article was found in the Gratz Historical Society files about a program Ned Weaver presented in the 1990s. The photographs that appeared with the article are in the Civil War collection of the Gratz Historical Society and are re-produced for this post from the originals. Gratz Historical Society Learns of Local Civil War […]
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