Norman Gasbarro | November 21, 2016
Women and the Civil War” is an exhibit of photographs and stories of women who had family connections with soldiers of that war. It was first displayed at the Gratz Fair in September 2013, where it received “first place” in a non-profit division. Afterward, it was displayed in 2014 at the Williamtown-Williams Township Historical Society; […]
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Norman Gasbarro | November 14, 2016
“Women and the Civil War” is an exhibit of photographs and stories of women who had family connections with soldiers of that war. It was first displayed at the Gratz Fair in September 2013, where it received “first place” in a non-profit division. Afterward, it was displayed in 2014 at the Williamtown-Williams Township Historical Society; […]
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Norman Gasbarro | September 16, 2016
The Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election of 1866 pitted a Union General and war hero, John W. Geary, against a avowed racist and white supremacist, Heister Clymer. Geary headed the Republican or Union ticket and Clymer headed the Democratic or Copperhead ticket. Unlike the Presidential Election of 1860, official vote totals by townships and boroughs were available […]
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Tags: African American, Berrysburg, Elizabethville, Gratz Borough, Halifax, Halifax Township, Hate, Jackson Township, Jefferson Township, Lykens Borough, Lykens Township, Mifflin Township, Millersburg, Pillow, Reed Township, Uniontown, Upper Paxton Township, Washington Township, Wiconisco, Wiconisco Township, Williams Township, Williamstown
Norman Gasbarro | December 25, 2015
In this Christmas season, don’t forget to reward your local historical society with a tax-deductible gift. That gift can either be monetary, goods, or services. To determine whether a historical society is a legitimate 501(c)3 organization, properly registered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the IRS provides current, on-line information about each group in this […]
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Norman Gasbarro | December 14, 2015
Gratz is a small community in Upper Dauphin County that in 1883 formed a local G.A.R. post. Much of the history of that post has been lost over time and now needs to be re-created through available resources, among those resources, the Harrisburg and other archived newspapers and the national Grand Army of the Republic […]
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