Norman Gasbarro | January 23, 2011
In yesterday’s post, two immigrant ancestors of Dietrich‘s from the Lykens Valley area were presented. The information on those immigrant ancestors was printed in Our Dietrich Lines, a genealogy by William Dietrich, a direct descendant of both Dietrich immigrants, Michael Dietrich and Lenhart Dietrich. It was also pointed out that there was no ancestral connection […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 10, 2011
5 Ulman Brothers – Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1850 By most accounts, Lazarus Ulman was born about 1793 in Germany. One account says he was born in Russia and his native language was Yiddish. He emigrated to the United States sometime before 1828 and married Lydia Abrahams, who was born about 1808 in Pennsylvania. At the time […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 16, 2010
(Part 3 of 4). The 96th Pennsylvania Infantry was organized at Pottsville, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania. It was mustered into service between the 23 and 30 September 1861 for a three year term. This post focuses on the service of John C. Gratz in that regiment, and of his friend Henry Keiser who served with him. […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 8, 2010
During the Civil War, one railroad ran from the interior of the Lykens Valley area to the Susquehanna River. Believed to be completed in 1834, the line went from Millersburg to Lykens. Its primary use was to transport coal from the coal mines around Lykens to the Susquehanna River. Horses pulled the early coal cars […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 4, 2010
Across from the Civil War Soldier Monument in West Park, Market Square, Millersburg, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania, is the All Wars Veterans Monument. A bronze plaque rests on a polished stone base. Chiseled in stone are the words: Duty, Honor, Country. The plaque reads: Dedicated to all veterans of all wars, Men and women who bravely […]
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