Norman Gasbarro | April 23, 2011
A recent book donation to the Gratz Historical Society has helped renew interest in a well-known event that took place on the Susquehanna River just south of Harrisburg in the crucial days preceding the Battle of Gettysburg in June, 1863. Flames Across the Susquehanna is a novel by Glenn Banner and is based on the […]
Norman Gasbarro | April 13, 2011
On Monday, the post discussed Harrisburg as a “hub” of activity for the Underground Railroad, rather than a final destination as it was presented on Sunday. Those escapees moving north from Harrisburg would have passed through and possibly stopped over in the Lykens Valley area as they made their way to Elmira, New York, and […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 24, 2011
Just outside the current Harrisburg Transportation Center, there are two historical markers recognizing the history of rail transportation in Harrisburg and the historical nature of the site. In today’s post, one of the markers will be examined. In tomorrow’s post, the other marker will be discussed along with some additional thoughts about the role of […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 13, 2011
For the past two days, individual veterans with the surname Hoover have been featured here in posts – on Friday, Pvt. Henry Hoover, who served in the 210th Pennsylvania Infantry, and on Saturday, Pvt. Alfred Hoover, who served in the 177th Pennsylvania Infantry. In the first of those posts, it was mentioned that twelve persons […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 11, 2011
No less than twelve persons with the surname Hoover have thus far been identified for this Civil War Research Project. Their connection to each other, if there is a connection, has for the most part not yet been determined. For a few, there is extensive information available but for others, much more research needs to […]
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