Norman Gasbarro | August 15, 2019
The following report was found in the Lykens Standard, 24 April 1896, describing the decorating the graves on Memorial/Decoration Day, Sunday, May 30, 1869 of area soldiers and honoring their service: Decoration Day was observed in this place on Sunday last, under the auspices of Post 104, G.A.R. About 11 o’clock the Lykens band assembled […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 1, 2019
The name “Henry M. Hoffman” appears on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument as a Charter Member of the Heilner Post who served as a Corporal in the Civil War. Efforts thus far to identify this individual as to his family and service records have not produced any positive results. There are many persons named Henry Hoffman […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 24, 2019
Henry Helt was born about 1844 in Pennsylvania, the son of David Helt (1817-1883) and Elizabeth [Miller] Helt (1823-1901). In 1850, he was living with his family in Rush Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, where his father was a farmer. By 1860, Henry was engaged in farm work in Jackson Township, Dauphin County. On 6 December […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 10, 2019
The obituary of ‘Squire G. W. Hain appeared in the Lykens Standard, 22 July 1904: G. W. Hain, Justice of the Peace of Williamstown, and one of the oldest and most respected residents of that place, died at 12:40 p.m. Monday of rheumatism, after an illness of 11 weeks, aged 70 years, 11 months and […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 3, 2019
On 25 July 1881, the Harrisburg Daily Independent published an article entitled “Trying to Beat Uncle Sam,” in which it described the failed effort of James M. Hart, of Lykens, to provide fraudulent evidence to obtain a Civil War pension. TRYING TO BEAT UNCLE SAM The Man Arrested by Detective Hoopes Held for Court Detective […]
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